As an experiment I removed the steering damper today and I really like the way the steering feels without it. Not so heavy and slow to return. My guess is the guys who have lighter steering/no compaints have worn out steering dampers. Mine was tight.

It always blows me away when I see things like a steering damper, first-aid kit, real zebra wood, ABS, single wiper, airbag, etc on a ~$40K dollar (1988) car with a black plastic steering wheel and shift lever. Everytime I look at the shift lever and see the parting line, I think, WTF?