I went and drove a car I was thinking about buying today.It was a 94' CX with a B18C I/E.

Ive never driven without P/S before but I thought itll be ok.Im not very weak so I can turn this damn wheel.

Damn it suprised me.It was pretty damn hard to pull out of the driveway when not really rolling at all.Is that how it is at a dead stop or was there something wrong with this car?It wasnt exactly in the best condition.


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i like not having P/S in my car better, you get a lot better feel of the road and more control

 

Thats normal, Especially if you're used to PS.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by P@@RB@Y &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I went and drove a car I was thinking about buying today.It was a 94' CX with a B18C I/E.

Ive never driven without P/S before but I thought itll be ok.Im not very weak so I can turn this damn wheel.

Damn it suprised me.It was pretty damn hard to pull out of the driveway when not really rolling at all.Is that how it is at a dead stop or was there something wrong with this car?It wasnt exactly in the best condition.


Thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Manual steering is more directly and accurate than PS, you will get used to it. I turn my steering one hand, no PS.

 

being that its a CX, it probably didn't come with powersteering in the first place.

so it shouldn't be TOO hard. i've had 3 cars that came with NO powersteering. i drove them fine.

THEN, i drove my boy's integra, that HAD powersteering, but he removed it. The powersteering rack is almost twice as hard, as a NON powersteering rack.

maybe your just weak

 

Thats not normal, your just weak Its really not hard to move the wheel while parked your just used to having p/s. I have a lifted ranger on 31" tires with no p/s and i can turn the tires with one hand at a dead stop

 

I have a 93 CX with a b16 no p/s and i love it. It's not that hard to turn i. I would choose no p/s anyday more comfortable, controlable feel. After a while it becomes a everyday grind type thing, just like going from auto to manual, you dont think about it, its just habit

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ya &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">being that its a CX, it probably didn't come with powersteering in the first place.

so it shouldn't be TOO hard. i've had 3 cars that came with NO powersteering. i drove them fine.

THEN, i drove my boy's integra, that HAD powersteering, but he removed it. The powersteering rack is almost twice as hard, as a NON powersteering rack.

maybe your just weak </TD></TR></TABLE>

He said he removed the P/S.

That must of been what it was.It having a power steering rack with the motor removed because it was pretty hard to turn.

Or maybe Im just spoiled and weak

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yeh my EK w/ c5 motor has no p/s it tough when your at a complet stand still, but as soon as you blip the gas and roll it not bad. you get used to it pretty quick

 

Hm, off the top of anyone's head, know a good manual steering rack to swap into an ej8?

 

3 point turns are a pain in the ***, also U turns with 1 hand is tough too, otherwise i love not having it

 

So was P/S an option on 94' CXs?

 

CX or VX I believe.

Doesnt one of the honda's manual steering rack have a better turning ratio(wheel to wheel)?

 

I like the feel on the road without the ps.

 

eh, i think if you drove cars all your life with P/S... and then you drive a car without P/S for the very first time... it will seem pretty hard... but if you've been driving it for awhile it's no problem at all... you'll get used to it... its not that hard to get to the point where you can park with one hand without P/S... sometimes it can still be difficult depending on the slope of the road or whatever, but in general its not 'that' bad at all.. youll get used to it

 

yeah i ripped mine out, I like it more.....plus after a while you get used to it and then you get into a car that has it ans its the easiest thing in the world to fdrive. But i'd say go for it.

 

Yeah, my last car didn't have power steering, the Del Sol S, and it was about the same weight as my Civic and didn't have any problems with it, so I guess it wouldn't be bad in my car.

 

If you cant drive a car without power steering, then you shouldnt be driving.

 

Be a man, doesn't take a lot to turn the wheel. Try dry steering with one hand holding a drink.

 

you'll only notice power steering vs. non power steering in about the 1st 0-10mph speed range. after that, it's all the same. the main reason people remove it is weight reduction, not better control.

 

Ohh but it's so nice going from not having PS to a car with it! Ohh that's nice

 

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under NORMAL driving, you wont notice a difference except the 0-10mph range

but you ever taken a freeway onramp (the ones that go in a circle) at a high speed? with P/S its nothing, you can just turn the wheel anyway you want with no problems

without P/S... the steering fights back... you can feel it pull the steering wheel and you have to fight it and hold it harder to take that turn... which gives you better 'feel' of the road

thats just one example

but under 'normal' driving, you probably wont notice too much other than that its more difficult to park

 

ps makes the ride ALOTTT stiffer...although it is a pain in the ***.