Steering Rack - 2 Turns lock to Lock - Any Good ?

[macspring]

Not gonna buy one of these, but just wondering if any did buy one, LHD or RHD, what they thought o them, and was it any good.

As I say just curious, either for a B4 or a C4.

http://www.034motorsport.com/chassis-components-audi-40008090urq-steering-rack-short-ratio-small-chassis-audi-p-817.html

Thanks for any comments.

[macspring]

Bump !

[Error404]

As a pure track car yes it might be ok. IMHO it will be far too sharp and you will have little steering accuracy. The stock ABY/RS2 rack is 2.6 turns which is a quick rack by most standards. Yes the higher ratio requires marginally more steering effort but very little IME. You loose steering feel though, as you have less "resolution"across the range of the rack. Single input steering would be like stabbing at a grape with a cocktail stick after 6 pints.
Why do you ask?

[macspring]

Why do you ask?

mcandmar said it to me ages ago, and I didn't get it. i.e. that the steering rack in the B4 is much quicker than the C4, and after driving both for a while, I can 'see' it perfectly.

So was just wondering about how to quicken up the rack in a RHD C4, on the cheap, if it's real dear and has to be custom made wouldn't be worth it, would just have to spin the wheel more.

Just musing......

[Error404]

Expensive! Yes it would not be worth the cost (IMHO)

[terrybullwon]

Yes i have one, they are bloody awesome!

Best suited for a track car though like Alex said. You can really hack away at the wheel.

[speeding-g60]

and James' rack took forever to get, too.

[Audi_CQ]

Very good for track use. No problem for road use.

[caterpillar]

Audi cq@ what car does toy use the rack; and what tyres/ size???

[A1QSHIP]

The steering rack listed in the link is for the small chassis cars. I have yet to see anything listed for the larger C4 chassis. For my UrS6 I would like a quicker steering rack as it feels a little slow when turning. Suppose one could shorten the arms on the strut tube but that may alter Ackerman Angle unfavorably.
Chris

[caterpillar]

may the s6+ (97) does have another ratio... they DO have another P/N...???.and will fit c4 and 44q and d11 chassi...!

[A1QSHIP]

may the s6+ (97) does have another ratio... they DO have another P/N...???.and will fit c4 and 44q and d11 chassi...!

Any more information on this?

[vag_nutter]

Just checked on etka, s6+ has the same rack as all the other c4's

[caterpillar]

outside very like, but the ratio?? its inside, yeah....

[macspring]

A few guys on here with an S6+ should be able to check if they see this thread ?