Quote Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
well my chevy had a 327 in it with all stock front end it was a not that geat at all the gm bell crank steering is bad with bigger tires at a dead stop it was very hard to turn to park and it did not stop the best thing was the clip and that was over 20 years a go the car handles geat and stops and i can turn with one hand so with the clip you are fixing the brakes steering and handling and up dating to parts you can get any where
that's true. I was just giving a cheaper option, but if u do assess the strong arm steering these cars have at a dead stop, and the brakes and handeling aspect, than a clip is the option to go for. there are modifications to the steering that can loosen up the steering, other than proper ajustment, 1 is to get power steering, ither a '53-4 box, pump and resivore or, a '85-90 2wd astrovan power steering box can be reversed and bolted in place and work with the stock stuff, and use a standard saganaw pump, brakes can be converted to discs using GM metric stuff and machining spindals a little. only thing that this might not cover is the 2 lane turns because they have partly to do with the turning radius and where the load of the springs is on. I researched on upgrades for mine but for now, it stops and handles ok for me.