Trunnion installation, the Haynes manual suggest bottom out the trunnion and giving it one turn up, but that did not look right on the ones I just installed, so what I did was turn the trunnion down so the radius stop was centered on the flat face of the vertical link. It turned freely in my hands back and forth and did not have a large gap on the seal, but the seal did seem to be a little smashed on the base, whereas the seal seem loose when turned out the one turn and again the seals are a little thicker than stock. I thought I was good to go, but now that I have the trionnion in the car, I feel a slight bind when I move it back and forth with my hands plus with the ball joint hooked up it is naturally a little stiffer.
My concern is when all the components are hook together in unison the stiffness will multiply and make the steering too stiff which brings me to another question when is the steering too stiff or too sloppy. I like the steering stiff, but I do not want the car to be too much work to drive. Part of me wants to undo the trunnions and back those off another turn regardless of how that sits on the radius adjustment, and part of me feels the car will loosen up over time as it is driven. Tr3s have stiff steering normally, I believe, but having never driving one new I just do not know.
My concern is when all the components are hook together in unison the stiffness will multiply and make the steering too stiff which brings me to another question when is the steering too stiff or too sloppy. I like the steering stiff, but I do not want the car to be too much work to drive. Part of me wants to undo the trunnions and back those off another turn regardless of how that sits on the radius adjustment, and part of me feels the car will loosen up over time as it is driven. Tr3s have stiff steering normally, I believe, but having never driving one new I just do not know.