This morning I took my 72 Sting to the alignment shop. I waited as they tweeked the toe-in. They only charged me $20...?
When I get off work today I'm headin' for the mountains for a sweet cruse!

Over the past few months I've did Van Steels Trailing Arm Rebuild, did a frame restoration with Van Steel Kits: All front and rear rubber and bushings and bearings, The Street and Saloom Suspension kit, Bilstiens, sway bars, fiberglass spring, u-joints, all new rotors and brake pads, hoses, speed bleeders.

The front pump on the th400 transmittion was leaking so I pulled it out and replaced seals all around while the opportunity was there. What the heck, while I was at it, I pulled the Rear End, installed new seals and changed oil with RedLine.


I also had the radiator rebuilt, and had all the A/C flushed, hose rebuilds, everything was replaced except the evaporator and condensor.
The air is cold. The cabin by good fortune has no heat seal-out issues.

I rebuilt the stock steering, it was good but I wanted better; so I ripped it all out and installed the Steeroids.

So now with the Conastoga Wagon Steering issues out of the way........

I'M DIALED!!!!!!!!

P.S
I couldn't have got this far without you guys!
I knew nearly nothing when I began this trek.
My heart felt thanks goes out to all of you. THIS FORUM ROCKS!

 

Enjoy it, I'm planning on getting it myself sometime soon!

 

Hi

What do you think about this kit ?
http://www.corvettesteering.com/55-57%20chevy.htm

Cheaper than Stereoid and not hanging so low on the ground.

Günther

 

i don't think my steeroids is too low to the ground and i like the idea of losing all the other steering components. my steeroids rack is above the oil pan so i'm in deep shxx if it hits something..

 

I think this box is great. I also purchased a column from the same place and can vouch for the quality of their work.

My problem is the stock relay rod that it connects to is a cause of slop also. So even with a good quality P/S box you still end up with some slop in the steering.

I am trying the steeroids to see how that works.

 

Enjoy

 

Sounds like fun!!!! Gotta love it.

 

The real problem with it is its still recirculating ball, which always gives some slop in a straight line. Steeroids is rack and pinion hence no slop.

 

you can either lock down the recirc ball with shims or use a manual steer relay rod for no play.

vett fiddler sounds great now you can enjoy the car.

 

I am about to order my kit (next week) and I have been reading through the forums and information on the speeddirect site. Did you replace the bearing they mention in bullet 2
http://www.speeddirect.com/index.aspx?nodeID=115
I am trying to figure out what bearing this is and if a) it is something I should order ahead of time or b) it is something i can get at the local auto parts store and c) what the heck bearing it is anyway.

Other than that, any other tips? I think I am going to order exhaust headers at the same time.
Thanks
Shane

 

Don't know what the bearing is either but after installation the slop was gone and the handling was great! more modern feel. I did'nt even notice if there was any bumpsteer. (if a Viper was my dd my story would be different)

Last night I serpentined over the mountains then cruised back home over Interstate 580/680 and it was like a different car. I'm amazed. The response is there. I kept my new/old parts just in case, but I know now I will never go back!

Tips? Install and Torque the hose adapters (located on the R/P unit) on the bench .....rather than under the car. They don't tell you that.
Also, the intermediate u-joint shaft that they included was 1/2" to short. I jockey things around to get a set screw bite on the lower half of all the spines in the combination. I did not like that!

Also, you may want to order boots for the Hiem-ball joint. They say they are not needed (if you want to believe that) So.Cal ran a thread that Twin Turbo responded too with good advice and a web site to buy them within the past week.

Also, Using a set of tall ramps to hold the wheels strait (from another thread) may be helpful. Or you could ignore the tires squeeling on the way to the alignment shop.


Shane- Have fun and relaxation putting in the kit. Then enjoy!

 

souds like you have been spending quite a few dollars on it lately

 

heres my install go to post 3 for the bearing in question and the next couple of posts show the install

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=960162

 

Great, thanks.
What is that bearing called and where can I get one? I figure if I am going to rip everything out I might as well replace little items like these.
Shane

 

Lower steering colum bearing, got mine at ZIP, search 'column bearing' adn it will bring all the stuff you need.

 

Yeah, just to think it all started by finding a speck of dust on the fender.............

 

Sounds like you did a lot of work. It's good to see that your enjoying it now.