Sportier Steering?
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The steering is just fine for you perhaps but other people may think differently and that's what this thread is about.
At one time I had access to an alignment rack once the alignment guy had gone home for the night, so it was easy to fiddle any time.
Every car has its own traits. The STR is probably just fine as long as you are not dwelling on the Maser. It's just that you've driven it recently. But yes, buying what you want is always easier than forcing something else into that same mold.
Every car has its own traits. The STR is probably just fine as long as you are not dwelling on the Maser. It's just that you've driven it recently. But yes, buying what you want is always easier than forcing something else into that same mold.
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I think you might be able to have the internals changed but I haven't gotten that far as yet. It looks like there's no one on this forum who's done it?
Now I think trying other people's cars who've mad adjustments towards this end is a great idea but they're probably rarer than hen's teeth.
There aren't many of these out there.
These do seem to be falling into the hands of modifiers now that the prices are so low.
We just need someone who's very experience at suspension tuning and has something they think we should look at.
I should probably ask the guys at my tire/alignment shop. They're very big in the Porsche/BMW/Audi racing community here in the NY metro area and one of the principals, the suspension guy, works for Pirelli in a lot of the racing series like ALMS.
His opinion might be interesting to hear.
Now I think trying other people's cars who've mad adjustments towards this end is a great idea but they're probably rarer than hen's teeth.
There aren't many of these out there.
These do seem to be falling into the hands of modifiers now that the prices are so low.
We just need someone who's very experience at suspension tuning and has something they think we should look at.
I should probably ask the guys at my tire/alignment shop. They're very big in the Porsche/BMW/Audi racing community here in the NY metro area and one of the principals, the suspension guy, works for Pirelli in a lot of the racing series like ALMS.
His opinion might be interesting to hear.
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It doesn't go wildly out of control but it doesn't instill confidence either.
Might just be bushings that are too soft or both?
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The post was completely in agreement with your previous statement:
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Don't know if this will help or not. Years ago, when the X-Types first came out, we leased one. The steering felt a bit stiff but I didn't pay much attention to it, thought it was normal, but my wife didn't think so. On a regular service call( the dealer trailered to us a loaner and took our car for service). The service guy commented that the steering felt a bit stiff and thru a few tries they finally fixed it.
The variable rate steering module was screwy and defaulted to hiway speeds. They replaced the module and all was well once again.
The variable rate steering module was screwy and defaulted to hiway speeds. They replaced the module and all was well once again.
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I guess it depends on one's frame of reference. To me the S-Type's steering is razor sharp. I've found it pretty easy to go fairly briskly on the back roads in my area. The only car I've had that was quicker steering was a 1971 240Z. My Audi A6 in comparison, is rather floaty and imprecise.
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I guess it depends on one's frame of reference. To me the S-Type's steering is razor sharp. I've found it pretty easy to go fairly briskly on the back roads in my area. The only car I've had that was quicker steering was a 1971 240Z. My Audi A6 in comparison, is rather floaty and imprecise.
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Have a link to a thread/post or webpage for this?
With the variable ratio I guess? it's not just the assist that's the issue.
With the variable ratio I guess? it's not just the assist that's the issue.
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