Rick, isn't there a rack & pinion that could replace that worm & peg
steering when it finally gets sloppy?
Good to hear Our Spridget is the best at handling because that is the most
important thing to me, I'd even put up with slow so long that it handles ;
) I remember when I first meet Frank he told me about extreme play maybe it
was an inch or more of slop.
Glad yours is still tight, enjoy looks like fun.
Lin
On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 7:13 AM, HealeyRick <healeyrick at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Lin,
>
> I think those of us who started out in Sprites expected big Healeys to be
> like a big Sprite with more power. They're not, they're two distinctly
> different cars. There's not much on four wheels that can outhandle a
> Spridget and the big Healey is no exception. Big Healeys have worm and peg
> steering that when new is good, but nowhere near as good as the Sprite's
> rack and pinion. As the big Healey gets more miles on it, the steering
> wears and gets sloppy. A new steering box can run $1,500 and so a lot of
> them don't get replaced. My car had less than 25,000 miles on it, so my
> steering is still in good shape. But it's never going to be as good a
> handler as a Spridget.
>
>
> Rick
>
> Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo
>
> --- On *Sat, 11/19/11, Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner at gmail.com>
>
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] WWFD?
> To: "HealeyRick" <healeyrick at yahoo.com>
> Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Date: Saturday, November 19, 2011, 8:26 AM
>
>
> I remember talking to Frank about the Big Healey and it sounded like
> the worst part was the extreme sloppiness in the steering. As I recall
> they don't have rack & pinion steering. If so Rick what did you do to
> your steering or did you keep it stock?
> Lin
>
> On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 7:20 PM, HealeyRick <healeyrick at
> yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=healeyrick at yahoo.com>>
> wrote:
> > How many of us have wondered, "What Would Frank Do?" Not that Frank was
> the
> > ultimate authority on everything, but he certainly had valuable
> opinions. I
> > remember him building the big Healey for Diane that he loathed. I wish
> he was
> > around to drive my Nasty Boy so i could ask him, "How do you like me
> now?"
> >
> > Rick
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