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steering wheel alignment

I also have a 1980 coupe, went out and looked at the position of the steering coupling was at and the position was all most half round off, I ordered one from O'Reilly's wife picked it up today, removed my old one compared the two, mine is about half a round off, it looks like it took a lick on...
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- Post #20
- Apr 24, 2015
- Forum: Gen 1 & 2 - Suspension, Brake Systems, & Body
steering wheel alignment

I can tell the car was hit pretty hard in the front, I think the left side took most of the Inpact, the frame looks straight, the a frame looks ok also, the bushings were easy to press out and install, the radiator support has been straigtened, right inner fender metal is cracked, it's a pretty...
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- Post #19
- Apr 18, 2015
- Forum: Gen 1 & 2 - Suspension, Brake Systems, & Body
steering wheel alignment

That's how it was when I bought the car, I put polyurethane bushings in the a frames, cushions under the springs, sway bar connectors, and ball joints under it, that's how I found the problem
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- Post #17
- Apr 18, 2015
- Forum: Gen 1 & 2 - Suspension, Brake Systems, & Body
steering wheel alignment

I don't know never had it out, is it possible to reset the rack
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- Post #15
- Apr 18, 2015
- Forum: Gen 1 & 2 - Suspension, Brake Systems, & Body
steering wheel alignment

It's a 90 GT, sorry thought everybody knew, ha ha guess that's what happens when we assume, when I center the rack the flat spot in the splines is at 11:00 the steering wheel is upside down, if I adjust the tie rod ends to centre the wheel up right it turns to far to the right and to little to...
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- Post #13
- Apr 18, 2015
- Forum: Gen 1 & 2 - Suspension, Brake Systems, & Body
steering wheel alignment

I don't think so, have had couple people follow me to check speed my speedometer is off due to 4:10 gears and 17'' wheels, if I center the rack with tie rod ends off, the steering wheel should center,, that is eliminating every thing but the rack and the steering wheel.
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- Post #10
- Apr 17, 2015
- Forum: Gen 1 & 2 - Suspension, Brake Systems, & Body
steering wheel alignment
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- Post #9
- Apr 16, 2015
- Forum: Gen 1 & 2 - Suspension, Brake Systems, & Body
steering wheel alignment

Looking for answers as well: my steering wheel is half off, when I set the tie rod ends the same distance to each other, when I bought the car this is the way the steering wheel was set. What's the fix set the wheel.
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- Post #7
- Apr 16, 2015
- Forum: Gen 1 & 2 - Suspension, Brake Systems, & Body
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I have a 90 GT, bought last fall, for my boy who is now 14, the steering wheel was about a 1/4 round off, and it walked some road bad. I changed the lower a arm bushings, sway bar links, and lower ball joints, during reassembly found tie rods turned way far to the right, I figured this was why...
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- Post #3
- Apr 16, 2015
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
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Hi, came here following a post on steering wheel not straight, can't seem to find post, need help
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- Apr 16, 2015
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