[bobcowan]

The BDR has an excellent reputation for suspension and steering. If yours is not working well, then it's not a problem with the engineering. Either something was not installed correctly, or one of the components is incorrect.

Put the car on jack stands, and remove the coil overs. Put jack stands under the lower arms to hold the hubs at about ride height. Now you can work the steering without any load on it. If the steering moves easily, then it could be something as simple as a bad alignment.

Start by looking at each individual component - from steering wheel to tie rod end. Are they all the correct components? Are they the correct combination of components?

Have some one turn the steering wheel while you observe each component through it's normal range of motion. That should help you find exactly where the binding is occurring. Do that with the hubs at ride height, both compressed, both extended, and one up + one down.

Disconnect the rack from the spindles. Then disconnect the column from the rack. When the steering wheel begins to move easily, you've located binding component.