The steering is my main source of disappointment on my car too.
i've recently fitted 15mm spacers with stock Avus and it does increase steering weight somewhat but not feel. I removed the steering damper which was completely goosed, so there was no difference TBH some people have reported much more pleasant steering with a new damper.... RHD ones aren't cheap though, although i'm sure the LHD one can be used with a little mod with a grinder - planning on tryong it out with a cheap LHD Febi one some time soon.
I've also dialed up the preload as much as i could which tightened up the response, but again didn't really increase the "feel" - i recommend tweaking the pre-load if you've never done it, made a big difference on my 174k ish CQ.
I'm going to fit an ABY rack when i do my engine swap to get the quicker rack, and becasue mine still has a lot of play at the maximum preload i could get away with.
I think to increase the feel the chassis needs to be much stiffer and increased castor might be worth experimenting with - i'd try some offset front subframe bushes if there were some available other than the 034 ones, which i think could end up cracking the subframe with where their anti-rotation dowels sit
Planning on welding in some pick-up points for bolt on chassis bracing under the tunnel and across the subframe mounting points to attempt some chassis stiffening without having to use a cage
i've recently fitted 15mm spacers with stock Avus and it does increase steering weight somewhat but not feel. I removed the steering damper which was completely goosed, so there was no difference TBH some people have reported much more pleasant steering with a new damper.... RHD ones aren't cheap though, although i'm sure the LHD one can be used with a little mod with a grinder - planning on tryong it out with a cheap LHD Febi one some time soon.
I've also dialed up the preload as much as i could which tightened up the response, but again didn't really increase the "feel" - i recommend tweaking the pre-load if you've never done it, made a big difference on my 174k ish CQ.
I'm going to fit an ABY rack when i do my engine swap to get the quicker rack, and becasue mine still has a lot of play at the maximum preload i could get away with.
I think to increase the feel the chassis needs to be much stiffer and increased castor might be worth experimenting with - i'd try some offset front subframe bushes if there were some available other than the 034 ones, which i think could end up cracking the subframe with where their anti-rotation dowels sit
Planning on welding in some pick-up points for bolt on chassis bracing under the tunnel and across the subframe mounting points to attempt some chassis stiffening without having to use a cage
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