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Life is strange, Mikael. Pantera owners add wide tires to the front end along with more than stock caster, then are surprised to find the car steers heavier at low speeds than their power-steering-boosted Toyota Forerunner.... Maybe 10% of them have physical problems that require a li'l boost at parking lot speeds.
There are 3 types of power steering: hydraulic (any big U.S. sled from the '50s-on), electro-hydraulic (Toyota MR-2 '92-95) and full-electric (Saturn, etc). All have large adaption problems/costs and add much weight. I have a good friend with a Bugeye Sprite who swapped in a 426 Hemi, then tried to adapt Saturn full-electric power steering since the front wt increased radically. Trouble is, modern passenger car steering is variable-boost and is fully integrated into the main ECU and electric speedometer....both missing from a '70s Pantera (or a '60s Bugeye).
There are other aftermarket full-electric systems available (one from England) but at $2500 & up, I think a course of personal exercise and upper body-building might be better for most of us. Or simply avoiding driving slow!
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