ford20
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Mine noticeably shook in sport mode doing 60 but if you put it on comfort it wouldn't shake nearly as much. I'm expecting that I would have to go with the FRPP rack since my Boss was built in 2010.
claudermilk, what year is your car again?
If it is a '13 or '14.....I am very confident you won't have any issues with the shuddering.
I know this thread is a year old but I have a pair of reasons for bringing this back to the top:
2: just read the whole thread but I just want to confirm that the general consensus is still that 2011 EPAS will not tolerate the stiffer bushings, 2012 EPAS may have the updated firmware, and 13/14 likely have the updated firmware that tolerates stuffer bushings.
Is there any additional information about where the cutoff for 2012 is? Part numbers/ build dates?
What do you mean by "12 build date"? What is the full date?I suppose I'll add to the data as well, I have a 2012 with 12 build date. Changed out to energy bushing and had no shaking. I really crossed my fingers but after further research I found that cars built after a certain date were good to go. Only now hearing cases such as above that have issues.
This issue, naturally, isn't nearly as common as it was years ago.
I think we may get only a handful of calls about it each year now.
That said, since the inputs to this system are what makes it go crazy...and the programming of the EPAS is actually specific to wheel and tire size...I am very curious to know if adding dampers to the toe bars would lessen this effect.
Basically, the inputs travel through the toe bars into the rack - so I would love to see someone with this issue maybe put a heavy steel damper (cylindrical sleeve) over the shafts, to see if that would absorb the inputs and work.
Hmmmm.....