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Old 12-19-2011, 09:57 PM
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after driving around for a few days with the P/S belt removed. i like it above 25, but parking lots are a bit of a pain. And im coming to realize that the auto crossing i do is relatively low speed do to smaller spaces used, under 50mph. so im thinking P/S delete may not be happening right now.
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Old 12-20-2011, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by RedTurboMiata
after driving around for a few days with the P/S belt removed. i like it above 25, but parking lots are a bit of a pain. And im coming to realize that the auto crossing i do is relatively low speed do to smaller spaces used, under 50mph. so im thinking P/S delete may not be happening right now.
power steering delete and removing the belt are two different things. I don't know if you should or shouldn't do it, but I have no problems navigating parking lots 95% of the time.

With that said, anything above 5-10mph feels like normal. Do it, and never look back. or stay in the technological stone age

Don't they say natural feels better? haha
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Old 12-20-2011, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Track
power steering delete and removing the belt are two different things. I don't know if you should or shouldn't do it, but I have no problems navigating parking lots 95% of the time.

With that said, anything above 5-10mph feels like normal. Do it, and never look back. or stay in the technological stone age

Don't they say natural feels better? haha
yea i dont know if its good or bad i was just trying to get a feel for it, lol
oh and make it harder for my sister to drive, but i might just bolt the seat to the floor. problem solved.
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Old 12-20-2011, 10:24 AM
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It's easier once you loop the lines and even take out the seal in the rack. I can't say it wouldn't be easier in a parking lot if I still had PS, but it's definitely not bad. Big risk if you're not sure though.
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Old 12-21-2011, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by curly
It's easier once you loop the lines and even take out the seal in the rack. I can't say it wouldn't be easier in a parking lot if I still had PS, but it's definitely not bad. Big risk if you're not sure though.
yea im just trying to decide if i want to take the risk.
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Old 12-22-2011, 10:41 AM
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After you get all of the fluid out of the rack it turns much easier. And I went from 5.5* caster down to 4.5 degrees and it made a NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE. It is no big deal now.
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Old 12-22-2011, 06:33 PM
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Really debating hard on this as well. It's a lot of ---- that gets removed. So probably worth it. But it's my daily, never track it, not sure if there is a point besides space.
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Old 12-22-2011, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by FRT_Fun
Really debating hard on this as well. It's a lot of ---- that gets removed. So probably worth it. But it's my daily, never track it, not sure if there is a point besides space.
im with you there. my sees a couple auto crosses a month, and im crossing my fingers on the track time for this year.
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