Better steering rack?

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

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 


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> 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
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> From: "Cory Langford" <Cory_Langford@bcit.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 1:19 PM
> Subject: Re: Better steering rack?
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> 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.
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> Kind of like changing the gear ratios in your tranny.  Maybe 
> I should try to change the gear ratio in the rack :)
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> 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 :)
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> 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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