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Old 10-18-2009, 08:44 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Seraph View Post
At high speeds, no PS isn't that bad and you get used to it. Could even pull a decent fast corner if you're good enough. But when i drop down to like 20km/h and below, the steering gets REALLY tough and unless you feel like working out its pretty hard.
There are ways to help with this, such as replacing tie rods with spherical rod ends mounted to studs on the hubs, using skinnier tires, max inflation/hyperinflation, greasing the rack, making sure that the grease is up to spec as far as lubricity, etc.

I personally love the spherical rod end trick. It not only makes life easier when you need to disassemble them for whatever reason, it also reduces bump steer and slop in some applications.
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