Mine was loose and really scary sloppy when I first bought it...a 49. Turned out that pretty much all the front end components were badly worn and missing the bushings. King pins loose and steering box held on my one thread of the nut. I chose to put in a whole new front clip but that was expensive. For me, safety way out weighed originality. I'll also go with radials which will, hopefully, make it drive like new and, most importantly, be safe.
