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wondering if any one has a 69 corvette without power steering and what tires the have . outside of parking it does good on the road. would power steering be worth putting on it. thanks

Smitty

That depends on what your doing with the car, I have power steering and its nice for parking but the way the 69 Corvette body was designed you actually get the front end lifted when driving over 60 miles an hour. I tend to over steer with power steering. If your running a small block your lift will even be more. They put the big blocks in the for weight and added a small air scoop under the front bumper to help keep the front down. If your doing the keep it original plan than I would not add power steering. If not I suggest finding one and driving it before you make the change.

thanks for advice. everone keep saying they would put power steering in it.car drivesgood and handle the road great.car has a 350 and 4 speed no ac must be a basic corvette. I don t drive over 60 any way. far as I know car in orginal. out of anumber 10 it around 7 or 8 thanks

Yes its best to keep it original, mine has all the factory options offered with the 427. Its a savior car all original from the day it was built and only 48,000 miles on it. I really wanted to put a luggage rack on the back, I check to see if it was an option because a lot of vets have one. I found out it was not a factory option until 1972. The dealer's made them an option so because it was not a factory option I won't put one on. I have the original purchase contract including the options and just cant bare to make that kind of a change, to me it would destroy the history. My Shelby Daytona 500 Mags were a dealer option but they did come with the car when new so I can keep them.