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Originally Posted by phattyhales
Things like what? In my experience (at least with classic Mustangs) by removing power steering you have more room under the hood and the steering really isn't that difficult except when at a stand still. Fatter tires make it a bit more difficult too.
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7.5º of caster would be a bit much for manual steering. Power steering will also allow a smaller steering wheel and a quicker ratio than manual.
For track use... when you put too much horsepower and a lot of grip in a 90" WB chassis, it tends to get a little "sketchy" when trying to drive at the limit. I feel that I can stay ahead of the car with corrections, having a small wheel and a quick ratio. I don't think I would be comfortable at the limit with the slower response time of a manual rack and/or larger wheel.
Indy Car is one of the few hold outs that don't allow P/S even though all the drivers want it for the reduced effort. Indy Car's reasoning is that the teams would just quicken the steering until they were back to manual effort level anyway.