Pump It Down....EASY

BigBlockMopar said
Someone should explain to me how a car suddenly will steer straight and true by simply lowering the pump pressure.
The play causing a car to wonder is always somewhere in the wheel alignment, steeringbox, steering joint, balljoints, bearingplay and/or idler-arm bushing.

imo, lowering the pump's oil pressure would even increase play in the steeringbox. Try driving around without the v-belt on the pump and see how much more play there is in the steeringwheel.
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It's not the play but the over-assist that the early Mopars have. Mine goes straight down the road but if you turn the wheel the slightest amount it will go that direction too easily. Too much pressure- too much assist. No road feel. GM had variable ratio steering boxes where Mopar didn't until later. Those boxes had more neutral position road feel than a standard box. The 60's Mopars had over assisted power brakes also.