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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 11:19 AM
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steering touchiness

I would like to know how other 83's steering is. Mine is so touchy, if you move your hand a fraction of an inch, you will end up in the other lane. Good for trials and track conditions but very hard on the arms and hands trying to go down the straight highway for 4 hrs or so.
I did notice the camber is leaning in (top). Is this gear ratio typical of 83's or do I need some work done?
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 12:08 PM
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Have the alignment checked. If the toe is whacked it can cause all kinds of problems including "Touchyness".


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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 01:01 PM
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mine is nowhere near that touchy. Its a very nice comfortable highway car....

I outta know, I drove from Seattle to SanDiego and back!
Old Jan 31, 2007 | 01:11 AM
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I used to have a little play in the s\wheel before I switched to the sports s\wheel. But even now its not that twitchy. Could be alignment though, had some scary instances due to that before.
Old Feb 1, 2007 | 03:44 PM
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Thanks, I agree about scary moments. Clipping down the road at a good pace, I have to be so careful. Too much of a steering wheel move could end up with disasterous events.
Thanks for the input, I will get it aligned this weekend.
M
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