Solutions for tighter steering
Solutions for tighter steering With my car now having 157k miles and never having had any of the ball joints or tie rods replaced, what are some solutions for reducing/eliminating the amount of steering slop that i'm currently experiencing?
yep replace your steering rack and tie rods.
i just replaced mine after 120k and its like fine german engineering now. super precise. and also tighter/more resistance feel. in a good way.
tiny inputs at center actually do something now, instead of just slop.
i just replaced mine after 120k and its like fine german engineering now. super precise. and also tighter/more resistance feel. in a good way.
tiny inputs at center actually do something now, instead of just slop.
Good to hear! I've got a little slop in the center as well. I'm throwing shocks on in a few days and might knock out tie rods as well. What parts did you go with?
Now think how I feel with 188k on the clock and I assume nothing has been touched (only had the car a few days).
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Do you mind sharing which steering rack you went with? I see some with 2.25 turns lock to lock and others with 3 turns. I assume the 2.25 turns is preferred for better responsiveness.
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I have 135k miles on the original rack but have replaced the outer tie rods and ball joints many thousands of miles ago, well before the steering slack started.
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I had slop in my steering wheel and ended up tightening the last bolt before the shaft goes into the rack (I think it's a 10mm or 11mm... I forget now) and that completely took all the slack out of the steering.
I have 135k miles on the original rack but have replaced the outer tie rods and ball joints many thousands of miles ago, well before the steering slack started.
I have 135k miles on the original rack but have replaced the outer tie rods and ball joints many thousands of miles ago, well before the steering slack started.
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I had slop in my steering wheel and ended up tightening the last bolt before the shaft goes into the rack (I think it's a 10mm or 11mm... I forget now) and that completely took all the slack out of the steering.
I have 135k miles on the original rack but have replaced the outer tie rods and ball joints many thousands of miles ago, well before the steering slack started.
I have 135k miles on the original rack but have replaced the outer tie rods and ball joints many thousands of miles ago, well before the steering slack started.
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^^^I WISH that there were a quicker ratio, bolt-in rack for our cars, but no, sadly there is NOT. 
I was going to contact Flaming River at one point, since they do custom, one-off fabrications for many, but I gave up on that idea, thinking do I REALLY need a $5K+ steering rack?!
BTW, Woodward, a race steering company REFUSES to do anything bolt-in for our rides.
I was going to contact Flaming River at one point, since they do custom, one-off fabrications for many, but I gave up on that idea, thinking do I REALLY need a $5K+ steering rack?!
BTW, Woodward, a race steering company REFUSES to do anything bolt-in for our rides.