Thread: Fj40 power steering

Originally Posted by No.3

"FJ40 - more driveable" - hehe...

Power steering will help with the effort required to turn the wheel from side to side, but it's only one part of the equation. I don't know how much work or how recently everything has been redone on yours, but refreshing all of the steering bearings and joints, spring bushes, shackles, shocks and fitting a steering damper if your's hasn't will also help a heap here. Steering rack ends will likely be sorted out with the replacement rack with the power steering kit? Other things that make incremental improvements include lightweight rims to get the unsprung weight down a bit if you are running heavy steel rims, as well as body mount bushes and anything that's sprung to minimise vibration transfer. Another is checking the engine and gearbox mounts out - on the off chance that they are on the way out as the donk flopping from side to side makes a huge amount of difference to direction keeping on the road. Tyre pressure and wheel alignment also play a part here.

It's something I find quite surprising as I often jump into work vehicles or other vehicles and it's like "do you know your mounts are stuffed?" or "jeez your tyres could use a pump bro" - and I usually get a blank look and a "what?"... "how can you tell?"... Bro, how can't you, this thing is all over the road like a mad chicken crapping in a paddock.

Yes all the steering is tight and been redone so I think power steering would really help things. The vehicle is in good condition but yes will check tyre pressure etc as well

Thanks