Tires and steering response.

[dark-sky]

have upgraded tyres given you more steering response. how about the bushings, strut bars, anything. anything improved steering response.

[Florida240sx]

I got some 17'' rims with Falkens on them and they gave me a whole lot more response.

[Eddie]

Good tires and a suspension is good for starters.

[Project S13]

have upgraded tyres given you more steering response. how about the bushings, strut bars, anything. anything improved steering response.

all of the above will improve steering response. A bit of underbracing, *sway bars* and link components such as control arms will also improve response if for no other reason than performance ones come with better bushings.Stiffer/lower center of gravity helps as well.Don't forget alignment. If you're interested in good cornering adjust your camber, caster, and toe for improved response

[dark-sky]

thanks for the input.

I actually like stock handling, I just want more communication with the car. or something to help make the car easier to manipulate.

[jamie]

Biggest bang for the buck is just getting a great set of tires. Something thats said to be a "max performance" summer tire is what you are looking for. Doesn't even need to be a larger rim diameter as higher performance tires are built stiffer w/ beter responce in mind and will feel much more responsive than a budget tire or a mid range.

[Project S13]

Agreed, tires are definitely the best handling bang for the buck. If you want to stay stock basically, I'd suggest some polyurethane bushings or something and some 200 or 205/50 tires. I use Kumho ecsta 712s they are prety fun. Yokohama avs es100s are also supposed to be good tires that I see many people use for autocrossing.

[Eddie]

Replacing your tension rods with aftermarket ones help give you better turn in, steering response, and feedback. Consider it after you get sticky tires.