#4055264 - 03/29/20 08:43 PM
Adjusting Steering Tightness?
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Registered: 08/16/19
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Loc: Charlotte, NC
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Hey y'all,
I'm looking to tighten the steering a bit on my P71. There's no play in the steering wheel, I just want to make it a bit heavier and precise to make it more "sports car" like. I just want to hear your opinions on this, whether it's a good idea, and if anyone has done this before.
Thanks.
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#4055318 - 03/30/20 08:02 AM
Re: Adjusting Steering Tightness?
[Re: YoungP71dude]
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Over the Hill
Registered: 09/16/05
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Swap a 2007 P71 power steering pump into it. Its a lower volume and will make it stiffer.
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#4055346 - 03/30/20 10:07 AM
Re: Adjusting Steering Tightness?
[Re: YoungP71dude]
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Loc: Charlotte, NC
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Specifically a 2007 one or an aftermarket replacement?
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#4055380 - 03/30/20 02:12 PM
Re: Adjusting Steering Tightness?
[Re: YoungP71dude]
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Registered: 09/16/05
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2007 CVPI's had a lower output steering pump. I persoannly dont like it being stiff.
Aftermarket I dont know about......
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#4055408 - 03/30/20 05:28 PM
Re: Adjusting Steering Tightness?
[Re: YoungP71dude]
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Registered: 08/27/15
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I dont think 2007 is the stiff feeling you're looking for lol. Starving of boost during quick maneuvers doesn't feel sporty.
The feel you're after would probably be accomplished by a lower ratio steering rack and an aftermarket pump.
Edited by Tenevic_P71 (03/30/20 05:29 PM)
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#4055452 - 03/30/20 09:39 PM
Re: Adjusting Steering Tightness?
[Re: YoungP71dude]
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I gotcha. I'll look into that.
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#4055456 - 03/30/20 10:11 PM
Re: Adjusting Steering Tightness?
[Re: YoungP71dude]
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Registered: 04/02/18
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Loc: Pa
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Hey y'all,
I'm looking to tighten the steering a bit on my P71. There's no play in the steering wheel, I just want to make it a bit heavier and precise to make it more "sports car" like. I just want to hear your opinions on this, whether it's a good idea, and if anyone has done this before.
Thanks. I would rebuild the entire front end and upgrade to 17inch wheels.
Edited by Lance01 (03/30/20 10:11 PM)
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#4055910 - 04/02/20 03:14 AM
Re: Adjusting Steering Tightness?
[Re: Fordiesel69]
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Registered: 12/30/19
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Loc: NJ
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Swap a 2007 P71 power steering pump into it. Its a lower volume and will make it stiffer. So is this why my 07 is super tight, almost like power steering totally drops out, when making sharp turns ie fully turning the wheels left or right? It only sat for about a month, month and a half, on a dirt lot miles from the ocean, before it hit auction so I don't think anything seized up, and I've put 1500 miles on it since I got it so everything should have been loosened up by now anyway. For comparison, my 08 sat in a lot right off the bay for a year before it went to auction (ie a much higher chance of anything seizing up,) and the steering on sharp turns is not nearly as tight/hard.
Edited by jasonp1102 (04/02/20 03:17 AM)
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