Marlon66 wrote:

I currently have power steering and comptemplating removing it.  How would car feel without it?  Would steering be more responsive?  How involved of a process is it to remove it?


 

 
 The results of removing the P/S is dependant on the present condition of the related components.
 A complete rebuild of what you have now will bring back the responsivness to the way the car was when it was made. Without rebuilding everything you may not see much improvement.
 Just taking the P/S off will make the car harder to steer when  parking but little difference when in motion.
 If cost is not a factor go with a power rack then your car will handle better than a O/E power or manual original set up.
 As far as the change over is concerned, you may have to replace the steering box with a higher ratio unit, pitman arm and  the center link unless you go for the manual steering adaptor that replaces the control valve.
 Quite a few years ago I did a 100% rebuild of the O/E power system on my 68 and I am still quite pleased with the results. Since I have never driven a 68 with a r/p set up I have nothing to compare it to.
  Others here with a R/P can  chime in on their findings.

Last edited by Rudi (4/12/2013 1:37 PM)

Manual steering might be OK with a 24 inch steering wheel!

Oh, forgot to add a comment to Rudi's 24" steering wheel post.  While this is an exaggeration, even a difference of 1" of steering wheel diameter changes the amount of force one can deliver.  The original steering wheel in 65-66's was 15" ... factor the steering wheel diameter into your decision also.

I could have sworn that I recall seeing an ad sometime in the last 15 years for smaller diameter stock looking wheels. They do have some decent stock looking wood rimmed wheels that are smaller, right?