Granted, power steering is nice when you are trying to slide into a tight parking space at your car shows......but I'm a firm believer that the stock Chevy steering box combined with the 17" steering wheel and a little upper body strength are all that's needed. Manual steering gives you good feedback when the truck is rolling and beats hanging a lot of hardware on the engine and chassis that are both expensive and something more to leak. To me, mounting a PS box on the extreme front of the frame puts a bunch of undue stress on the frame horn, requires several rather expensive joints, requires carving up the column and lightens the wallet for the sake of being able to squeeze into that tight parking space.
I would respectfully suggest that anyone driving a non-power assist vehicle, access their driving technique, and with a little practice, master the art of close-quarters navigating.
After all, if we wanted all the creature comforts we'd have driven the Buick.
Dave
