Tightsteer report

[garage gnome]

At the Picnic, I won a tightsteer. I put it in my '53 and lets just say, I'll be getting another for my '49. 

It turned my already great driving '53 into a superb driver!

[calvinhunt]

Hear Hear!� I posted a similar success story last summer when I installed a TightSteer on the 47 CJ-2A I'm keeping for a friend (you've seen that Jeep in some of my posts in past years).

[1955CJ-5]

And another success story! I put one in the 55 CJ-5 and I won't go back...the 51 will probably get one, but first I need to get it put together....

[Ryan_M]

I bought one before I even had my Jeep back together and it is still sitting on the shelf in my garage. I replaced virtually every component of the steering box during the rebuild. I wanted to make sure I knew what "normal" felt like before installing the Tightsteer so I could tell if it made a difference. I had pretty much forgotten about it but looks like the time has come to install it. Thanks for the reminder Nate!

[Carls_jeep]

Yes they do a good job. I made three of them, one for me and two for two friends.

[Ryan_M]

I've driven 100 or so miles now using the TightSteer. Can't say it's really that much of an improvement. I'm sure if it was an old�sloppy steering box it would make a world of difference. Since mine has pretty much all new components it really wasn't worth it...yet. That may change as the internals wear down a bit and I can take up any slack by adjusting the TightSteer.

[Carls_jeep]

Yes, it would not make much difference on a rebuilt box but it will help to keep even wear on the worm and sector.

[Quebec Jeep]

Mine is in place now. Hope to test it soon.  :-/ I still have a lot to do before then.

For those who wonder how it's look like:

[Tumbleweed]

That thing is huge! - ooops - forgot to shrink it down to size. Looks like it is close to the fender - were there any fit issues? I might get one for my 53 wagon.
Thx

Tumbleweed

[Ryan_M]

After very minimal gains I pulled mine off and installed it on a '46 2A with EXTREMELY sloppy steering. It initially seemed to reduce play from 1/2 turn to rough 1/4 turn. I was about to take it for a test drive (and my first ever drive in that particular Jeep) but the clutch rod broke the first time I stepped on the pedal to put it in gear. New clutch rod on order. Will report back when I have more info.

Admittedly, I do feel a very slight but noticeable difference in the slop in my freshly rebuilt 3A steering box now that the Tightsteer is gone.