

| Subject: | Re: electric or hydraulic power steering |
| From: | Stephen Grisanti |
| Date: | Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:02:24 -0400 |
Samba has threads on electric, but from which vehicle I do not remember. Saturn, maybe? Worth a search over there. Stephen Mobile > On Mar 18, 2022, at 3:00 PM, Tom C <thomas.casal@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hey Guys, > > I currently have an 84 westy and I'm kinda feeling like getting some power > steering. Been researching the electrical steering kits, seems like the > downside is I'd lose the collapsibility of the steering column in the event > of a head on collision, and the plastic shroud around the column has to get > sliced and diced to fit everything up in there. I do have the bmw booster > not sure if that would have an effect? What's the downside of grabbing a > power steering rack and running lines to the usual power steering pump spot > in the back? I'm about to install new bushing on the rack anyway and the > steering stiffner. I have all new bushings except steering and I'm hoping > it gets rid of the vibration in the steering wheel I get at highway speeds. > I'd prefer not to slice and dice the plastic covers up front but if > electric is better I would. Thanks for your thoughts. tom
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