my brother 96 civic hatchback doesn't come with power steering and i was wondering if power steering can be installed? if it is, is it an easy process? what parts do i need?

 

I believe i still have all my power stearing stuff from my D16z6 if your interested in it.. but i pulled it all off of my 95ex before just because it was a slight power increase not to have it & being that our cars are so light .. it's easy to turn the wheel without the power stearing. I'd personally leave it off but if your interested.. i could check to see if i still have my stuff ..

 

Leave it off. It's not worth it, and it will bog you down. Civics are light enough that PS isn't really very neccesary.

Of course it is possible to be installed, but I really don't think it is worth the effort or money. A lot of people on here take their's off.

 

you'll need the power steering pump, the lines, and a new cross-member with a ps rack(at least, theres probably more).

Definitely not an *easy*process, but it should be do-able. Im not sure you need a new crank pulley (yours might not have a spot for the belt), but if so, that'll be a bitch too.

 

yup it's definately not an easy process... but honestly my car is the same as yours and I don't even notice I don't have power steering anymore. It becomes normal after a while

 

im a weak person so i really need power steering. running925 can u check and see if u have the complete parts.

 

did you check online resources yet atthe top of the civic forum? I have a step by step in there that you might find useful.

 

ill trade you straight for 98ex complete power steering system for your nonpower, only downside is i want yours first to minimize my downtime... absolutely free i won't charge you a cent

 

wow, i am used to it now. ok, ill stay w/o ps. thanks guys.