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steering damper or return to center

Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 8:40 pm
by zookjedi
what are peoples first hand experiences with steering damper compared to the return to centre style ?
how much harder is the turning force needed to turn , as i run a standard steering box on a welded front diff with 31's at about 8-10psi ?

what i want it for is to stop the steering wheel spinning out of control when i hit certain obstacles (at slow speed ) and to reduce bump steer on the road

any particular down falls etc oh its on a spoa with standard springs narrow track

cheers Jai

Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 8:47 pm
by redzook
i run a rtc stabalizer

it will still kick the steering wheel out of my hands occaionlly
thats with 33's locked front at round 6 psi

and it is a biatch to turn with the lockers on

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 12:02 pm
by bigsteve
I find mine dosen't kick out of my hands at all on road now since I junked the steering stabiliser.

After driving my bro's stocky I prefer the way mine drives, perhaps its the extra offset on the rims i dunno.

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 12:33 pm
by HRZOOK
I have a rtc setup I dont think it made that much difference

prolly cause my castor is all screwed up....who knows

HRZOOK

Re: steering damper or return to center

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 12:36 pm
by Guy
stressed wrote:what are peoples first hand experiences with steering damper compared to the return to centre style ?
how much harder is the turning force needed to turn , as i run a standard steering box on a welded front diff with 31's at about 8-10psi ?

what i want it for is to stop the steering wheel spinning out of control when i hit certain obstacles (at slow speed ) and to reduce bump steer on the road

any particular down falls etc oh its on a spoa with standard springs narrow track

cheers Jai


The only real way your going to reduce that effect is powa steering ..
I have run both kinds and found the RTC one better, but neither were super effective at keeping the steering wheel being jerked around a bit offroad.. Bascially the bigger the rubber the worse it will happen.

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:25 pm
by zookjedi
thanks all for your thoughts, i'd like powa steer but to much $ for this car, thanks all once again