[Vracer111]

TiC steering rack bushings do help give the car more feel of what the tires are doing...I just installed mine this weekend that I purchased from the initial group buy many months ago. Really wish I had done so sooner! Running the stock tires slightly stretched on lighweight Enkei Fujins (17x7.5 with +40mm offset) and I love how the handling is now more than ever with the bushings installed. I notice that there seems to be more front negative camber as well, which is reasonable due to the fact that the steering rack is slightly higher than it was with the stock rubber bushings - slightly pushing the tie rods up and out more. Front camber seems much closer to what the rear suspension is (with completely stock suspension/ride height.) Really makes the turn in superb and so precise in comparison to stock...

Personally, 'tire feel' is not a big deal to me, as long as the chassis is communicating the tire grip and car balance that's all I really want. That said the FRS has plenty of tire feel to me with the stock tires.

You'll need to get rid of all the isolating elements from the between the tires and steering rack if you want to feel the tires to the maximum potential of the vehicle - which means replacement of factory rubber bushings with stiffer, more rigid materials. Front control arms with spherical bearings would be the extreme way to go all out and reduce isolation points to the absolute minimum - making as direct an energy pathway from the tires to steering wheel as possible. A well engineered chassis bar would probably help out some as well.