manual steering with big wheels

[hbii]

i was wondering if anyone one here is running 17 inch or larger wheels with a manual steering box from an s10 and how it handles and how hard it steers i wanna run larger wheels but dont want to put power steering back in it

 

[1981Regal]

I dont like it with wide tires never had anything bigger than 15s. Skinny tires are not that bad.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

The stops in the box are probably set for 14" or 15" tires, so there will be a LOT of tire rub at full lock.

Tommy

 

[hbii]

I was planning on running like a 225/50r17 I just don't want the car to steer like a dump truck thanks for any help

 

[z28krazy]

If you had/have 225/60R15s on it now, there wouldn't be much difference in tire diameter that you would notice any difference.

225/60R15s = 25.63" diameter
225/50R17s = 25.86" diameter

 

[dkeeler80]

How is the manual steering for street use. I have been going back in forth on what to do. I want the extra hp and weight savings. The only thing i have ever owned was a 80's chevy with manual steering and was not a big fan.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

IMO there's little to no advantage to manual steering on a "big" wheel car. Yes, the point of manual steering is to lose weight, but it's generally only done a drag cars. Street cars or ones set up to handle are terrible to drive with big front tires. It also slows lap times & increases driver fatigue. We picked up 2 seconds when we finally put power steering in the GT1 car...

Tommy

 

[dkeeler80]

Hmm that is good to know. Thanks Tommy (again)

Doug