Should I get power steering?

[Richard Hudgins]

Three Peaks,

Really? Who is running PS?

You only need PS if you have a bunch of castor dialed in because your camber curves are wrong.

Wait, I answered my own question.

Nevermind.

[Cobra #3170]

Originally Posted by Richard Hudgins

Three Peaks,

Really? Who is running PS?

You only need PS if you have a bunch of castor dialed in because your camber curves are wrong.

Wait, I answered my own question.

Nevermind.

I have power steering because it is faster than the original manual gear. Caster is only 5.5 but with a small wheel and 1 turn lock to lock it is a necessity. When I bought my car I was strong enough to throw the wheel and grab it again when it reached the correct angle. Those days are in the distant past now. I have an Appleton rack and GM pump that work perfectly in my application. I have used it at Laguna Seca, autox and on the street.
It is lightly boosted but essential to our autox competition. If you watch a video of Scott driving my car you will see very quick wheel corrections, sometimes as much as 25 steering degrees in his autox runs.

[Dominik]

Yes, and you have a 1:1 ratio, right? I guess that's the reason, too, for using it in other racing (outside autocross).

In Germany people use the unit from a OPEL Corsa-C (from 2001 to 2008?).
It electric and can (obviously) be switched off. Intermediate shaft is what we call a Double-D fit...