Re: PS Pressure vs. steering "feel"

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
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" I can see how lowering the pressure (lower assist) won't increase
" "feel" -- power assist is like leverage, the wheels are pushing on
" the short side of the fulcrum, and the % change in effort is
" divided by the leverage.
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" So what *is* the best way to have our cake and eat it too --
" limited power assist and feedback from the steering wheel?

feel is controlled by a torsion bar in the ps gear valve.  the thicker
the bar, the more the feel; they range from 0.165" dia to 0.204".
most are on the small end; something like a z28 would have a 0.195".
they also showed the early zj box was a good choice; fast ratio,
medium-high feel, wide turning angle.

i learned this from a page in a gm-oriented website.  it had specs for
saginaw gears from the mid '60s to mid '90s at least.  unfortunately,
i can't find the url again...
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