Manual steering

dose manual steering steer like a cars whose power steering isnt working...ive been thinkin about puting manual steering on my car and doing away with the poer steering......my brothers 280z had manual steering and i have no problem steering that (its way hevier than my car and dosnt go anywhere)

 

If power steering is installed but not working, you are not only turning the wheels but forcing against the non-moving steering fluid. So NO. It is MUCH harder to steer manually if the power system is still hooked up.

 

ok good...gonna go full manual setup

 

Manual takes effort when parking...Otherwise,its not bad at all...You will enjoy the feel of it too.

 

I use manual with a small 13" steering wheel and a mini spool, and it isn't too bad. The young chick that does my annual inspection never had any problem with it either.

 

i have manual steering on my 71' with no problems. less crap in the way under the hood and one less belt=a few more ponies. i just wouldn't recommend trying to parallel park.been driving mine with manual steering for a long time and no issues yet! Also as said before, you will like the feeling of it.

 

I went manual but kept the power steering gear box. No problems steering it. A manual box would be nice, but not necessary.

 

Ditto baddad...I have a power box in my Sprint with manual steering,no complaints.

 

Manual steering takes some getting use to, now i can spin that car around no problem.

 

I kept my power box (in the attic), but still using the manual box. I am not sure I would like to drive this with a 13" steering wheel and a power box. Maybe after I get a bigger steering wheel, I might have a little extra torque and feel like I could live with the power box, but with this small steeering wheel, it can be a hassle at times.

The manual box is a bit of work, I have to admit. Not a problem on the highway, but getting into and out of the garage takes quite a few turns to maneuver it.

Never tried parallel parking. I cannot imagine how bad that would be, with manual, manual box, and spool.

 

What you have now is about the same effort as a power box with a larger wheel. A switch to a larger wheel with the manual box would almost seem like power steering.

 

is changing the box simple?

 

Simple to do if you have no exhaust system or a 6 banger...If you have long tube headers...All bets are off.

 

well im doing a motor swap any way so that won be a problem...i'll just do that before i drop the 8 in

 

I had no problem swapping steering box with a 6 cyl.