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Thanks. I should I looked that up myself.1996 models don’t.
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Thanks. I should I looked that up myself.1996 models don’t.
Weird, everything I have owned GM prior to EVO had 1 finger steering. EVO took that away atleast at highway speeds. I drove my mom's rack and pinon equipped Titan to my sisters for Thanksgiving, 5 hour trip. I hate the "road feel" these car reviewers want to claim makes a vehicle feel vague. Give me the old 50s design, over assisted GM power steering feel any day of the week. I want a vehicle to steer like a 1968 Bonneville or Fleetwood on a long trip. That is with 1 finger to guide the vehicle down the road. I would say the OP got what he should have expected replacing the power steering components, 1 finger light responsive steering. That is the way a properly functioning GM power steering system with a recirculating ball type gear box should feel. Want less assist and more road feel and the steering wheel to feel like you are turning a large oak tree in the ground, swap the pressure regulating valve for one that delivers less pressure.The 95 has firm steering , wife can't steer with one finger. But the 98 suburban she can steer with one finger, way less effort. A GM dealer guy I worked with at UAL said , " soccer mom customers complaining about high effort were one of reasons to make it less effort". Which doesn't sound unreasonable.
I have a 96 gearbox in one of my 98s. The steering was noticeably heavier. Removal of the EVO a couple of years later didn’t change anything. It seems reasonable that the reverse would be true if a later box is put in an earlier non-EVO truck.
I couldn’t say if the internals are the same, but here are the visual differences between the two. The earlier version has an exposed snap ring…
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FWIW.........I replaced my original gearbox a few months ago with a Bluetop gearbox. I noticed that it steered easier than before but I like it and it has no play in it. 1993 GMC standard cab long bed. Also, the power steering g pump had been replaced a few years earlier.Correct. I ordered a cardone one off Rockauto for my 96 k1500. I don't know the ratio off the top of my head.
Other way around. Toe in makes them darty,more responsive. Toe out makes them unresponsive,sluggish pigs.More toe in will make it less darty feeling. You can get a flow restrictor from Turn One to make it take more effort. I'd recommend calling them before just ordering one.
Turn One - Power Steering Flow Restrictor
Power steering flow restrictor for GM Type 2 power steering pumps. This replacement component changes the flow rate coming out of the pump.turnonesteering.com