Thread: Has anyone fitted a steering damper on a BDR?
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Old 08-15-2007, 03:12 PM
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Brudda, I had what I call "steering wheel dance" until I lowered my tire pressure to 18lb all around on the advice of an old stock-car racer.

Keep in mind that I am running 17" sticky Nittos, not "correct" 15"s.

I did the alignment thing, a heavily-scrutinized wheel balance, watched my man torque the lug nuts to 100 lb by hand, and the steering wheel still tried to "dance" under my hand.

I dropped my tire pressure and the little car tracked like Grandpa's Buick.

We own very lightweight cars, with more power than God ever intended us to have, I can't whine because the steering wheel "shimmies" down the road.

The hell I can't!

I'm gonna guess that every BDR has a different weight ratio setup that needs to be tuned.

I have a wonderful, experienced front-end guy, but I can't find a mechanic.

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