Power steering?

[mykkk]

Wow...this post has come back from the dead, lol

I got used to the manual steering now...parking is really not that bad...

But to answer ur question...no i havent tried both. I wonder who has?

[attraktionxx]

well i googled powersteering and found this site. hey i am from the states, and i like europeans (trying to buy a ticket to travel over there within the next few years) so no hard feelings please.

from my experience with my 1986 toyota corolla gts. with powersteering, it feels nice at low daily driving speeds. w/o (when my car broke down and i am being pushed by other forces i.e. people at a fairly good speed), it is extremely hard to steer. if you do not have the arm strength then i do not suggest getting a manual rack. i mean you eventually get use to it but it is a pain in the @ss getting use to it at less than 10 mph (~16 kmph i think) and parking.

and why i came here is to ask as many sites about corollas to see how hard is it to rebuild a powersteering system. mine is leaking fluid and i might need a rebuild. should i rebuild or should i just buy a new rack later on and get like a shorter rack. i need your input. thanks

George.

[mr monster]

was that car on rushcorp ??

[banpei]

attraktionxx Wrote:from my experience with my 1986 toyota corolla gts. with powersteering, it feels nice at low daily driving speeds. w/o (when my car broke down and i am being pushed by other forces i.e. people at a fairly good speed), it is extremely hard to steer. if you do not have the arm strength then i do not suggest getting a manual rack. i mean you eventually get use to it but it is a pain in the @ss getting use to it at less than 10 mph (~16 kmph i think) and parking.

Hmmm, I'm used to it. Even with the wide rims on my car. But I must say I've gotten a bit stronger since I bought the car.

Seriously: can't you just transplant the whole thing from a wrecked gts? Also, where does it leak fluid?

Welcome btw

[Pesh]

I have to say the 86's manual steering isn't that bad even with wide wheels. I had a mini with 9" tires and thats one hell of a bastard to park in comparison.

[banpei]

Pesh Wrote:I have to say the 86's manual steering isn't that bad even with wide wheels. I had a mini with 9" tires and thats one hell of a bastard to park in comparison.

And a mini is a much smaller and lighter car!

[Matt Skinner]

Minis feel heavier to steer due to the large positive scrub radius.

The whole point of macpherson strut type suspension like that on the ae86 is that its simple, cheap, and light to steer as its easy to get zero or even negative scrub. I cant see power steering being needed really! Though for a lot of people it will be a shock going from modern PAS to non-assisted.