super stiff steering

Dana67Dart said

There is a quick ratio arm but you need to use the matching idler (IIRC)

That could cause I geometry issue.

I have the manual 24 OEM steering and to turn onto a cross street at 10 to 15 mph it is hand over hand...
Turning the wheels while standing still is pure muscle.

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Good to know. I'm very desirous of finding the exact right Pittman and idler arms, but all I see in the aftermarket are the later units that work for either power or manual. I do have an idler with and FirmFeel bearing kit but I haven't got as far as that modification yet. The difficulty is getting photos and sources of the differences between the Pittman arms. I'm searching around for that information right now.