Easy Steering
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Easy Steering
Just curious, my 1990 E150, all new tie rods and links, new shocks, no play in steering but I can basically steer it with one finger, there is no resistance at all in the steering. Is this normal? I would think with the engine weight that it would be heavier. Am I wrong? I'd like your thoughts please.
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My E250 definitely has stiffer steering than that but it is also stiffer than my previous E250 which had pretty light steering, I believe this truck has a couple tight ball joints. If everything in the front end is in good shape and alignment is where they need to be these trucks should have pretty easy steering.
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Okay, thanks Conanski, My old 68 E100 had manual steering and my other 95 Chevy van had power but was much stiffer. My ball joints only about 2 years old with less than 1k on them and the alignment is really good. Going to have that redone when I put new tires on though.
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