Drove Vibe for first time, impression-handling/steering is fair-suggestions to improve?

[lexicon]

Drove the Stock automatic for the first time. Impression is that the steering responsiveness is somewhat slow. I am used to a Supra, what do you suggest to do to give you that improved tossability and responsiveness to the steering wheel?The only improvements I have read about are sway bars and springs.Will these make the car more nimble in terms of being able to turn wheel and get the car to respond more quickly?

[NascarXprt]

also a strut tower brace will most probaly help it. but yes springs and swaybars will help with the steering response.

[ColonelPanic]

Sounds like what you really need is some steering gear with a quicker response - but I highly doubt a higher performance rack exists for this application. Mine drives crazy now, the rack is pretty screwed up - it's all over the place in the blink of an eye, I guess if you bought a Vibe we could trade rack and pinions. j/kYou can always go with a different tire, that could make all the difference in handling and steering response as many here have found.

[NSimkins]

Quote, originally posted by lexicon »The only improvements I have read about are sway bars and springs.Springs and sway bars will make the most improvement in steering response as well as high-performance tires.

[northvibe]

i concur,good tires, strut tower bar, front and rear sway bars and new springs or coil overs, would help it out.

[AKLGT]

1. springs2. strut bar3. sway bars

[ballrub]

4. Bigger wheels / lower profile performance tires!

[joatmon]

Quote, originally posted by lexicon »I am used to a Supra, what do you suggest to do to give you that improved tossability and responsiveness to the steering wheel?Coming from a supra, maybe some amount of lowered expectations are required. I came to the Vibe from a land yacht, so the nimbleness and responsiveness of the Vibe steering were much better than what I had before.