opinion time. Power steering or manual
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05/23/13 04:43 PM
05/23/13 04:43 PM
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magnum440d100
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OK, so putting the old washer and dryer in my grammas shed, I noticed the original manual steering box and shaft to my 72 d100. We converted to power because as my grampa was getting older, it was hard for him to turn while parking it with the manual steering.
I'm not building a drag truck, but is it worth the weight reduction/HP gain by NOT having power steering? Does the one belt really rob THAT much power? I'm building a MILD 360, so there wont be THAT much weight on the front...
I JUST went through my power steering to eliminate leaks. New reservoir/pump and new hoses. It doesn't leak a DROP, but the gearbox is severely worn out.
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Re: opinion time. Power steering or manual
[Re: bigblock340power]
#1440963
05/24/13 03:20 PM
05/24/13 03:20 PM
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Posts: 1,652 Amarillo, Tx
old_goat
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Six Abuser
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Amarillo, Tx
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My toolbox weighs more than the steering box. I converted mine from manual to power. No noticeable power loss, and way less steering effort. And I did the swap when the truck still had a slant six. My
84 D150 440/727 79 /6 swb D150 1964 A100 window van. Just because it has spark plug tubes doesn't mean it's a Hemi.
If ya haven't been there, ya just wouldn't understand.
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Re: opinion time. Power steering or manual
[Re: 76dodgeboy]
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05/25/13 01:09 AM
05/25/13 01:09 AM
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hp383
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Just a normal tag again
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State of Confusion
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For a drag truck I voted manual.
You lose a good amount of weight, and parasitic drag.
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Re: opinion time. Power steering or manual
[Re: 76dodgeboy]
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05/25/13 08:44 PM
05/25/13 08:44 PM
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I am a big fella with big upper arms so a manual steer,manual brake,manual shift hot rod is what I like. it takes more driver input when flying and no sleeping at the wheel. power anything makes one lazy when driving and tends to cause over steer when you get out of the groove. a tall skinny tire on a manual steer car/truck helps a lot when at slow speed manuvers. my 68 dart was a bear with manual steer and a 205/75/15 but with the drag skinnys 3.5rim/165/15tire I could palm the wheel lock to lock sitting still. my truck is a lot better with the 215/75/15 than with the 10.50 up front for sure.
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