hi- I have a 96 max gxe and the power steering assist is getting on my nerves. There is just about no resistance when I turn the wheel. My dad has a 00' SE and its steering feels awsome. Heavy tight, responsive etc. Is there any way to make my steering feel heavier like the 00' se? thanks

 

From what I understand, the newer 5th gen Max's have speed sensitive power steering... Dunno about the 4th gens, but when I drive fast in my 2k, the steering feels very rigid.. (good, i like!!),... when parking the car, tho, it's smooth as silk!!!

-Tom

 

maybe you could swap yours with a infinit's some how,I have no qlue how but I am sure you could.

 

Get a new set of wider rims and tires with better traction rating than the set you got on your Max now.

 

Really? I thought my Maxima GLE is hard to turn. I was reading in a maxima booklet that its feather light while parking, but I must be weak cuz Its hard to turn with just one hand while parking. My sister accord I could do it with one finger.

 

It's not THAT bad... maybe you have a prob. with your power steering??


(most people don't quite appreciate it power steering, until they've driven a car without ANY power steering at slow speeds!!!)

-Tom

 

All (i think) of the civic dx's have NO power stering I remebre when i turned 16 and 1/2 of my friends got 96 civic dx's. No power steering is a ***** even in a little civic.

 

Actualy I owned a 91 Civic Si for 10 years then I got the Maxima '00. The Civic had NO power steering. True the Maxima does have PS, but I was hoping for something easy to turn at low speed and harder at higher. For parking, you can't just "roll" your hands over the wheel to turn like I could with my sisters Accord. So it gets a bit bothersome being the Maxima is such a big upgrade compaired to the Civic I had. Parking is much harder.

 

with the maxima's power steering.I learned that it wasnot that bad. When I drove my brother's stick shift chevy nova with manual steering, I learned that it was a b****h to park. Hey the max is not that bad.