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Old 04-12-2002, 11:44 PM
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tighter steering?

Ok.
My last car was an Integra GSR. Felt like the car was riding on rails. Yeah, it was a lot closer to the ground.

The TL-S seems to wander a bit, steering-wise, until you get it over 80.

My girlfriend's Toyota RAV is a lot tighter and responsive in general with the steering at highway speed.

I have a Neuspeed tower brace to get rid of a little of the squishy-ness of daily driving but what can I do to get that tighter feel I desire?

I'm pretty happy with the firmness of the stock suspension for my driving needs. A little less dive on braking, maybe, would be nice.

I don't race it, but I do like driving it.

Thanks

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Old 04-13-2002, 01:28 AM
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There is not much you can do. That is the way the car is built.

You will get a better feelling by buying bigger rims and getting lower profile tires. Your car will also look much better.

Getting an aligment. maybe

Sway bars, but not really, you will love them anyhow.
Old 04-13-2002, 09:23 AM
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In terms of driver feel at the wheel, particularly the "wander" you speak of, it's got little to do with tires or wheels. It's all about alignment. You can change the entire character of the car by messing with the alignment.

But, some people prefer to throw $2000 at a $100 problem.
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Too much positive camber can give your car that "darty" feeling. Might be out of spec, or close to out.
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