Bob,
If your lower ball joints are dry, that will increase the steering effort. The
same goes if your steering box is dry. Front end alignment, particularly
caster plays a roll, especially if you are using wide tires. If you have
removed the front crossmember from your car and then removed the aluminum
wedges that space the crossmember from the framerails, is there any chance you
reversed them when you reinstalled the suspension? I have disassembled a
couple cars in the past and found the idler-units (the counterpart of the
steering box, opposite side of the engine compartment) to be very, very tight:
there is a zerk fitting on the side of it, ready to receive grease. Many years
ago, Joe at Classic Sunbeam had a bushing and seal kit for the idler: perhaps
Curt does now.
Jim Leach PTC Seattle
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