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Old 06-08-2016, 06:44 AM
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You have to remember that when the originals were built they were running pretty skinney tires, much easier to turn at slow speeds. The fat tires we run now make turning/parking a chore. I built a few Backdrafts several years back, and with their crappy rack&pinion and the standard small slippery fake wood wheel, parking/manuvering was a wrestling event, especally with a iron FE. So we designed our own PS system using the Mustang rack and a bracket for it that was a bolt-in, no welding required. Transformed the car!! It was like a go-kart! Not only was the slow speed turning effort minimal, but steering RESPONSE was quickened, and for a car as squirrely as a Cobra, that was a plus !
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