Electric power steering?

Anybody ever run across an electric power steering setup in a cj5?

 

I can see the advantages but I'm not a fan of it.
Here is a thread Electric Power Steering

 

sounds like it isn't a well liked idea. maybe needs time for the masses to accept?

 

Considering it's fairly standard equipment on a whole slew of newer cars (Including the F-Series pickups), and I'm not hearing of massive failures, I'd say it's probably got most of the bugs worked out.

 

Electric powered assist I guess. Not sure of proper nomenclature. From what I've seen its still a hydraulic steering box, the electric motor takes place of the hydraulic pump? Mustangs have had conversion kits forever. Just wondering why they aren't popular in jeeps. Electrical goes out and its back to manual steering. It won't lock up or anything

 

I have a 14 Silverado with electric power steering. cant find any hyd. on it anywhere

 

So why don't more jeepers use it? Seems nice. It's a proven system

 

Well as a Willys CJ2A owner with a 80" wheel base power steering on the road can be a little scarry. Most boxes are like 4 turns stop to stop that's pretty damn quick. I have a Manual Saginaw 525 box its like 6.25 turns stop to stop. More work off road but so much safer on road. Rather hit a tree then on coming traffic when I reach for the radio.

 

If it is anything like the electric power steering in my car it is because you want to feel something through the wheel. I don't want to talk about the number of times I have slipped off the side of the road because I could not feel the edge of the road through the wheel when I have an oncoming car on a narrow road.

 

If the wiring and electronics are anything like my older F-350, I'd say failures are only a matter of time.

How many bazzillion safety recalls were made on "newer cars" in 2015?

 

Meh, it's not like there were never recalls on hydraulic power steering systems. And they've been in use quite a bit longer. Not saying that there's zero chance of failure, but outside of willful negligence, they just aren't going to mass produce something that's inherently dangerous.

Even the Corvair and Pinto, all of the press about how "dangerous" they were (and yes, I'm aware people died, I'm not trying to absolve any manufacturer of malfeasance), the actual danger of them was considerably less than people think it was.

 

I got interested in the electric power steering idea awhile back and came across this to control it.

Saturn Vue Ion Chevrolet Equinox – Electric power steering controller box – EPAS

Seems to me that the biggest obstacle to giving something like this a try is that the motor would have to be located in the busiest area of the jeep (exhaust, master cylinder, floor pedals and linkage, etc).

 

I absolutely hate the electronic steering in my wife's 2012 car. It won't drive straight! It is always wanting to go a little to the right or a little to the left. I am constantly correcting. Forget driving with one hand. I took it to the dealership twice when the car was brand new and they said that is just the way they are, there was nothing they could do about it. I don't like the feel of front wheel dive vehicles anyway, but now this? There are fewer and fewer cars out there now that are rear wheel drive.

 

When I converted from the Ross bellcrank monkey motion setup, I went to a manual Saginaw box so I wouldn't even have a belt, pump or hoses to worry about. Whew, not there's electric! Next thing you know, new jeeps will have power brakes and auto transmissions!!! Wait a darn minute!! They do!!!! What is this world coming to? lol