power steering on ae86 : suggestions

[assassin10000]

Keep manual steering, power steering won't get as much angle on an AE86. Get power knuckles, or if you can't source those get T3 knuckles and use the outer position. This should be enough you start rubbing the chassis rails.

What is your caster set to? If it's 3.5 or more, try 3.0 or 2.5.

Andrew

[Xerius]

assassin10000 Wrote:Keep manual steering, power steering won't get as much angle on an AE86. Get power knuckles, or if you can't source those get T3 knuckles and use the outer position. This should be enough you start rubbing the chassis rails.

What is your caster set to? If it's 3.5 or more, try 3.0 or 2.5.

Andrew

Thanks Andrew.. check again my "edited " post.

Thanks

[assassin10000]

Again... what's your caster/alignment? Lower caster, less than 3.5 for instance will make it easier to turn/steer.

Andrew

[Xerius]

assassin10000 Wrote:Again... what's your caster/alignment? Lower caster, less than 3.5 for instance will make it easier to turn/steer.

Andrew

if i remember it was 4.5 or 5 , and 0.7 toe. i think i have paper from wheel aligment in the car. can tell exact numbers in 12 hours or so.

[assassin10000]

That's really high for an AE86. I'd try 3.5-3.0 to start with if that's the case.

Andrew

[NoHachi]

I'm with assassin, most likely an alignment problem. Steering feel can change dramatically. Effort is not a problem on mine..same engine(almost), no PS.

[totta Crolla]

To Xerius, when the car is stationary if you watch what is happening to the front of the car when you turn the steering you can see that high caster angles ensure you are actually lifting the front of the car with the steering wheel ! That's always going to make the steering heavy. Your caster arms must be maxed out to get that much angle.