Make steering more firm

[GTamas]

I have no problems with steering while driving around town, but on the highway doing 80-85 mph, the steering feels quite loose. I can imagine this is common with these cars, especially when my steering components are 32 years old OEM parts. The suspension is stock, but worn-out parts have been replaced by oem-spec new parts.

I am not looking for racetrack kind of firmness, but something closer to the feel of driving modern daily driver cars at this speed.

What should I replace?

 

[shovel]

Are you certain it is loose steering and not the feeling of aerodynamic lift on the front? Those would be addressed differently from each other.

 

[cobrajeff96]

Looser spring rates, wider/more grippy tires, and those kind of things are about your only low cost/low complexity options.....especially out in Europe where you have to purchase a government permit to just look at your car or garage it. LOL

 

[TRS666]

I am planning to put Maximum Motorsports offset lover A-arms on mine. Feel the same "loosenes" and think some more caster angle would do the trick.

 

[dsrtjeeper]

Poly bushings in A-arms and steering rack. Caster/camber plates, Maximum Motorsports steering shaft. Then do a proper alignment.

I assume you have fresh ball joints and tie rod ends.

Chassis stiffening such as subframe connectors will tighten up the car.

These cars didn't drive or stop great when new.

 

[cobrajeff96]

Yes, +1 for subframe connectors. Even better when it's a Matrix system like Kenny Brown or Stiflers.