Sloppy steering
Again, this is not the topic. The steering on these cars was poor when new and worse with wear.
Sorry, but that’s just not the case regarding the steering when new.
The steering on these cars was not poor when new. Different than what you get with a modern rack and pinion arrangement? Absolutely. But they went straight down the road and could be easily steered and controlled.
You can argue that the overboosted power steering isn’t the greatest feel, but it doesn’t mean the steering is poor.
You can argue that the 24:1 manual steering takes too many turns because they wanted a lighter steering feel, but that’s not poor steering.
And you can argue that the worm and sector steering box creates a little bit of an on center dead spot, which is true even of the Borgeson box, but again, that’s not poor steering.
Can you get better steering out of these cars by running better alignment specs? You sure can. Can you improve the response with upgraded modern steering and suspension components?absolutely. But if the steering is sloppy, or erratic, or dangerous- it’s a problem with the condition of the components, not the design.
