Steering Box

Garry700 Learner Dubber

5 posts · joined Mar 2020 · 8 Mar 2020, 12:50 pm

#1043075

I have a 1962 Beetle the steering is very nervous / light, the steering wheel moves slightly left and right, I have replaced the tie rod ends king pins are very good, damper is new and so is the TRW steering box .

Any ideas to heavy up the steering ? is there a better steering box ? Thanks.

beetleboyjeff Custom Title Time!

1,790 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 8 Mar 2020, 5:35 pm

#1043077

What pressure do you run in your front tires?

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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 9 Mar 2020, 6:49 am

#1043079

when was the last alignment done

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vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 · 9 Mar 2020, 7:07 am

#1043080

If everything else is correct you could fit a set of castor shims under the lower beam tube, that will increase the castor and make the steering heavier. https://www.justkampers.com.au/caster-shims-for-vw-beetle-1946-1998.html

bushed Wolfsburg Elder

3,541 posts · joined Dec 2006 · 11 Mar 2020, 9:01 am

#1043087

is the rear end lowered

155 x 15 (small size of tyres & hi pressure and type like non-radial could be factors

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Garry700 Learner Dubber

5 posts · joined Mar 2020 · 14 Mar 2020, 12:09 pm

#1043098

Front tyres are 185x60x15 rears are 195x60x15 I run 25psi in the front tyres I will look at shims ,wheel align was only two weeks a go !! Thanks.