power steering yes or no...?

[jondee86]

Back in the late 70's and early 80's most cars in this country were
RWD and manual steering. Power steering was a luxury only found
on a few of the most expensive cars. Like automatic gearboxes, P/S
was considered to be more suitable for women...

Manual steering worked fine, and still does with OEM spec wheels
and tires. The problem of heavy steering typically only arises
after "improving" the handling by fitting wider wheels and tires. The
wheels usually have a more negative/less positive offset, which
alters the steering geometry. Someone who is more into the technical
stuff can probably explain it better

If you can retain the OEM offset when choosing wider rims, the effect
of the increased footprint of larger/wider tires is much reduced. But
since everyone likes to get those guards filled, with the biggest, widest
wheels possible, keep the power steering

Cheers... jondee86