Re: PS Pressure vs. steering "feel"

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http://www.chevelles.com/techref/ftecref29.html
This is one place that lists some of the specs on the different boxes

Mark Price
mprice@xxxxxxxxxx
Morgantown, WV
69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 
65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4



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From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 16:38:06 -0700 (PDT)

>On Wed, 20 Apr 2005, Sandwich Maker wrote:
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>> feel is controlled by a torsion bar in the ps gear valve.  the thicker
>> the bar, the more the feel; they range from 0.165" dia to 0.204".
>> most are on the small end; something like a z28 would have a 0.195".
>> they also showed the early zj box was a good choice; fast ratio,
>> medium-high feel, wide turning angle.
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>> i learned this from a page in a gm-oriented website.  it had specs for
>> saginaw gears from the mid '60s to mid '90s at least.  unfortunately,
>> i can't find the url again...
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>OK, it's RTFM time! The time for this sub-project for me is not
>now, but I do want to eventually find a 2.5 turn box, and that
>will be the time for this research.
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>Thanks for the info!
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