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[Grimsleeper]

So I made the first 200 mile run with my 91 XR2.  she rides very good for a car of her age.  I was driving along and thinking the steering was a bit vague.  Has anyone made any upgrades to their steering?  Is there a way to tighten up the rack?  should I go with replacing the inner and outer tie rods?

[Rocketman]

Check tire pressure. Check or replace outer tie rods, inner tie rods, ball joints, control arm bushings. Alignment.
Then grab a front strut bar.

The steering should be quite tight & responsive on your Capri.

[Grimsleeper]

So I read a post of yours from a while back.  How difficult was it to replace the inner tie rods?

[Rocketman]

I never got around to changing any of my inner tie rods. (none of mine have actually been bad, it's always turned out to be the tie rod ends or ball joints) I had a rack on the bench which I tried to remove the inners from, and I didn't get very far. I can't remember what held me up. To do it in-car requires a special tool, that I do know

[Grimsleeper]

Hey Rocket, I took your advice and had the tires balanced and rotated.  Wow what a difference.  It makes a huge difference when your tires aren't bouncing up and down like basketballs.