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Faster Steering?
Is there someone that makes a quicker steering gear for the leggies?
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dunno how you would go about fitting one of these into the engine bay.
http://www.stockcarproducts.com/steer4.htm
http://www.stockcarproducts.com/steer4.htm
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yup. This is the way to go. All other "quick" steering options are over 750 dollars. Many rally cars are using the Howe quickener as a solution.http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/suspensio ... olumn.html206er wrote:dunno how you would go about fitting one of these into the engine bay.
http://www.stockcarproducts.com/steer4.htm
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The only Subaru steering rack with a quicker ratio than ours is the STi.
The only Subaru steering rack with a quicker ratio than ours is the STi.
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just put an 8 ball on your steering wheel!!!! i drove a stock ford taurus the other day with a ball on the steering wheel... holy shit was it ever fun. you only need one hand to steer so the other can be workin the handbrake or setting the radio or holdin a drink.
and it doesnt make you steering faster but it takes way less effort to turn the wheel so its like its faster. i over steered accedentaly lots of times at first.
i've been looking for one for my car but they seem to be illegal??
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and it doesnt make you steering faster but it takes way less effort to turn the wheel so its like its faster. i over steered accedentaly lots of times at first.
i've been looking for one for my car but they seem to be illegal??
-Alex
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The Howe racing steering quickener is a 1.5:1 ratio quickener. So our steering becomes around 11:1 or another way of looking at it, from the stock 3.3 turns lock to lock becomes 2.2. And it's only $150. But then if you don't have the mech ability to remove your own rack, cut it, weld in the unit, and get it all back together it becomes a custom job $$$.
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They are a great way to break your wrist when you hit something.mexicanzero wrote:just put an 8 ball on your steering wheel!!!! i drove a stock ford taurus the other day with a ball on the steering wheel... holy shit was it ever fun. you only need one hand to steer so the other can be workin the handbrake or setting the radio or holdin a drink.
and it doesnt make you steering faster but it takes way less effort to turn the wheel so its like its faster. i over steered accedentaly lots of times at first.
i've been looking for one for my car but they seem to be illegal??
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you can break a lot of other things running your car into stuff too...brand wrote:They are a great way to break your wrist when you hit something.mexicanzero wrote:just put an 8 ball on your steering wheel!!!! i drove a stock ford taurus the other day with a ball on the steering wheel... holy shit was it ever fun. you only need one hand to steer so the other can be workin the handbrake or setting the radio or holdin a drink.
and it doesnt make you steering faster but it takes way less effort to turn the wheel so its like its faster. i over steered accedentaly lots of times at first.
i've been looking for one for my car but they seem to be illegal??
-Alex
i dont think it would be too expensive if you were able to measure and cut the sleeves to fit then have them welded together. very slick how crucial racing installed that onto the steering column.biggreen96 wrote:The Howe racing steering quickener is a 1.5:1 ratio quickener. So our steering becomes around 11:1 or another way of looking at it, from the stock 3.3 turns lock to lock becomes 2.2. And it's only $150. But then if you don't have the mech ability to remove your own rack, cut it, weld in the unit, and get it all back together it becomes a custom job $$$.
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brand wrote:They are a great way to break your wrist when you hit something.mexicanzero wrote:just put an 8 ball on your steering wheel!!!! i drove a stock ford taurus the other day with a ball on the steering wheel... holy shit was it ever fun. you only need one hand to steer so the other can be workin the handbrake or setting the radio or holdin a drink.
and it doesnt make you steering faster but it takes way less effort to turn the wheel so its like its faster. i over steered accedentaly lots of times at first.
i've been looking for one for my car but they seem to be illegal??
-Alex
how would it break your wrist, its just a ball unless you got a death grip on it it would just slip out of your hand, wouldnt it?
back on topic that howie thing looks cool, the idea behind it is genius too bad its not easier to install...
whats the need for quicker steering anyways? rally car? i drive alot of cars everyday and only the sportiest most expensive ones have steering that is quicker and better than my good old ss. i like the feel of it its not like the new gm's where the wheel is as light as paper and you feel completely disconnected from the road. and after the suspension work i've done on my car it doesnt take much turning of the wheel to get the car to go around a sharp corner.
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Yeah rally, and other motorsports. Just makes it so you don't need to shuffle the wheel when doing tight turns or recovering a slide where you get really sideways. It would be really be a good upgrade for autocrossing. Drift guys swear by them.
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rallycross, autocross, driving up to snowboard, scare the girlfriend...everything. i was just wondering because i drive dirt sprint cars and the steering from lock to lock is like 1 turn haha. i just want a racecar feel in my dd.
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The Howe requires a GM spline U-joint or coupler. Can it still be welded onto the Legacy steering unit?
I know q-rack makes a quick steering kit for wrx's (I think the quickest ratio was 11.5:1 IIRC). I had emailed them awhile back and they said it will work for the Legacies. But as jamal indicated, it costs over $1k.
I know q-rack makes a quick steering kit for wrx's (I think the quickest ratio was 11.5:1 IIRC). I had emailed them awhile back and they said it will work for the Legacies. But as jamal indicated, it costs over $1k.
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wow 1 turn lock to lock! i cant even imagine that!! no wait maybe i can, sweet...race_to_live wrote:rallycross, autocross, driving up to snowboard, scare the girlfriend...everything. i was just wondering because i drive dirt sprint cars and the steering from lock to lock is like 1 turn haha. i just want a racecar feel in my dd.
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Yeah, the STi is 15:1.jamal wrote:they're all pretty slow. an sti is what, just over 15:1 or something?
Ours is 16:1. Everything else is 16.5:1 or higher... including the WRX or Legacy 2.5GT. The Forester is something like 18:1 I think... which makes sense considering it's supposed to be the most off-road-capable Subaru.
Yeah, jamal, I hate to say it, but I thought my Legacy had pretty responsive steering with a brand-new OEM rack, Whiteline bushings, and a smaller JDM Momo steering wheel...
... but it feels downright slow compared to my Fit. It's 12.8:1
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yeah one turn lock to lock is about all it take in my formula vee as well.
this looks like a cool product that i might consider putting into my SS once i get a few more important things sorted out for rally-x/auto-x duty.
the only problem i can for see with this is i have heard from several people that quick action in the steering during auto-x has caused the rack to cavitate and create a momentary loss in power steering, i think this may exaggerate that problem
this looks like a cool product that i might consider putting into my SS once i get a few more important things sorted out for rally-x/auto-x duty.
the only problem i can for see with this is i have heard from several people that quick action in the steering during auto-x has caused the rack to cavitate and create a momentary loss in power steering, i think this may exaggerate that problem
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I was just thinking about this today when it took me a half turn to go through the slight curve in my parking lot. Looks like 16:1 is 3 turns lock to lock though, which is pretty quick...
I was kinda hoping there'd be something quicker though, oh well, probably wouldn't have been able to afford it right now anyway.
I was kinda hoping there'd be something quicker though, oh well, probably wouldn't have been able to afford it right now anyway.
Probably safest to alter the geometry somehow.If you moved the tie rod connection closer to the hub you would change the steer ratio without having some weird gearbox connected to your steering shaft.
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there's a perrin part that does exactly that. Not sure if they'll ever sell it due to liability concerns, but we have a set at the shop.gijonas wrote:Probably safest to alter the geometry somehow.If you moved the tie rod connection closer to the hub you would change the steer ratio without having some weird gearbox connected to your steering shaft.
L and E sells columns with a quickener already installed, and some other guy just recently installed his own:
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthr ... ?t=1734365