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Old 02-15-2020, 02:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike S View Post
... Is anyone using a steering stabilizer?...
... Just wondering if anyone did this and what you used...
Not for drag racing, but I'll answer those two questions:
Yes. My 1917 Buick suffered terrifying wobble on sharp-edged bumps. I made brackets to clamp onto the axle and onto the cross tie rod to mount a shock absorber. I just used whatever spare new shock that I had around. Maybe it was pure luck, but the result is perfect. No wobble over bad rail crossings at up to 40 mph. Increase in steering effort is barely noticeable.

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Anybody else on this planet campaign a M/T hemi Pontiac for eleven seasons?
... or has built a record breaking DOHC hemi four cylinder Pontiac?
... or has driven a couple laps of Nuerburgring with Tri-Power Pontiac power?(back in 1967)