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Posted

the 74 sedan steers easy 185 60/13s 36 psi small steering wheel

The touring is a truck 165 80/13 36 psi stock bus wheel.

WHY? I am old but upper body strenght is still good easy bench 225lbs????

Old wider tires and small fat wheel should require more effort or did I just flunk Physics?

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Red Baron a 74 sedanw/ dual webers ,spring,steins,bars. body shop for a full make over

Red Baroness a 71 1600 touring new to me and on the street in Limburg

Old Reliable a 93 318 m42's are soooo cool

Posted

Do you have strange offset on your wheels?

You didn't mention the age and condition of your front end components. Dry pivot points is not a good thing on any mechanical device.

Ahlem

'76 2002

'90 M3

'90 535i 5 speed

'89 325is '91 318is

'87 325is

Posted

phyisicz must be reversed in Holland from USA ?

and your 'other car' would be even lighter steering with 185/70 x 13" tyres

for the Touring look at the quality of oil inside the

steering gear box - might have GREASE from P-Owner?

stiff idler arm bearings (plastic) ?

stiff tie rod ends?

center steering link rubbing against the trans?(bent up)

bearing condition in upper strut mounts? - you can just drizzle

oil down from the top into the ball bearings

wrong washer positioning under the top strut bearing mounts

causing friction with the strut insert?

'86 R65 650cc #6128390 22,000m
'64 R27 250cc #383851 18,000m
'11 FORD Transit #T058971 28,000m "Truckette"
'13 500 ABARTH #DT600282 6,666m "TAZIO"

Posted

Actually I do not Know car was restored several years ago. Passed the very tuff Dutch Inspection process this year. Wheels are stock steel on the touring and Alpina s on the sedan? Very new tight on the touring older on the sedan but no slack or drift at speed.

Touring is /has not been driven much since restoration.

3421912 ask john

Red Baron a 74 sedanw/ dual webers ,spring,steins,bars. body shop for a full make over

Red Baroness a 71 1600 touring new to me and on the street in Limburg

Old Reliable a 93 318 m42's are soooo cool

Posted

Will give it a look see The touring is too tuff to turn at a dead stop . more like a 50's pick up with a flat tire.

thanks cd

3421912 ask john

Red Baron a 74 sedanw/ dual webers ,spring,steins,bars. body shop for a full make over

Red Baroness a 71 1600 touring new to me and on the street in Limburg

Old Reliable a 93 318 m42's are soooo cool

Posted

Is it possible that the Touring has the optional 'sport' (quick ratio) steering box?

John

'73tii Inka 🍊

'74tii Fjord 🏄‍♂️

 

Posted
easy bench 225lbs????

well, there's your problem. Your steering muscles aren't your bench press

muscles...

heh.

Serously, I have a series of excercises I do before trying to race on slicks...

it's a lot of shoulder work with high repps and relatively low weight.

Like others, I'd start comparing the cars- and I'd jack up the hard- steering

car and see if it is binding all on its own.

A dry steering box can bind like crazy....

hth

t

"I learn best through painful, expensive experience, so I feel like I've gotten my money's worth." MattL

Posted

aaah the weekend and a floor jack.

box? all is posible she one out of many cars.

3421912 ask john

Red Baron a 74 sedanw/ dual webers ,spring,steins,bars. body shop for a full make over

Red Baroness a 71 1600 touring new to me and on the street in Limburg

Old Reliable a 93 318 m42's are soooo cool

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