[Frontinator]

Dont confuse higher with excessive. Skinny tire MIGHT have less contact, but more important is the type of tire. The tread and compound alone might make a difference.

 

[theFrontMan]

That would be a waste of time since the dealer don't know nuthin... View attachment 414831

And, YES if someone had a mod for this that works out... forums would have no reason top disallow someone from using their forum to tell others about it.

You know, I tend to agree here. I'm repeating some doofus' thoughts for a good laugh

 

[theFrontMan]

Archived

 

[Malcolm]

being a old fart who worked in auto dealers till retirement, i now find i need to face having both shoulder joints replaced or find a way to lose the armstrong steering on my 23 SV. selling i'm not about willing to take the 22k offers i have gotten for a trade in for a suv, on a 2 year old 40k truck

has anyone figured a way to increase the the pressures to help decrease the amount of effort needed to steer the truck?

Try contacting a vendor like Summit racing they have all kinds of different power steering components pose your question and see what they say.

 

[KM Richards]

Dude is talking about himself in 3rd person

As opposed to talking about himself himself in the 2nd person

Not sure what talking in the 2nd person would sound like....

 

[FarHills]

Dont confuse higher with excessive. Skinny tire MIGHT have less contact, but more important is the type of tire. The tread and compound alone might make a difference.

I decided to go ahead and try this out. I took off the OEM 265/65R17 Michelin Primacy LTX from my '25 SV, and installed 245/70R17 Bridgestone Dueler LX, which is same diameter, but narrower cross-section and harder rubber. I can now report that indeed the steering became less heavy. Not light by any measure, but low-speed turning is no longer a two-hand activity.

There's also more traction (much less wheelspin in 2WD) and better turn-in feel. And yes, I'm accounting for the fact that I just got new tires and everything is rosy lol. Just looking at the tread pattern of new vs old, it's clear that the OEM tires are the "starter cartridge" - works, but certainly not the best you can have.

Pics below if you're curious what narrower wheels look like.

 

[KM Richards]

That's because Bridgestone tires are superior to Michelin tires