[V8] Tires, accordions, and kick downs (oh my)

[Jeremy Ward]

I finally got around to changing the oil today.  I can't believe how
fast that oil drains out of the pan (almost overflowed my oil catcher).
I ended up using dino oil (2 gal); thanks for all of the dino vs. synth
discussion.  My decision came down to $$ :-)

In my inspection, I discovered that I am wearing the shoulders of my
tires down.  Does this mean that a) I need to stop cornering like a
maniac, b) the alignment with my H&R springs is off, or c) my tires are
under inflated?  What is the correct tire pressure BTW?  Any way to
check b)?

I also noticed that the accordion on the drivers side steering rack is
now a 2 piece unit...  Is this a huge PITA to replace?  Any reason I
need to take care of this ASAP?

Oil breather hoses are replaced; I hope this was the source of my stinky
oil leak (on to the exhaust).

I still can't find the kick down switch (1990)...  It appears that it is
the square 'block' next to the firewall (engine side)of the throttle
cable, but I don't see any wires coming off of it.  I also can't locate
any orphaned wires in the engine compartment.  Are the wires on the
inside of the fire wall?  Where do these wires go?  To the TCU I am
assuming...

Does anyone know what the purpose of the 'wide open throttle' switch
(located inside the TPS) if it is not used for transmission kick down?
If the TPS-WOT is unused AND my kick down switch is truly broken,
perhaps I can rewire it to the proper wires on the TPS...  Thoughts?

Thanks in advance,

- Jeremy