Steering racks for Impreza WRX

[Mikko]

Does anyone know if there are any kind of tighter steering racks available for the impreza type of cars? Old and new model ones.

[SilverRex]

wow never thought about it.. the car feels fine.. just curious.. kill me for lack of knowledge.. but why does one need a tighter steering rack?

[speedracer]

You can buy I imagine the STi 13:1... 4wheeldrift / Fuji would prob know better than me.

Keep in mind changing the steering rack ratio drastically changes how a car handles. Little movement on steering input will now magnify.

[Mikko]

Yes I know, that's the intention!

One of the largest reasons I dislike the previous version Impreza is because it has a monstrous 4.0 turns from lock to lock. Then it's 3.0 on the current one, if I'm not mistaken. The MitsuBITCHY evo series has a mere 2.2 turns from lock to lock.

In rallying and more advanced driving on twisty roads, having a tighter steering rack helps immensely.

[szw]

Is this for a make believe car?

[Mikko]

I'm not purchasing anything. I'm simply curious if it can be done, because I think it's one of the most annoying features of the Impreza versus the Mitsu Evo cars.

[2000impreza]

Originally posted by Mikko
Yes I know, that's the intention!

One of the largest reasons I dislike the previous version Impreza is because it has a monstrous 4.0 turns from lock to lock. Then it's 3.0 on the current one, if I'm not mistaken. The MitsuBITCHY evo series has a mere 2.2 turns from lock to lock.

In rallying and more advanced driving on twisty roads, having a tighter steering rack helps immensely.

you have to be kidding right? 4 turns lock to lock? do you even know anything about imprezas? the current standard wrx(GDA) is 3 turn end to end. the previous versions wrx and wrx sti type-r's were 3.2 end to end i think while the previous wrx sti type-RA was 2.5 end to end. rev-lab here in canada has a quick ratio 2.4 end to end steering rack.

[three.eighteen.]

2.2??? holy shit thats tite!!

[schlong8]

2000impreza beat me to it.
Rev-lab in Toronto just released a quick ratio rack that makes it about 1 and 3/4 turns from centre to lock. It's about over $2g's to get it though w/o trading ur core.

[4wheeldrift]

I don't know what impreza's you've been driving, but the steering in my RS is plenty quick, even for hella tight slaloms. Of course, there's always room for improvement

[2000impreza]

i think Mikko mistaken a bus for a impreza. if thats not it then its beyond me where he got the 4 turn end to end info from....

[Mikko]

http://www.rallycars.com/Cars/Impreza/STI22B_Specs.html
http://www.impreza-wrx.com/specs_1999_street.htm

From what I can tell, the north american imprezas have had 3.2 for the older imprezas, and now it's up to 3.0 for the current generation. In Europe it seems it was 3.9 turns from lock to lock on the old (which is what I'm rambling about) while the current gen here too has 3.0

Never the less, I'd really want something like the evo when it comes to tight steering. Yum. Thanks for your help everyone Except 2000impreza who is evil LOL. Just kidding.

[buh_buh]

Originally posted by Mikko
From what I can tell, the north american imprezas have had 3.2 for the older imprezas, and now it's up to 3.0 for the current generation. In Europe it seems it was 3.9 turns from lock to lock on the old (which is what I'm rambling about) while the current gen here too has 3.0

From what I can tell, you don't even have a license, so how would you know if its annoying or not.

[boi-alien]

Originally posted by buh_buh

From what I can tell, you don't even have a license, so how would you know if its annoying or not.

glad someone else noticed

[Mikko]

Keep on attacking the person instead of the argument, right on! That's the only real way to argue.

[buh_buh]

Originally posted by Mikko
Keep on attacking the person instead of the argument, right on! That's the only real way to argue.

no, I was just curious as to how you would know since you've never driven one.

[Mikko]

How do you know I've never driven one? I have never driven an old school impreza, no, but I have driven other cars that have varying ammounts of steering rack ratios. While the ones with more turn felt better in one way, because they had no servo to interfering, the ammount of turning needed was very annoying. Even on the usual 3.0 I wish it was a fair bit tighter.

[van]

You guys, stop it. lammer might get mad if you keep attacking Mikko without valid arguments! lol.

Anyways, Mikko, I guess you got told by the Impreza owners lol.

That's what you get for being so picky about cars that you haven't driven let alone owned.

[lammer]

Originally posted by defekt1
You guys, stop it. lammer might get mad if you keep attacking Mikko without valid arguments! lol.

Anyways, Mikko, I guess you got told by the Impreza owners lol.

That's what you get for being so picky about cars that you haven't driven let alone owned.

haha stfu van yo ubastard. fucking stoner goto sleep.

[van]

Originally posted by lammer



haha stfu van yo ubastard. fucking stoner goto sleep.

Hey, don't get mad, just because you just icq'd me saying you're in love with Mikko