Retro fit power steering

carchaeologist

What do ye make of this?Would be very handy for heavier classics.

Would you like to cure this without changing the steering characteristics of the car? We can now offer you a solution: An EZ Electric Power Steering system that is completely hidden underneath the dashboard.
The existing steering rack or box remains unchanged and thus retains the standard steering ratio and setup. The amount of assistance is fully adjustable and is speed / load sensitive. When we install the EZ system we use CNC laser cut bespoke brackets designed to fit the original mounting points of your car. As no holes are drilled, no cutting or welding to the chassis or body the car can always be converted back to its original system. Under the bonnet there are no changes, everthing remains as original. The advantages of an electrical system opposed to a hydraulic system are numerous. The electric motor only uses power when steering assistance is necessary whilst a hydraulic pump is continously operating when the engine is running. A hydraulic setup generally uses around 4 horsepower and therefore consumes extra fuel consumption even when driving straight ahead.
Because the electric Power steering system is truly speed sensitive it will steer light at low speeds and not become lighter at high speed. The amount of assistance can be selected by turning a potentiometer, the driver can select the desired feel (i.e. more assistance with wider tires and/or smalller steering wheel. With a hydraulic system there is usually little feel and no possibility to adjust this at all.
In the unlikely event that the electric power steering system has a defect the car would steer exactly like it did prior to power steering conversion. If a car fitted with an hydraulic system would have a fault the car would steer extremely heavy.
The EZ electric power steering works without making a sound, It can not leak and is completely maintenance free. When will you turn around with an EZ Power Steering conversion?

The fact the original box or rack stays unchanged would seem to be a good idea for originality buffs.
http://www.ezpowersteering.nl/?lang=us

peasant

I'm sort of missing the words "type" and "approval" ...steer your classic into a crowd of people with this installed and your insurance (and the gardai) will go looking for those words too

kasper

a gem alright but it doesnt seem to cover all makes ?

Fishtits

Motorsport folks have been fitting Corsa sourced electric power steering to all manner of vehicles for several years, I assume this is a similar but generic system.

Thinkingaboutit

My Wolseley 16/60 had power steering when there was ice on the roads.:cool:

Itsfixed

Chap with a BMW 2002 did what he claims is the first RHD conversion EZ rack.

http://www.bmw2002.co.uk/pdfs/02%20Power%20Steering.pdf

galwaytt

peasant wrote: »

I'm sort of missing the words "type" and "approval" ...steer your classic into a crowd of people with this installed and your insurance (and the gardai) will go looking for those words too

Don't think so. The system is a piggy-back, parallel system, and your direct (aka original, mechanical) steering is unaffected.

...as for TA, I'd throw in......your recently imported, rust-free from Sunny SoCal or South Africa classic won't have it. Nor your LHD whatever. Nor, come to think of it, a whole bunch of pre-TA classics.

I don't see TA for braking upgrades for older stuff, either, but they make a contribution to safety....