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[CodeBurn3r]

do you find it at all twitchy at freeway speeds? I like the idea of swapping to something lower than i have now but i dont want to be constantly correcting on the freeway.

[Alex]

do you find it at all twitchy at freeway speeds?
I like the idea of swapping to something lower than i have now but i dont want to be constantly correcting on the freeway.

define "twitchy"....

the whole purpose of the rack change was to minimise movement on the wheel. i can change lanes with less movement now, and its a positive improvement in my opinion. it doesn't feel nervous or anything at all.

it also has a more solid feel of the road. it doesn't feel cushioned like it used to (but then again, i was running a wrecked variable rack, set on its lightest carparking setting (not the one for sale...my original one!) and it felt nervous, as the movement was way too light).

[portugese_gorilla]

well if anyone is interested in getting a quick rack i stumbled upon today on ebay:

My link

the seller also has a few other suby parts so it may be worth a look for some people

[Alex]

skippy from allthingssubaru i have heard lots of good things about this guy good buying that rack too! reco it if you wish, for trouble free happy times!

[fatcat67]

skippy from allthingssubaru


i have heard lots of good things about this guy




good buying that rack too! reco it if you wish, for trouble free happy times!

Yep, Jason (Skippy) is a top bloke.

[twinturbosubaru]

Shizer that's cheap if it goes for that low. Glad to hear you are happy with the rack Alex, welcome to the short turn club :-) Steering at freeway (and higher) speeds is rock solid, the rack is a bit heavy when parking I find, but for accuracy and feel you just can't beat it IMHO. My donor STi was good to me in many ways, and this was one of them. All I need now is a caster kit, how is yours in that respect now, better or worse tramlining ? BTW Alex, had to drop mine back to that guy, one of the seals on the input shaft shagged itself and made the steering really heavy one way at times, all fixed under warranty though, no questions asked. Regards Paul

[Alex]

Shizer that's cheap if it goes for that low.

Glad to hear you are happy with the rack Alex, welcome to the short turn club :-)

Steering at freeway (and higher) speeds is rock solid, the rack is a bit heavy when parking I find, but for accuracy and feel you just can't beat it IMHO. My donor STi was good to me in many ways, and this was one of them.

All I need now is a caster kit, how is yours in that respect now, better or worse tramlining ?

BTW Alex, had to drop mine back to that guy, one of the seals on the input shaft shagged itself and made the steering really heavy one way at times, all fixed under warranty though, no questions asked.

Regards
Paul

Castor kit from whiteline I highly reccomend Paul.
I found the tramlining improved tenfold after the wheelbearings were repaired, and better again after the rack was replaced.

I noticed there was a bit of slop in the old rack, I assume from wear and tear, and me driving it for about six months after it gave up the ghost with the variable stepper motor.

Good to hear that they looked after you in regards to repairs. I can rest a little easier now that if something happens to mine, I too will be looked after!

Cheers

A red eyed Alex.

[twinturbosubaru]

Ah, so the whiteline one is the goods heh, have to look into that then, it is driving me nuts !!! not to mention that is is getting so bad it's dangerous on the crappy roads out here ! Maybe should do wheelbearings as well, who knows when they were done as they were directly transferred from the STi, they may never have been done perhaps. Regards Paul

[Alex]

Ah, so the whiteline one is the goods heh, have to look into that then, it is driving me nuts !!! not to mention that is is getting so bad it's dangerous on the crappy roads out here !

Maybe should do wheelbearings as well, who knows when they were done as they were directly transferred from the STi, they may never have been done perhaps.

Regards

Paul

have cash up your sleeve in case the hubs are rooted.

salted roads can very much cause pitting and damage of the hubs...

hubs are about $300 each from Subaru, but you should be able to get s/h ones from a wrecker for much less...

[acres]

Old thread I know, but just scored myself an RA STI rack (13:1) with the monster. There is another one that I was also watching if anybody else wants one. It still has about a day left on it and is still very cheap (might need a rebuild though - done a few k's).

Can't wait for this to get here, I loath the current 47 turns lock to lock

[Scuba-Roo]

Matt STi_Lib gave me a Version 8 STI quick rack, apparently thats 2.7 turns lock to lock? Before installing into my RS impreza i checked mine, measures to be 2.7 turns lock to lock. My mates pignose STI is the same.


So i guess if you want a quick rack try find an RS impreza one, as you'll probably get it a bit cheaper.

[acres]

That's a 15:1 rack. The gc8 RA and GD spec C racks are 13:1 (2.2 turns lock to lock).
That's surprising yours was the 15:1 though as I thought they were only in the wrx and sti models

[Scuba-Roo]

Yeah i thought that too. Not that i'm complaining

[alexGT]

That's a 15:1 rack. The gc8 RA and GD spec C racks are 13:1 (2.2 turns lock to lock).
That's surprising yours was the 15:1 though as I thought they were only in the wrx and sti models

cost cutting, all imprezas so just give them same same haha!