

| Subject: | Re: electric or hydraulic power steering |
| From: | Tom C |
| Date: | Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:28:11 -0400 |
Oh yea I've searched them all their are actually manufacturers producing them now. I guess really I'm asking how big of a PIA is installing regular hydraulic power steering? On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 3:02 PM Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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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