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Steering damper brackets from Geoff's Shed (Aus) arrived today, well made. Got home from work 7:30pm and fitted with pre-ordered SLK steering damper. All looks good,  moved steering wheel whilst I checked fitting and movement, and all looks good. Off for 75 mile drive to meet best friend at Sammy Miller Museum tomorrow , so will report back on the change up front. said the steering wheel said the steering was still easy to move. 
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I would be v interested to see how this works out, especially how much increase in steering effort.
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I would be v interested to see how this works out, especially how much increase in steering effort. +1 - he sells some interesting stuff....
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I would be v interested to see how this works out, especially how much increase in steering effort. Well with the car up on axle stands I would say it is still pretty easy to turn the steering wheel, just a little resistance. I doubt very much if when on the ground and driven at slow speed that you would be able to tell it has a damper now. I will let you know later today. 
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I would be v interested to see how this works out, especially how much increase in steering effort. Well did a 160 mile round trip from Beer to Sammy Miller museum yesterday, every sort of road types you could want. Results Slow speed driving - still easy to steer, feels very slightly heavier 30-50mph - calm steering, no kick back hitting bumps in road surface 50+mph NO shimmy, car feels stable no wandering about, I did drive up to some higher speeds and felt calm and relaxed apart from having to take hat off so it did not blow off. Heavy braking, more control in straight line (I had to as a moron cut me up as I came off a roundabout). Overall a great success, the only way I cn describe it is the steering is more controlled, calm and the car just feels more planted on the road, less jittery overall, I hope that makes sense.  So if you have a shimmy issue, or want to calm things down on the steering feedback then I think this is the answer. Whether you have set up like me (bearings under top springs & no reaction plates) or Suplex I think the £24 for the SLK damper and the £50 for a pair of brackets from Geoff's Shed is a no brainier! 
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Forgive my ignorance but who orwhat is Geoff's shed.
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Forgive my ignorance but who orwhat is Geoff's shed. Have a look and you too will be inon the secret 
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Update on the steering damper. Having driven 200 miles with it now I have to say a big improvement, if you want more control and a smoother drive it is a must in my opinion. Apart from removing shimmy issues it controls kick back and the unwind feel when cornering hard and accelerating out of bends. I suspect a benefit for whatever your set up is, whether traditional or Suplex. It would be interesting if someone with Suplex that has fitted a damper gave there views on it as well.
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Thanks for the feedback Adrian.
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