With my 75 F-350 supercab, I needed to install a shock absorber on the steering rod, and that made handling much better. Still it had a lot of turnig the steering wheel before 'compliance'. As my brother puts it. Say you can turn the steering wheel 1/4" before it responds, and can turn it back 1/4" before it turns the other direction, it is 1/4" before 'compliance'.
My 75 F-350 had about 1" of steering wheel movement before compliance. My 97 Bounder has about 1/4". It is the older 460" engine, and 16" rims. You will be looking at 98+ model years with 19.5" rims and V10 engine, much better as far as GVWR and compliance too. Better brakes as well.
Try to avoid the 98 - 2003 models. THey only have three threads into the aluminum heads. If the spark plugs are ever removed (at 100,000 miles usually) and put back in by the owner, the can overtighten them. It only takes something like 37 inch pounds of torque. By 2003, they started making the heads with more threads in them, and the problem went away.
Fred.
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