Steering question...
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Steering question... Just got around to really driving my WS6 for the first time today. Put some decent miles on it - taking it back and forth to work, drove over to a buddies house, ran some errands...ok, ok, I went to the package store to by a bottle of Jack Daniel's but technically that IS an errand.
Question for you guys. The steering on my car seems VERY tough. The wheel really takes some effort to turn. Is this normal for this car? The car only has 9,000 miles on it so some steering resistance would be expected with the car being so new and all but it just seems very hard to turn! Reminds me of a forklift I drove when I worked in a shop years ago.
Is the car just "set up" this way? I checked the PS fluid and the belt and everything looks ok...
Did you guys find your car harder to steer than some other cars you have had?? Does your car have lots of resistance when you are steering??
Tire are original Eagle F1's which I am replacing tomorrow so I am wondering if maybe that has something to do with it?? I know they have very hard sidewalls...
Question for you guys. The steering on my car seems VERY tough. The wheel really takes some effort to turn. Is this normal for this car? The car only has 9,000 miles on it so some steering resistance would be expected with the car being so new and all but it just seems very hard to turn! Reminds me of a forklift I drove when I worked in a shop years ago.
Is the car just "set up" this way? I checked the PS fluid and the belt and everything looks ok...
Did you guys find your car harder to steer than some other cars you have had?? Does your car have lots of resistance when you are steering??
Tire are original Eagle F1's which I am replacing tomorrow so I am wondering if maybe that has something to do with it?? I know they have very hard sidewalls...
Last edited by ds2011; Apr 6, 2012 at 08:31 PM.
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Your car has 275's up front, those are pretty wide tires compared to a lot of other cars, so it's going to feel a bit more connected to the road and will require a little more effort to maneuver around in than a Camry or Taurus.
You should see if someone will allow you to take a spin in their F-Body with the same size tires up front and see if you can tell a difference. I know my friends T/A with 245's rides much smoother and doesn't wander around the road nearly as much my car does. I really think it's the wide tires up front that makes the difference.
You should see if someone will allow you to take a spin in their F-Body with the same size tires up front and see if you can tell a difference. I know my friends T/A with 245's rides much smoother and doesn't wander around the road nearly as much my car does. I really think it's the wide tires up front that makes the difference.
