Audi sport steering rack

[nervas]

looking for Audi sport steering rack, was homologated also with Audi S2

looks like this (similar to Audi 100/200):

[s2driveruk]

hmmm, good luck with that one, looks a beasty if you can source one and gets rid of the horrible carrier plate too. I have thoughts about that going through Fuchsrohre

[nervas]

hmmm, good luck with that one, looks a beasty if you can source one and gets rid of the horrible carrier plate too.

what do you mean by telling "get rid of the horrible carrier plate" ?

[s2driveruk]

i mean the one you show in the pictures does not have the horrible carrier plat for the inner tie rods like the stock S2 ones have which IS a good thing

[nervas]

yesterday got steering rack from audi 200, it's a 5cm too long to fit in typ85/89 body, but housing seems the same as homologated in Audi race cars. Also it is 3.5 turns from lock to lock, compared to 2.5 turns, that I fitted now in my car.

The worst thing with that stock rack and carrier plate is that steering rack shaft moves not only to left/right but also front/back and up/down while turning the wheels with hot tyres after few laps and it changes TOE...

[terrybullwon]

Did you ever find a Audi sport rack?

[Evert Thomas]

I'm going to use this one. Ratio 1/1:5

[terrybullwon]

nice how will you make it work?

[Evert Thomas]

You have to cut the steeringbar and welt the two bushed on the both ends and put the device between it, so not to complicated.

[terrybullwon]

So basicly its a gear... you put between the column and rack.

[Evert Thomas]

Exactly!

[terrybullwon]

Exactly!

You have a cage right?

[Evert Thomas]

That is also correct.

[terrybullwon]

Just a bit dubious as the part you are replacing is designed to crush if you have a mishap. Does this part collapse?

[nervas]

Did you ever find a Audi sport rack?

Yes I found two versions, one original from Sport Quattro 3800Eur, ant another from B4 STW - 3500Eur, a bit too expensive will try to use from Audi 200...

at the moment I have quick ratio from Sellholm, but shaft is moving too much front/back so it makes huge bumpsteer... I tested if I lock steering rack not to move, then I have 0 bumpsteer on front over 15mm shock travel... only the rack makes bad things on Audi