Mustang Steering

[Treachery]

What can i do to improve the feel of the steering? The steering is MUCH too light and i absolutely hate that "floating" feeling when on the freeway. I currently have Lakewood Drag Shocks front & back, HPM Megabite Upper & Lower control arms, Kenny Brown Chassis Stiffening kit- welded subframes, G-Load, strut tower brace and stock springs.

I want the steering to be heavier but not to the point of wrestling with the streering wheel everytime i park.

Should i get a Flaming River setup? I believe that i can do away with the power steering pump but i want the air conditioning to remain functional. I'm also thinking of replacing whatever rubber bushing remains under the car.

Advise please.

Thanks.

[Gearhead999]

Wow !!! your asking to reengineer the mustang. The car was built to be "Light" feeling. That's the way customers liked it in the 60-70's.

Removing the power steering will make it harder, maybe too hard. You shouldn't have a problem with keeping A/C as long as the P/S has its own belt. If it's one belt for everything, Serpentine, you'll have to fabricate an idler pulley to take the place of the P/S pump.

[DR_J_DAHMER]

You got me thinking,,,,Try this, on the back of your p/s pump , take off high side hose. Drain the fluid in a container. Remove the fitting that the hose connected to. There is a spring behind it, that sets the system pressure. Cut off a coil. Now reinstall the spring with the side you trimmed in 1st. Put it back together and test drive. Any better? If not, try cutting off another coil. I've never tried this, but the spring controls system pressure. It sounds like you want less system pressure. Any body else have any other ideas? Hope this idea works for you. Old fat guy, with 1/2 a brain

[tmoss]

that drifting tendancy may also be a worn steering rack. My steering got nice a tight once I replaced my rack, but before that the car would steer itself into truck ruts on the road - not any more!