From [email protected] Aug 11 04:45:00 1995
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 1995 09:21:21 -0600
From: Lee Brown
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: The steering damper...
> Please elaborate on your advice to remove the steering damper. What
>exactly does it do and why do I not want it? Will it effect anything like
>alignment or suspension behavior if I remove it?
>
I have hear a couple of comments on this. You can remove the damper to get
lighter steering. In some cases this causes excess wear on the front tires
(I have no idea why!).
A less drastic change can be made by drilling a hole in the damper, and
draining the fluid. This decreases the steering effort but does not cause
problems with tire wear (again, I have no idea why!).
I have also heard that if you use the Herb Adams sway bars (some of the
largest bars for the Fiero, front and rear) you can remove the damper with
no side effects (again, I have no idea why this works!)
BTW, I have NOT done this on either of my Fiero's.
Lee Brown [email protected] 1987 Fiero GT Metalic Blue (needs wing!)
[email protected] 1984 Fiero 2M4 Fiero Red (41 mpg!)
[email protected] 1988 Emmick Express Black (75+ Wins)
