power steering yes or no...?

[Miguel - Newera]

I run power steering on my GT Apex Levin, my colleague with a Trueno GTV (20V) doesn't. He complains it gets very heavy for drifting and his shoulder can hurt a bit after a day steering one handed on the track (He uses the handbrake a fair bit ). Power steering's definitely a benefit... I've not had any problems drifting with power steering fitted.

If you use shortened knuckles you may (as I did) find the car becomes unstable at high (Motorway) speeds, since the steering becomes too sensitive...especially where roads have groves worn in them by trucks..

I fitted tie rods that allow more steering lock, in addition to shortened knuckles. The result was that the lock would be so much the tyres touch the inner arches, etc. On full lock moving off from standstill the car almost stalls as it needs to turn such a tight radius. So shortened knuckles with uprated tie rod ends connecting to the rack are overkill.

So I switched back to the standard PAS knuckles and kept the high lock tie rod ends. These are an inexpensive modification (About £100) that works well. I can still get good lock and I have the stability at speed I prefer. I don't have problems running out of lock when drifting.

I definitely wouldn't recommend disconnecting the power steering though. That's pointless, unless you're worried about losing a negligible amount of power to run the pump.