rack & pinion steering damper

[DaveM]

Hello:

I have heard that the R&P steering on the Beetle can get quite "lively" if the vehicle is used off-road. There is a lot of feedback from the wheels into the steering wheel. Some people have found it beneficial to install two dampers alongside the tie-rods to minimise the motions. Dampers will increase the steering effort a little too. (Damper is the correct name by the way; a "dampener" is actually a device which makes things wet, and is normally referered to as a hose pipe!).

If you're not contemplating Desert Racing or entering Baja events I don't think you'll need to install steering dampers.

DaveM