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S197 - Is there any way to lighten the steering effort?
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<blockquote data-quote="Norm Peterson" data-source="post: 16366324" data-attributes="member: 193960"><p>I've never felt that the steering on my '08 had a particularly heavy feel about it, not even with 285 front tires on 11" wide wheels. I'm 72 and not blessed with much in the way of upper-body strength.</p><p></p><p>That leaves the extra weight of your forced induction, maybe the offset of your front wheels, or perhaps a set of underdrive pulleys as causes. Maybe even your car's alignment settings. The last two would be the easiest to change or experiment with.</p><p></p><p>Any chance you're comparing your S197's hydraulic power steering against a newer car that has electrically-assisted steering? EPAS systems have been notoriously poor as far as steering "feel" is concerned and can be calibrated to feel anywhere from 'light' in non-sporty cars to 'really heavy without any more feel' in sporty cars (Camaro that I can personally speak for).</p><p></p><p></p><p>Norm</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Norm Peterson, post: 16366324, member: 193960"] I've never felt that the steering on my '08 had a particularly heavy feel about it, not even with 285 front tires on 11" wide wheels. I'm 72 and not blessed with much in the way of upper-body strength. That leaves the extra weight of your forced induction, maybe the offset of your front wheels, or perhaps a set of underdrive pulleys as causes. Maybe even your car's alignment settings. The last two would be the easiest to change or experiment with. Any chance you're comparing your S197's hydraulic power steering against a newer car that has electrically-assisted steering? EPAS systems have been notoriously poor as far as steering "feel" is concerned and can be calibrated to feel anywhere from 'light' in non-sporty cars to 'really heavy without any more feel' in sporty cars (Camaro that I can personally speak for). Norm [/QUOTE]
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