Improving Respone And Steering "feel"

[SHWU]

Hi Guys,

Just wondering if anyone has advice for some budget upgrades to improve steering feel and response in a R33 Gts-t. I'm thinking along the line of bushes and roll bars etc?? The car currently has coil overs of unknown origin and front and rear strut bracres.

I am happy with the way the car handles but a but I want a bit more driver invlolvement and feedback since I do a few track days. Just comparing it to the Supra I currently have and to be honest the directness and feel is much better than the line.

Thanks in advance for your time.

[ZENNON]

upgrade to a R32 GTST

[OoskylineoO]

Castor rods or castor bushes, tie rod ends, swaybars, bushes.

Won't cost you TOO much....if you don't do them all at once but you will notice the change in steering feel and handling.

EDIT:

I have some new bushes and swaybars for R33 gtst for sale if your interested

Edited October 30, 2009 by OoskylineoO

[nisskid]

more caster, more toe out, get urethane bushes/rose joints

[battery]

i have all that adjustable shit but to be honest i found the biggest difference after changing my steering wheel...

[nisskid]

i have all that adjustable shit but to be honest i found the biggest difference after changing my steering wheel...

lol, it's amazing how a good steering wheel changes the "feel" of the car, especially coming from a shit one.

and when u say adjustable are we talking offset bushes or proper arms?

[battery]

lol, it's amazing how a good steering wheel changes the "feel" of the car, especially coming from a shit one.

and when u say adjustable are we talking offset bushes or proper arms?

mostly the bushes, there okay for camber but you can't get fark all out of the castor bushes im at something like +4.2.

but yeh i went from a stock sorta wheel to a GKtech one and the difference is crazy.

i had a MOMO in my last car and that was good too.

so yeh i'd put a decent steering wheel at the top of any mod list!

[nisskid]

yeh honestly for camber correction on the rear they are alright if u dont go too low. but for front camber and caster they just dont offer anywhere near enough.

[battery]

lightweight wheels is another too, although i really don't know how much of an effect they have cause all the rims i have used are lightweight!!

had a set of desmond regamaster which i guttered.

then i got a set of buddyclub p1's which i smashed a week after i bought them.

and now a set of volk GTP's which are the heaviest out of the 3.

[nisskid]

GT-P's are pretty tough tho, and they are pretty light anyway.

[battery]

GT-P's are pretty tough tho, and they are pretty light anyway.

yeh i always liked the look of them, these ones are 17x9 +23 all round with A048 semis on the front i got them for $660 so i can't complain!

[nisskid]

bargain, assuming old school ones?

[MBS206]

Take the power steering belt off when on the track and be a man... You'll get feed back and direct input...

[_Ryan_]

go from your GKTECH wheel to a Nardi or MQ/Sparco etc... the less flex makes it feel better!

remove power steering, get the rack reco'd with the valve thingo taken out, utherane bushes etc. feels good.

[nisskid]

Take the power steering belt off when on the track and be a man... You'll get feed back and direct input...

or be a real man and just never go slow enough to activate the speed sensitive powersteering.

[MBS206]

or be a real man and just never go slow enough to activate the speed sensitive powersteering.

Power steering disconnected is still heavier and mroe direct then pump connect and speed sensitive powersteering deactivated...

[nisskid]

Power steering disconnected is still heavier and mroe direct then pump connect and speed sensitive powersteering deactivated...

i found without assist the rack felt lazy, which is shocking for drift when u need a quick return. i found it better to have lighter steering that u can at least manually spin around quickly.

each to their own, i do love good non-p/s racks, but in the skyline it just felt like shit without assist.

[battery]

i found without assist the rack felt lazy, which is shocking for drift when u need a quick return. i found it better to have lighter steering that u can at least manually spin around quickly.

each to their own, i do love good non-p/s racks, but in the skyline it just felt like shit without assist.

agreed, i noticed a similar "lazy" feeling with mine off i couldn't hit corners at the same pace without the assist, the confidence was just not there.

has anyone tried these alloy steering spacer things that replace the stock rubber item?

[johnGTS-t]

Take the power steering belt off when on the track and be a man... You'll get feed back and direct input...

My belt broke one day......I could hardly turn the wheel!!

[E-Z]

agreed, i noticed a similar "lazy" feeling with mine off i couldn't hit corners at the same pace without the assist, the confidence was just not there.

has anyone tried these alloy steering spacer things that replace the stock rubber item?

yep, thats what you want mate, bastards to fit but soon as you move the steering wheel your tires will move, made a world of difference to my car.