What I didn't realise for a long time was that the cars with damper blades have more castor than later cars. When I fitted mulfab bearings to my Roadster, the steering feel was transformed. Also bear in mind that my Roadster originally had Devol bushes, but the first owner had a major strop with MMC, and he claimed that the bump steer was dangerous. He demanded the later stubs, where the track rod ends were repositioned below. He had that done, so the stubs got bronze bushes as the upgrade but he had to pay. So after I fitted Mulfab bearings, the steering became finger light. No way you would need power steering, but also a lot of feedback on the road. I discussed this with Keith at BHM, and he advised me to fit a damper, which I did. A damper suggests that it would stiffen up the feel, but it doesn't. All it has done is eliminate feedback. There are those who rubbish the damper, and yet my hands on experience is that it was a huge improvement to feel. Make of that what you will.
Before I knew about the reduced castor, I assumed that fitting Mulfab bearings to my 2016 GDI would have the same effect on steering feel. This Morgan already had the MMC steering bearings, but the Mulfab bearings are way more rubust. I also fitted the Wolf lower bearings and I expected a transformation. It hardly made any difference. That can only be down to the reduced castor, and despite narrower wheels and tyres, my Roadster steering is way better than the GDI.
