Drifting and power steering ?

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SnaFu337
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wondering if its helpful/necessary to have power steering for drifting or better not to have it at all?


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Thrwnsprkz
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very helpfull... incredably hard and just plain a pain without it, but it can be done and stillsomepeople swear by it... so i guess its an opinion

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midnightsliding
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i dont have it it dosent bother me at all.

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eddiec
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midnightsliding: i'm digging the krylon camo!!!

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Ender_Zero
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i have an FC with out PS and i love drifting it, but transfers and setting the steering back to neutral when coming out of the drift are a bit hard, especially since i still have the PS rack in it. my 240 is a breeze to drift comparativly, but i dont get near the road feedback than i do from the RX7. all in all, its about your preference. if youve got big arms, the road feedback is great without it. if you like parking your car without a hassle, powersteering gives you luxury and ease of drifting.

hamsterball
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Heh.... I'd imagine it being possible for drifting without power steering.not like it's soo hard to turn the wheel around that you can't.

but, i'd say it's better to keep the P/S. Sure, you may get more road feedback (as said above), but it's at the expense of comfort and ease to turn the wheel any where you wish with less tension.

It's all up to you.Just my insight (drive a P/S 240, have driven many non-P/S cars0

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Kyo Kusanagi
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I took out P/S when i had my integra because i didn't it it. Since you got a 240 now, i recommend keeping p/s because you'll need to take control of the car back and forth. What they said earlier about road feedback also

574-240sx
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I like my power steering. I once blew a line off and it was a pain to drive. I also like have a KA-T with A/C too.


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