Power steering delete
#1
Power steering delete
Thinking about doing a proper ps delete on my 95 on 205 re71r's. Car will see autox and drift, so want to keep the faster ratio. Car is also daily driver so worried about low speed steering effort. Anyone in the "north of atlanta" area willing to let me test drive a properly de-powered rack in exchange for lunch or something?
#3
I have a de-powered rack myself and i gotta say it is not hard at all. I'm sure everyone can speak for it as well but you will not even notice it after a few weeks. Steering is more responsive and it feels way nicer with the extra weight. For daily driving if you find it to be hard you can inflate your fronts to about 30 psi and the steering effort falls off dramatically. I'd say just go for it. I didn't try someone else's before I did mine and it was totally fine. Also cleans up the engine bay which is a nice plus.
#7
I depowered the rack of my late-lamented 1991 - wrongly. That is, I just removed the power steering pump and reservoir, and looped the input-output hoses to the rack. When test-driving the car, it was fine... and continued to be fine, so long as the drive was short. But after maybe a half-hour of highway driving, the steering would grow heavy. I'd not notice it on the highway, but would definitely notice it, upon pulling onto an exit-ramp.
Any hypotheses for why on a "cold" car, this simpleminded method of depowering the rack was apparently successful, while on a "hot" car, it failed?
Any hypotheses for why on a "cold" car, this simpleminded method of depowering the rack was apparently successful, while on a "hot" car, it failed?
#8
I have a de-powered rack and 205 RE71Rs and it's not bad at all. As soon as you're moving like 5mph you can turn the wheel with one hand fairly easily. If you're at a dead stop it's a bit harder but still not that difficult with two hands. I also have an aftermarket wheel which I'm pretty sure is smaller than stock.
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