Page 1 of 1
fj 40 steering dampner
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:48 pm
by kruza wazza
am looking at puttin one of those return to centre type dampers with the big spring ( like you see on t me).
BUT i have no power steering, will this be a hindrince or will i need to graft on a 3rd arm?
have you guys had expeitience with these, your comments will be greatly appreciated
cheers warwick
Re: fj 40 steering dampner
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:04 pm
by coxsy
should have one as standard mate there must be mounting on your steering parts for one
Re: fj 40 steering dampner
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:36 pm
by wopass
kruza wazza wrote:am looking at puttin one of those return to centre type dampers with the big spring ( like you see on t me).
BUT i have no power steering, will this be a hindrince or will i need to graft on a 3rd arm?
have you guys had expeitience with these, your comments will be greatly appreciated
cheers warwick
you wouldnt notice much of a difference in steering resistance mate but it would be there. just slap power steer on it
Re: fj 40 steering dampner
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:40 pm
by muddy
Don't waste ya money. A return-to-centre damper will only make it even harder to turn since you have to pull against the spring as well. But without power steering, you do need a damper - even with one, make sure you keep your thumbs outside the steering wheel cos it will buck like hell when you hit a rock or hole you didn't see... If the truck is wandering around too much, it'll be due to worn ball-joints and/or badly adjusted toe-in, and maybe shagged kingpin bearings. Put the money towards a power steering upgrade - it probably won't cost a lot more than a flash new return-to-centre damper.
Re: fj 40 steering dampner
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:31 pm
by wopass
muddy wrote:Don't waste ya money. A return-to-centre damper will only make it even harder to turn since you have to pull against the spring as well. But without power steering, you do need a damper - even with one, make sure you keep your thumbs outside the steering wheel cos it will buck like hell when you hit a rock or hole you didn't see... If the truck is wandering around too much, it'll be due to worn ball-joints and/or badly adjusted toe-in, and maybe shagged kingpin bearings. Put the money towards a power steering upgrade - it probably won't cost a lot more than a flash new return-to-centre damper.
aggree with that except the hard to turn part but i used to have big strong arms before i converted mine to power steer
now im a skinny little sissy