Personally, I don’t think lower bearings will make a scrap of difference.
The main issue is that we all get cosseted with power steering on modern cars, and when faced with traditional steering, it makes it seem heavy. But, it is...what it is!
Interestingly, a friend of mine was once an after sales rep for a housebuilding company. One common complaint was driveway surfaces tearing up and of course it all emanated from the “abuse” of power steering. You can see it every day where many drivers doing a three point turn, do the turning of the steering wheel when at a standstill rather than when slowly creeping. It makes a huge difference as most of us know...and were taught to do.
