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      02-05-2006, 10:39 PM   #74
shuzmaker
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Originally Posted by akhbhaat
Are you sure you're not confusing "feel" with stiffness?

When I drove the E90, the steering had a nice heft (actually...more of that winding "stiffness" you get from BMW's steering rack) to it, but when you would hit bumps, road imperfections, and debris, the steering didn't really respond to it. It felt isolated...as though I were driving on perfectly smooth roads (even when I wasn't). My E46 with urethane LCA bushings will transmit jolts and impacts right to your hands.

Most people don't like that, but I do. Feels more interactive. It could be that I've gotten too used to the urethane bushings, but I still remember my buddy's E36 doing something similar, even with the stock bushings.
E90 with or without ZSP?
The e90 without ZSP would feel that way.
The 325 w/ZSP with the Bridgestone RFT's are really bad over bumps and road imperfections. I could only imagine the 18 RFTs to be worse.
On the other hand, the RFT really shines on flat and perfectly smooth roads.
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