to keep powersteering or not?

[thechori]

my a/c doesn't blow cold, and in the humidity that is soon to come, i will want to die.

 

[foreverpsycotic]

no ac, no PS, and a hardtop here, and the heater is constantly on. then again, i do not track this car, nor do i daily drive it. i see no need for PS in this car, it is just fine without it (remember to back into parking spots tho, so much easier). you also get a rediclous feel of the road without it. just make sure to leave some fluid in the rack (remember its ATF fluid) and cap off the ends. then enjoy the 2 hp extra and better feel(IMO)

 

[dbsupra90]

sean looped the in and out on his to keep fluid in the rack. i think it drives awesome. real responsive, and great road feel. the only downside is parking lots but i always park out in the middle of nowhere anyway so it isnt much concern.

mine is working fine, no leaks. im not gonna go yank out a perfectly good functioning system. but when it craps its coming out.

 

[upgradedsupra]

I moved this to the General section.

Duane

 

[BasicMinusBA]

A/C and Powersteering FTW, My previous supra lost its powersteering due to the a terribly leaky pressure hose, Steering was terrible, the one im driving now is leakin too LUCKILY my SS line from driftmotion just came in yesterday, im gunna fix her up tonight

 

[upgradedsupra]

^^^^^^^^ Taking off the lines and capping it is VERY different and easier (to steer) I might add than driving with a leak or a belt broken.

Duane

 

[kylefoto]

I too run without power steering for my reasons. If you guys think it is hard to steer without it, then you need to eat more protein (seriously) :icon_razz


A few others things to add while I am posting.

1. It looks cleaner in the bay without it
2. Drop weight
3. Free up hp

Duane

+1.
Having no powersteering isn't THAT bad.
When my supra was running, I ran it without the PS the whole time, and had to take it slow when parking (which isn't always a bad thing) but other than that it never really bothered me.
Edit:
I am in no shape or form of a big guy either, btw.

 

[foreverpsycotic]

^^^^^^^^ Taking off the lines and capping it is VERY different and easier (to steer) I might add than driving with a leak or a belt broken.

Duane

thats the only way IMO to do it.

edit
or if you are willing to spend the time/money there is always the mustang non PS rack.

 

[Poodles]

if the steering wheel was larger and/or the steering ratio was cahnged, I wouldn't mind going without P/S...

but I like my P/S and A/C, creature comforts are what the supra has always been about IMHO...

 

[Boost Lee]

if the steering wheel was larger and/or the steering ratio was cahnged, I wouldn't mind going without P/S...

but I like my P/S and A/C, creature comforts are what the supra has always been about IMHO...

But when you start getting into a beastly piece of an operating machine, you start to steer away from that "creature" effect and start talking about something that's...well...kind of a big deal. :biglaugh: