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Join Date: Apr 2001
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![]() i just got my car back after having a lot of things done to it; steering rack, bushings in front, brakes...... anyway, when i turn it seems very tight now and usually after a corner the wheel turns back by it self with no problem. now it will turn back by it self but if i go slow it will need a little help. it is really tight! IS THIS NORMAL?
also, the steering wheel isnt centered. a friend does it in his garage (for dirt cheap labor) and uses a "string" method of alligning. if i go to a shop to get it alligned, will it correct the steering wheel off center? (only a little though!) thanks, jim
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Huntington NY
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![]() It is very normal that the steering returns to center. The seals in your old power rack must have been really shot.
If you pick up a solid steering shaft from flaming river, it will eliminate the "rag joints" and give you an even tighter more precise feeling to the steering. As for the steering wheel, the alignment shop will fix this by adjusting the tie-rod ends to center the wheel.
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
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Join Date: Sep 1998
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
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![]() You know what they calibrate the alignment computer setups with?
Strings, levels, and tape measures. ![]()
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