Steering question?
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What kind of tires are on your 64? The stock meat back then was super skinny, and the patch on the road makes a big difference. My 09 Ranger has power assist that seems pretty weak to me. The 64 is fine to drive except, when stopped as in parallel parking. Otherwise should be comparable to your Galaxie if everything is up to snuff in the front end.
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Originally Posted by Tedster9
My 09 Ranger has power assist...
Power Assist P/S consists of a control valve and a hydraulic ram cylinder. There are 4 P/S hoses:
Two long hoses (pressure & return) route from the pump to the control valve. 2 short hoses (pressure & return) route from the control valve to the ram cylinder.
With Power Assist, the manual steering gear box is used...as it has nothing to do with the P/S
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Well OK... What I meant to say is that the power steering in Rangers as a class isn't all that great, it's pretty stiff in my opinion. I'm pretty pleased with the handling in the 64, and it's as simple and quiet as it gets. But, parallel parking would be a bit of a workout.
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What kind of tires are on your 64? The stock meat back then was super skinny, and the patch on the road makes a big difference. My 09 Ranger has power assist that seems pretty weak to me. The 64 is fine to drive except, when stopped as in parallel parking. Otherwise should be comparable to your Galaxie if everything is up to snuff in the front end.
I have narrow 215/70 15 on front of truck 235/70 15 on Galaxie.
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Well it is a matter of the steering linkage and box to be in good shape, and maybe cars generally have a little easier time of it, don't really know. They aren't too bad to drive when everything works right and lubed.
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