soundengineer

iTrader: (16)

Ok... I turned off the engine and let it coast... I think thats too stiff for what I want. I want stiffer than normal power steering...but not as stiff as the short belt would be....any Ideas??? any thoughts??? any options???

pimpmaro

Maybe an underdrive pulley? Do they make them?

soundengineer

iTrader: (16)

so I would need a larger pulley and a longer belt...seems easy enough....anybody know the stock length and replacement part and I will experiment.......

Colonel

That's NOT going to stiffen the steering up.

soundengineer

iTrader: (16)

why not....slowing down the pump shoud make it not work as well....might take a pretty big pulley...but its worth a shot...just gotta remove one dummy pulley....unless you have another solution.............

Colonel

Why not? Because it just doesn't. I've installed an underdrive pulley on three different F-bodys and I can tell you, the ONLY time it makes any difference at all in steering effort is occasionally on an A4 when the idle speed happens to dip too low while makeing parking lot maneuvers. This is rare, only with an A4 that has as stock idle speed, and only for an instant.

Point being, even with an underdrive pulley, the power steering pump is turned plenty fast enough to produce adequate power. To truly change the steering effort at all times, you'll need to change the physical gearing of the steering. Wider tires also increase the steering effort a little bit...but nothing noteworthy. Even then, it's only noticable at low speeds.

soundengineer

iTrader: (16)

so does anybody make a different steering gearing that I could install to stiffen it up somewhere inbetween short belt mod and stock??