Xander_X Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 So I picked up my 09 Special Edition in Sept and almost immediately put away my Celicas for the winter, and haven't driven anything else since. So last night, if only for space for presents we took my wife's 09 Acura RSX to the many Christmas dinners we attend on that day. Now, like I said, I hadn't driven her car, or any other car, in a few months. I knew that the 2.4 turbo motor was going feel a lot different than my Subaru, and that the sport leather seats, that are surprisingly close in appearance to the GT seats were going to be more comfortable and hug me better, but I had forgotten just how TIGHT the steering is. The car is basically a little sports car in an SUV body. The steering got me the most, I accepted when buying an N/A car that it was going to be slow. But then I popped a plate on my 99 GT-S (no snow here right now) and took it for quick spin last night and I about cried. My non-turbo, FWD Celica (I knew was quicker then the Subie) but had a very similar steering as the RDX. I didnt dare take my 91 AllTrac out ... I didn't want to cry. Its amazing how you can get used to something when you start to "forget" what other things are like. I really feel that the sloppy steering in the Subie is unacceptable for me. So what's my next step to fix this if I wanted? STi steering rack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras06LGT Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Poly LCA bushings with added caster, along with new steering rack bushings will really help tighten things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laz Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Get a different car? I drove a 2014 Acura TSX and felt the same thing, but then everything else on it felt worse. The engine note was bad, the FWD was felt throughout the drivetrain, the sloppy shifting transmission. FWIW the '15 Legacy Limited has a pretty tight steering wheel. Kind of like the Acura's. I have owned a '07 and a '12 Legacies 2.5 and now the '15. Out of all three the '15 feels the tighter. --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTris Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 I think steering rack bushings would likely tighten up the feeling a bit. See the Whiteline website for PNs, then hop on Amazon, punch 'em in and save a couple bucks - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras06LGT Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Whiteline WLKSR207 Is what I installed and I like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander_X Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 Cool, thanks guys! Just ordered a set of steering rack bushings. I'll try those first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras06LGT Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 For what it's worth, the LCA bushings made a more noticeable difference for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander_X Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 So after spending $100 and an hour or so swapping the steering rack bushings, I notice no difference. Maybe I'm just too used to cars with sports suspensions. Oh well, guess I'll wait until I have a bad LCA and do those next. Not going to waste my anymore money replacing things that aren't broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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