[bigdogdazza]

Hi guys just thought I would call upon the vast knowledge of the forum. I have a 98 Jimny with no power steering, tough dog damper, cooper at3,s 225x70x15 tyres, a land cruiser bullbar chopped to fit Jimny and the thing is rediculously heavy in the steering? Car parks are a pain in the butt and even sweeping bends will see white knuckle action hanging off the steering? WTF? It's only a 1.3 engine so should nearly be able to bench press that... Not like it has the bulk of a v8 etc..... Is this normal or have I got issues? Power steering setup is looking like the way out?? Please any input before I drop serious coin in the beast!!

[royce]

Yeah they are heavy especially with different tyres

[monley]

Is the damper a RTC?

[BAZZOOK]

front end alignment helps heaps but as the alignment creeps out again it gets heavier.

[zooky08]

What Royce said Jimny with out powersteering are heavy. Mine is heavy with 30 and no powersteering. I replaced my kingpin bearings which helped a bit.

[bigdogdazza]

Yup got return to centre damper, want to go 31,s but finding it crappy now will only be worse with bigger tyres I would imagine? Just got off the phone to suzi4 at st Mary's and looking like they may get the job of fitting power steering as I am suck of it handling like a pig! Can't believe how heavy te steering is for such a small car!

[BlueSuzy]

The return to centre wont be helping. Have you tried a normal damper?

[monley]

BlueSuzy wrote:

The return to centre wont be helping. Have you tried a normal damper?

X737282 piss the rtc off and go for a drive.

[Reubs]

monley wrote:

BlueSuzy wrote:

The return to centre wont be helping. Have you tried a normal damper?

X737282 piss the rtc off and go for a drive.

X3, did Jimnys get a damper from the factory or are they like a coily Sierra and don't need one?

IMO get rid of the damper altogether. I'd also be checking the condition of the uni-joints on the steering shaft - the coily ones have been known to freeze up. Also has someone tightened up the adjustment on the steering box?

I'm guessing you have a problem somewhere as my coily on 31"s wasn't too heavy even with an RTC damper fitted. You shouldn't need power steering regardless of tyre size for anything under 31" IMO.