Installing Power Steering into non PS MR2??

[JaaN]

Hi guys, was just wondering if its possible to install power steering into my mr2? if yes, how much it would cost and is it worth??

[jasongtr]

the main issue is the part that the steering coupling that attaches to the rack the chassis is different so youll need to weld a ps version in there, i was looking at going the other way to save weight but when i had them both side by side i thought .... nah

a few holes will be needed and then you'll have to bolt the pump up too.

also then theres the electrics, i assume your loom wont have all the gubbings (technical term) for the ecu and controller/relay. and your slip ring wont be for PS as it senses steering wheel movement to switch the ps on i think

too much trouble id say

[Rogue]

It's possible, and it's something we've done for a customer in the past. The problem is that once you've bought all of the required parts and paid for the labour you could almost certainly have bought a complete replacement car *with* power steering...

[pbmr2]

what about going the other way? i'd like to dump my PS for weight saving reasons.

is it only a matter of chaning the rack, column and welding in a mount?

[Rogue]

what about going the other way? i'd like to dump my PS for weight saving reasons.

is it only a matter of chaning the rack, column and welding in a mount?

Pretty much!

[arnaud_mr2]

it's possible!

i'm french and i'm install complet power steering on my mr2 lhd

best regards

arnaud

[pbmr2]

bravo! avez-vous des photos?


thanks patrick, i've got a rev1 to chop up for bits so i'll cut the mount out of that.

hmm having a good day for finding stuff out

[JDM-MAT]

Have you looked to see if you have p/s fitted and its just not working? Rev1s can have p/s fitted already

[arnaud_mr2]

i have a complet topic for swap power steering on a french forum:

Mr2racing

[Rossi]

On the US oc a lot of the owners just drain their powersteering fluid and remove the pump. Using a bung on the bolt. A few have been running the rack dry for years apparently with no problems.

You get the quickness of a PS rack with the feel of a non PS rack at the expense of burning a few extra calories maneuvering at low speeds

I'm gonna try it next month as I ordered one of the bungs for a fiver from HUXRacing.

[JaaN]

Thank you guys for the info, its seems it's not worth the money, and i can see more people try to do the vice versa, the thing is, im planing turbo swap, more power. I've tried track days with n/a, and its get very hard to control at low speed corners and especially when counter steering, trying to control the slide, it just throws u in the opposite direction its like u can barely hold the steering wheel, i can't imagine the hustle with turbo power and no PS.