rack & pinion steering damper

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Hi,

I have an opportunity to get a rust-free 1302 minus fenders and engine. I had been looking for a 1975 1303 because I am partial to rack and pinion steering.

I conducted a search on this forum and found a thread on making a conversion on a 1302 to a r&p system. I printed and saved the results. I also noticed a thread about a steering dampener (also called a damper within this thread) which ended with an unanswered question as to why this is necessary or an advantage with a r&p car.

So, here I am proposing the same question hoping for an answer.

BTW, the custom shop which has the above-mentioned 1302 for sale frowned on the conversion saying it was too imposing if not downright near impossible. This was part of my motive for printing the thread.

Thanks,
René