Manual Steering Box Replacement Question

No problem!

Firm Feel does a great job, I've got a bunch of their stuff on my cars.

Just out of curiosity, what alignment specs did the shop use when they aligned your car? It does make a difference in steering effort. Although, all manual boxes get harder to steer at slow speeds, it's just the way it works. The 16:1 Flaming River box in my Duster is a real bear below 5mph or so, the 275/35/18's up front definitely don't help with that. But the steering feel is amazing once you're on the road.