Super sensitive steering?

[iBrian]

Originally Posted by RToyo86

The on center steering is very direct. I would describe it as finger tip-y, small inputs are translated to the road immediately.

A lot of newer cars have similar direct on center steering but are numbed out with various steering modes that make the car feel more stable at higher speeds.

bingo, at higher speeds, small movements with my pinky could send me off into dukes of hazards mode, lol.

i'm going to look into better rubber as i'm going to be upgrading to coils and wheels here very soon.

[chaoskaze]

OP, if you are on stock tire still try somthing like 225 or above pilot super sport.

Wider tire and softer rubber will take away the sensitiveness.


And guys come-on.... really?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by SCQTT

I never said a van was faster. I never said my van was faster. I simply saw the vans posted, looked up the C&D specs for my van and posted them saying "you better bring your A game while shifting".

Its a freaking van for crying out loud. If you are so hung up on the 0-60 times why did you buy a twin? You want to debate, on the internet, a less than a one second 0-60 time? You want to tell me I lose? really? I think you might need to take a little stock of your life and what the important things are.

Isn't there a forum somewhere where someone is discussing if Superman is tougher than Batman?

That s really the best way to put it. Van's, minivans, pick up trucks and many sedans a re designed to haul weight. In order to haul weight and still be able to accelerate they have gearing and are set up for lower end torque. Lower end torque means faster launch times. If all these people that claim minivans are "faster" are judging on a 100 yard stop light launch then ya the other vehicles may seem faster since they will get the jump on you every launch. How you drive the car after the launch determines your speed.

[Jordanwolf]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

That s really the best way to put it. Van's, minivans, pick up trucks and many sedans a re designed to haul weight. In order to haul weight and still be able to accelerate they have gearing and are set up for lower end torque. Lower end torque means faster launch times. If all these people that claim minivans are "faster" are judging on a 100 yard stop light launch then ya the other vehicles may seem faster since they will get the jump on you every launch. How you drive the car after the launch determines your speed.

You know what's funny though, acceleration does not measure how fast a car is, that would be top speed :p.

Minivans are cool though.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Jordanwolf

You know what's funny though, acceleration does not measure how fast a car is, that would be top speed :p.

Minivans are cool though.

That is why I used "faster"

[Jordanwolf]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

That is why I used "faster"

I wonder how many people know that though. The way people talk on this forum sometimes, it's like they just come here to fill their daily quota of verbally expressed malignant tumor attitude, an epidemic on the internet.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Jordanwolf

I wonder how many people know that though. The way people talk on this forum sometimes, it's like they just come here to fill their daily quota of verbally expressed malignant tumor attitude, an epidemic on the internet.

Meh. No different on any other forums really. Head over to the scale modeling forum and post a picture of a 1/72 scale Mustang aircraft with 12 rivets on the cowling instead of the 8 there should be for that version and see what happens. Even better make some tank tracks look like they are rusty and see how many people come screaming that tank tracks should never be shown rusted even though thousands of pictures clearly show they are.

[Jordanwolf]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Meh. No different on any other forums really. Head over to the scale modeling forum and post a picture of a 1/72 scale Mustang aircraft with 12 rivets on the cowling instead of the 8 there should be for that version and see what happens. Even better make some tank tracks look like they are rusty and see how many people come screaming that tank tracks should never be shown rusted even though thousands of pictures clearly show they are.

Hilarious, adults fighting about little toys.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Jordanwolf

Hilarious, adults fighting about little toys.

TOYS? TOYS?
Why you little....

[Jordanwolf]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

TOYS? TOYS?
Why you little....

Dw I like toys too, just haven't gotten into building cars yet.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Jordanwolf

Dw I like toys too, just haven't gotten into building cars yet.

I need to build one of those sometime just to show what can be done to make it look real.

[Jordanwolf]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I need to build one of those sometime just to show what can be done to make it look real.

It's one of my obsessions from young. They just look so cool, but you have to be careful which ones you buy.

[OfficeWorker]

Originally Posted by iBrian

So I just did a trip from phoenix to los angeles, I'll sound like a total noob but I think it literally is just the car and i'm not used to it. I was doing between 70-95 all the way, it is still very sensitive but i do think that over time i'll get used to it. reg street driving the car behaves very well and is quite enjoyable, I really think 75 is the magic number where it becomes much more sensitive.

someone mentioned check the arms, the mechanic did check them and said all is fine, i had a focus st before this and it had sensitive steering and i became used to it, just feels like the brz is much more sensitive. i'm going to try a few things that were recommended and see how that works out. thanks for all the input!

It's definitely always worth ensuring mechanical reliability, but it sounds extremely similar to how I initially felt (and, in my case, it was me just not being used to the car.) The cars I was driving right before the BRZ were a Hyundai Veloster and an old minivan...so I moved to a dramatically more agile car and, not surprisingly, I found its controls quite sensitive. Some of this I also think is just because you feel more of the road in this car.

Also, sorry your thread got totally hijacked.

[chaoskaze]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I need to build one of those sometime just to show what can be done to make it look real.

Do it tcoat, i can even give you one for free cuz i have a closet full of them...............