dj_efk
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
Before you all groan and tell me to search - I searched long and hard to see if anyone else has asked this specific question in the last few years!
With a return to the U.K. on the cards after a long time abroad, the time has come to start getting the CS recommissioned and ready for service. The car is currently wearing 9 year Kumho Ecsta summers on the BBS RS005 / RS006 combination wheels it has (i.e. 205/55/16 on 7j fronts, while the tears are 225/50/16 on a 8j rim).
Where I’m in a pretty unique situation is that my car is such an early RHD U.K. example it has manual steering - The steering is therefore very heavy at low speeds with square shouldered tyres and parking n particular is a real chore.
I did toy with the idea of a power steering conversion (whether OEM from a later car or electric) - I put an ad out earlier this year saying I’d be willing to swap my steering box in exchange for a working OEM system but no takers - although it may be simpler to just pick more rounded shoulder tyres and just enjoy the extra feel at the wheel.
My question - For my tyre sizes, do such designs exist at fairly affordable prices of no more than about £100? Otherwise I was thinking of picking very low rolling resistance modern tyres such as the Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance (I can get a set fitted for £300), however whilst it may help a little, I seriously doubt there will be much of an improvement.
Thoughts appreciated. Another option is to revert back to 195/70/14’s on the standard alloys - I do have these still, along with a set of new-old stock hubcaps still in their cardboard wrapping - However I would like to stick with the BBS’ if a solution to the heavy steering problem could be found.
Thanks for reading - I’m open for discussion on all the possible avenues to go down here.
David
Before you all groan and tell me to search - I searched long and hard to see if anyone else has asked this specific question in the last few years!
With a return to the U.K. on the cards after a long time abroad, the time has come to start getting the CS recommissioned and ready for service. The car is currently wearing 9 year Kumho Ecsta summers on the BBS RS005 / RS006 combination wheels it has (i.e. 205/55/16 on 7j fronts, while the tears are 225/50/16 on a 8j rim).
Where I’m in a pretty unique situation is that my car is such an early RHD U.K. example it has manual steering - The steering is therefore very heavy at low speeds with square shouldered tyres and parking n particular is a real chore.
I did toy with the idea of a power steering conversion (whether OEM from a later car or electric) - I put an ad out earlier this year saying I’d be willing to swap my steering box in exchange for a working OEM system but no takers - although it may be simpler to just pick more rounded shoulder tyres and just enjoy the extra feel at the wheel.
My question - For my tyre sizes, do such designs exist at fairly affordable prices of no more than about £100? Otherwise I was thinking of picking very low rolling resistance modern tyres such as the Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance (I can get a set fitted for £300), however whilst it may help a little, I seriously doubt there will be much of an improvement.
Thoughts appreciated. Another option is to revert back to 195/70/14’s on the standard alloys - I do have these still, along with a set of new-old stock hubcaps still in their cardboard wrapping - However I would like to stick with the BBS’ if a solution to the heavy steering problem could be found.
Thanks for reading - I’m open for discussion on all the possible avenues to go down here.
David
