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by spaceywilly 673 days ago
BRZ has electric power steering assist. If he puts the wheels on alignment pads he should be able to move the wheel easily. I’d still be worried about wear and tear on the components (you really don’t want your tie rods to give out at speed) but it’s a fun weekend project.
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He says ge jacked up the car to give less friction. The wear should be mininimal as no actual cornering forces are involved, which are suprisingly large, ofren exceeding the weight of the car in (momentary) lateral force. While this will still cause some wear, it is negligible. I would imagine the ideal would involve a force feedback module and completely lifting the wheels from contact. Perhaps even utilizing the cars own electric power steering.