Better steering rack?

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (Mtl-Marc)]

I'll let you know for sure. I shall order one before christmas.

In fact I plan to have the car down in Cincy next year, so I can even let
you drive it.

Cheers.

Marc

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Marc Getty [mailto:marc@getty.net] 
> Envoy? : 1 octobre 2006 22:05
> ? : 'Mtl-Marc'
> Objet : RE: Better steering rack?
> 
> 
> If you install this let me know! I'd be very interested in 
> the results!
> 
> -Marc
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mtl-Marc [mailto:marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca]
> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 1:55 PM
> To: 'Scirocco-l@scirocco.org'
> Subject: RE: Better steering rack?
> 
> This you're looking for?
> <<http://www.autotech.com/prod_susp_stracks.htm>>
> 
> I am planning to get one for next summer actually. I think 
> someone else on the list has one too.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> marc 
> 
> 
> > 
> > The rack just has a regular angled cut to it's teeth.
> > The pinion, due to the way it is angled in the housing, has very 
> > non-standard teeth. More like a helical gear.
> > I doubt if you'll find any stock gear that you could 
> interchange with 
> > it.
> > OTOH, Quaife makes a high ratio non-power gear set for the VW rack. 
> > Not cheap I'm sure.
> > So, what's the problem of using the PS rack without the power like 
> > Jeff suggested?
> > Dan
> > 
> > From: "Cory Langford" <Cory_Langford@bcit.ca>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 1:19 PM
> > Subject: Re: Better steering rack?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Response from the steering is not really the issue.  I already have 
> > very good suspension, tires, etc.  The issue is when going 
> into a hair 
> > pin corner I don't want to have to crank the wheel 360 
> degrees, or so.
> > I would like to have less input.  It a couple inches of turn for a 
> > tight normal corner, and many a 1/2 to 1/4 turn for a hair pin.
> > 
> > Kind of like changing the gear ratios in your tranny.  
> Maybe I should 
> > try to change the gear ratio in the rack :)
> > 
> > Oh, I like manual racks better than power steering.  I have always 
> > thought vw's PS has a little too little of the road feel 
> left in it - 
> > although it is miles better than the ford truck I used to have :)
> > 
> > Cory Langford
> > ?81 1.8S (for Supercharged)
> > ?78 1.9L 8V Turbo
> > ?86 2.1L 8V Turbo
> > ?68 Ghia
> > ?95 Eurovan
> > 
> >
> 
> 
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