Rack conversion - steering damper?

[owdlvr]

In prepping my '69 for sale, I ended up replacing the steering damper. (steering box, but still relevant) I always thought the vibrations I was getting through the wheel were due to the fact that I used airsoft beads inside my tires instead of traditional stick or hammer-on wheel weights. But in the last month before sale the problem got incredibly worse, which made me consider the steering damper.

The difference between no damper (mine just thunked side to side), and a new damper was night and day. No vibrations through the steering wheel, car is perfectly balanced. I would highly recommend putting a damper in, even with the steering rack conversion.

-Dave