rkrenicki's 1992 Subaru Sambar SDX - 2021-05-07 - Stirring from slumber...

[thenines']

Will/is Connecticut trying to ban Kei trucks? That would suck!!

[rkrenicki]

Will/is Connecticut trying to ban Kei trucks? That would suck!!

There have been no rumblings of it here, and I know of nobody who has had any issues. Also, mine has been registered for over 7 years now, I think it is well and truly grandfathered in at this point.

[thenines']

[rkrenicki]

I would love to add power steering to my Sambar but I'm not entirely sure where to find this or what to look for. Do you happen to have any info or part #'s that would point me in the right direction?

Honestly, I would not bother. The only thing it really helps with is doing 3-point turns when you need to change steering direction at a dead stop. All of the rest of the time, the unassisted steering is already very light. The power steering gear is a little expensive to buy, expensive to ship from Japan, and complicated to install. In addition, the capacitors inside of the steering computers are all drying out and will require replacement soon if not already.

I am not upset that I did the mod, but if I were to do it again, I would skip it.

Speaking of skipping it. I also removed the Akabou fender mirror the other day, because it is of very limited use when I already had a Dias mirror on the passenger side. I'd either need to remove the Dias mirror, or keep it folded in all of the time to make proper use of the Akabou mirror. If I still had truck mirrors installed, it would be nobrainer to remove the passenger side mirror and use the Akabou one instead.. I will sell it on eBay at some point, once I take the bumper off to get the matching fender swapped out.