Loss In Power Steering With Lightened Pulleys Installed?
08-10-2007, 01:38 AM
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So I wanna get the J-speed lightweight pulleys, mostly cause they come in purple but also cause Ive wanted a set for a while. But I've heard that the power steering is pretty much non existant with a lighter ps pulley. Is this true? Am I gonna have to gain muscle strength just to turn my wheel with the pulleys on?
08-10-2007, 05:32 AM
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My PS hasn't changed. A lighter pulley shouldn't change how your pump works, unless the pulley is a different size. Even then I'd think it wouldn't be that drastic. But, I could be wrong. I have the OBX pulleys from E-bay with an Unorthodox underdrive pulley with no problems.
08-10-2007, 06:04 AM
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I ran the unorthodox racing underdrive crank pulley on my car for years. I never had a problem with the effort to steer the car increasing... it stayed exactly like stock for all intents and purposes.
08-10-2007, 09:07 AM
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I've had the unorthodox underdrive pulley for a few years as well and it's been fine. I was just worried about the PS pulley but I didnt think it would make a difference. Thanks!
08-10-2007, 10:01 AM
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no, it doesnt.
the main thing is to make sure ALL the belts are nice and tight after installing these things. i fought with that for a while, my ps belt was super tight but my alternator belt was loose and it was causing problems with my power steering.
the main thing is to make sure ALL the belts are nice and tight after installing these things. i fought with that for a while, my ps belt was super tight but my alternator belt was loose and it was causing problems with my power steering.
08-10-2007, 10:51 AM
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Well, that's another thing. I don't want them unless they are purple. I mean, I'd settle for chrome. I know it's just a trivial thing but I've got the whole purple/chrome/gunmetal theme going on under the hood, and these would match my throttle body perfectly....blue and red would totally kill it.
08-10-2007, 01:07 PM
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definitly FALSE!
i had the Jspeed underdrive crank pulley, aluminum Power steering pully, and aluminum water pulley and still had zero issues. no idle issues at all either, and i even had a fidanza flywheel too.
i had the Jspeed underdrive crank pulley, aluminum Power steering pully, and aluminum water pulley and still had zero issues. no idle issues at all either, and i even had a fidanza flywheel too.