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| carcus |
 May 23 2016, 04:00 PM
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My last 914 was pretty easy to steer. I even replaced the stock wheel with an aftermarket smaller one. Wondering from the great experience here on what to look at for replacement. Steering is worse than an old truck.
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| SirAndy |
May 23 2016, 04:08 PM
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QUOTE(carcus @ May 23 2016, 03:00 PM)  Steering is worse than an old truck. Hmmm, it shouldn't be. I have the same size steering wheel as you and neither my 225x50 street tires nor my 10" slicks are hard to steer. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) |
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| carcus |
May 23 2016, 04:16 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 223 Joined: 16-March 16 From: Colorado Springs Member No.: 19,760 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ May 23 2016, 04:08 PM) QUOTE(carcus @ May 23 2016, 03:00 PM) Steering is worse than an old truck. Hmmm, it shouldn't be. I have the same size steering wheel as you and neither my 225x50 street tires nor my 10" slicks are hard to steer. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Right now have some used 165/80/R15 tires on it that are a little tall. Would you think this could be the issue and I need some lower profile tires? They are on Riviera rims |
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| SirAndy |
May 23 2016, 04:19 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,679 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(carcus @ May 23 2016, 03:16 PM) Right now have some used 165/80/R15 tires on it that are a little tall. Would you think this could be the issue and I need some lower profile tires? They are on Riviera rims No. 165s should not be hard to steer. Ever. Something else is going on ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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| carcus |
May 23 2016, 04:23 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 223 Joined: 16-March 16 From: Colorado Springs Member No.: 19,760 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ May 23 2016, 04:19 PM) QUOTE(carcus @ May 23 2016, 03:16 PM) Right now have some used 165/80/R15 tires on it that are a little tall. Would you think this could be the issue and I need some lower profile tires? They are on Riviera rims No. 165s should not be hard to steer. Ever. Something else is going on ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) Yep, that is what I need to figure out. Turning the wheel takes alot of effort. The tire size is OEM on it. I have no suspension work on it. There is no strange camber I can see. |
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carcus Steering very hard May 23 2016, 04:00 PM
ndfrigi Alignment? my 75 use to have a hard steering like ... May 23 2016, 04:16 PM yeahmag Lot's of caster will make it hard(er) to turn ... May 23 2016, 04:20 PM 76-914 Any slack in the steering wheel? May 23 2016, 04:30 PM mepstein Something is wrong. Try alignment first.
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Actually, jack up the front of the car, try turn... May 23 2016, 05:44 PM ConeDodger The smaller wheel is actually harder to turn than ... May 23 2016, 06:56 PM stugray One simple thing to check: jack up the front and s... May 23 2016, 09:14 PM carcus
One simple thing to check: jack up the front and ... May 23 2016, 10:55 PM mepstein
One simple thing to check: jack up the front and... May 24 2016, 04:19 AM 1stworks
One simple thing to check: jack up the front and... May 24 2016, 07:07 AM toolguy
Lot's of caster will make it hard(er) to turn... May 24 2016, 09:30 AM mskala Also look for bent parts in tie-rod ends/tie-rods/... May 24 2016, 11:23 AM Dave_Darling The U-joints in the column might be binding.
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