Light Handeling

  1. Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2010 North Shropshire/North Wales Posts: 605
    #1
    Hiya,

    Recently Started Driving a VTS after a GTi i thought the gti was very nice to drive an it had power steering but was not silly light.... where aa me new VTS feels like i am driving on ICE all the time it is horrible to drive being that light,

    i understand this is personal prefrance but i would like to know if there is anything i can do to make the handeling more weighty

    i have herd talking out the power steering pump will help this but will it not damage a car that is built for power steering ?


    many thanks for any help !

    Ross
  2. Saxperience Addict Joined: Aug 2008 Bedworth Posts: 10221 106 gti
    #2
    Power steering is removable.

    Is it definatly that which is causing the issues and not different tyres or such?
  3. Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 Leeds, England Posts: 1885 MG ZR 1.4
    #3
    i had same problem with my punto, i realised i had pumped my tyres too much, and there was hardly any grip to the road, therefore yeah, was like driving on ice. I just deflated the tyres to 32 psi (they was at about 60 lol,) and then it seemed fine
  4. Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2010 North Shropshire/North Wales Posts: 605
    #4
    Well i have the same raptors on the VTS as i did on the GTi so they should be identical as they are the very same tyres the gti was lower though it sat a 60 mil all round, the VTS is sitting about 30/40 odd mil all round

    cheers for the help
  5. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #5
    As said too much tyre pressure I bought a Metro from a car dealer once he`d pumped up the tyres to 50psi was like skating.

    Steve.
  6. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 birmingham Posts: 858 saxo vtr 2000 black modified
    #6
    if not that mate try lowering front a bit more when mine was lowered more found better grip and wasnt like torville and deans runaround lol