steering as reported is silly

[Zimm]

I find it amusing that you have posted this on a social media platform

Well, when he takes out an ad in the New York Times, we’ll believe him.

 

[flynnsk]

Yep, it’s as easy as just removing the stock unit for a quick test drive to see for yourself. But of course adding an aftermarket version makes things right at the end of the day.

As well anyone who claims the aftermarket ones caused vibrations etc might have something else wrong on their truck. A stock Grenadier drives perfectly fine without a stabilizer at all.

Anyways, let the flame wars begin again cause they are coming. First will be oh it’s no big deal, just acquire a taste for it and you will be fine. Second will be the engineers at Magna know best and this is best.

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Pretty sure I would put my faith in Magna Styr first and foremost. My Second, would be making sure I am keeping things in 'spec', particularly for a NEW launch vehicle.
Just over 8K now and can tell you there IS a distinctive difference between "New" (off the Lot/Ship) and after being "Broken In (used)*" a bit.
Drive a Brand-New Grenadier around a Dealer lot.
Now drive that same Grenadier and drive 1500** miles (mixed use, on road at highway, around town, dirt road, 'rugged terrain').
Drive back to the same Dealer lot.

Once back at the Dealer, ask yourself:
Does the Grenadier's Steering make it undrivable for Me?

If so, return it immediately.

*Dependent upon the driver of course,
**I find it hard to fathom that can take someone more than 1000-1500 miles to get a "sense" of how a vehicle operates.

 

[[ Adam ]]

I have 30,000 kms on mine on all types of roads and have absolutely no problem with the standard factory steering.

It doesnt drive like his IFS steering rack LR4, so something must be wrong with it...

 

[DaveB]

It doesnt drive like his IFS steering rack LR4, so something must be wrong with it...

My previous vehicle was a Mercedes AMG Sport Coupe.
The steering was massively over assisted at low speed.
I almost hit poles in car parks and overturned at slow speeds often.......in the first couple of weeks..............then I got used to it and never noticed it again
I had the opposite problem with the Grenadier...............then I got used to it and never noticed it again
Surprising how different the steering is in two vehicles that are almost identical in every other way.

 

[Tom109]

No steering issues here:

And the steering is fine, but I was lucky enough to score a very early build.

There is no steering issue. I drive one handed, wheel self centers, never hit a curb or even felt like anything untoward could happen.

 

[DoubleDoom]

No steering issues here. I can let go of the wheel and it remains straight. However, I am a relaxed wheel holder. As I have said it on another thread, so I apologise to the regulars for a repeat. My daughter felt it needed constant correction. She was nervous driving it and was gripping hard. That was causing her to steer the IG within the white lines. She did it with my old defender previously. Once I told her to relax and actually take her hands off the wheel, she realised it didn't move around and need corrections.

There was a run where I felt it did become a bit wallowing and that was on a hot day doing long distance 70mph. The tyres got into the 40c range and I was light load. It felt similar to the reports that some have made. The next morning, I checked the cold tyre temps and they were all at 39PSI which is the heavy load setting. I dropped the PSI to 36, which is light load, and haven't had a repeat.

Now I drive it mostly one handed, relaxed with little correction needed.

 

[DaveB]

No steering issues here. I can let go of the wheel and it remains straight. However, I am a relaxed wheel holder. As I have said it on another thread, so I apologise to the regulars for a repeat. My daughter felt it needed constant correction. She was nervous driving it and was gripping hard. That was causing her to steer the IG within the white lines. She did it with my old defender previously. Once I told her to relax and actually take her hands off the wheel, she realised it didn't move around and need corrections.

There was a run where I felt it did become a bit wallowing and that was on a hot day doing long distance 70mph. The tyres got into the 40c range and I was light load. It felt similar to the reports that some have made. The next morning, I checked the cold tyre temps and they were all at 39PSI which is the heavy load setting. I dropped the PSI to 36, which is light load, and haven't had a repeat.

Now I drive it mostly one handed, relaxed with little correction needed.

I also run 36 psi cold which then get up to 39-40 psi on long highway runs.