Power Steering upgrade

[timshap]

Has anyone out there tried or completed a power steering upgrade. My car is a 94 Chim 500 non power and thinks I should keep it for a while yet having had 5 yrs happy speeding etc..I would probably use it more often if it was easier to drive in town.

[beano1197]

I am sure that Dave Batty, at The Garage, has added PAS to his own Griff.

[hamish]

Indeed while he was trying to park my non PAS car after the last service he suggested that I get him to fit PAS ASAP! It seems to be one of his specialities. I seem to remember the cost was around 2k but I could be a bit hazy about this......

[scruffy]

Scruffy said: Bear with it a while fella, get your tyre pressures sorted - easy!! Get your suspension/shocks set up/upgraded properly - 'spensive. Get your brakes upgraded - 'spensive; and by upgraded, get the guys to do the work - drive it round and then say, 'it's too hard/soft, it feels like jelly/on rails (..ooer) but not as expensive as the 2K quoted for being able to park easier, get it set up for you.. - your car will be a much better driving machine.. Go on it's your go cart...

..unless it just takes from t'th' Golf course to Tesco's, carefully (though somehow I doubt it!!)

There's not much difference driving a PS Griff and a Rack and pinion Griff hard through bendy nice roads. Though the feedback from the non power is (very) slightly better.

Edited by CheapShopTart for some reason (I've been tracking a bloke called Exile...)

[shpub]

Has anyone out there tried or completed a power steering upgrade. My car is a 94 Chim 500 non power and thinks I should keep it for a while yet having had 5 yrs happy speeding etc..I would probably use it more often if it was easier to drive in town.

Costs around 2 Grand as the rack is about £750, the pump is £250 Etc. If you can find a PAS rack that has not been undamaged in a crash you may be able to get the bits s/h but it is expensive.

steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk

>> Edited by shpub on Friday 29th November 08:19

[shpub]

Has anyone out there tried or completed a power steering upgrade. My car is a 94 Chim 500 non power and thinks I should keep it for a while yet having had 5 yrs happy speeding etc..I would probably use it more often if it was easier to drive in town.

Costs around 2 Grand as the rack is about £270, the pump is £250 Etc. If you can find a PAS rack that has not been undamaged in a crash you may be able to get the bits s/h but it is expensive.

steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk

[yellowperil]

I just bought a 98 500. The TVR Centre retrofitted PAS for me as I felt the muscle required to turn the wheel when the car wasn't rolling was unacceptable. Didn't seem a sweat and cost a bit under £2k retail.