Today, one popular option is to replace the traditional steering box with a rack-and-pinion system. The problem with that is the conversion can be a lot of work and tends to be on the pricey side.

This is one of those stories where we scratch our collective heads and ask, "Why didn't we do this sooner?" And by "this," we mean swapping our old slow-ratio steering box for a new one from Flaming ...

Try to imagine back to the decade of the '60s for a moment, when the features that we take for granted as essentials in our late-model trucks were luxury add-on upgrades to base-model trucks. Today's ...