Racks

[mik]

Sometimes I forget how different we have it with steering racks now.

The Evora is 2.7 turns lock to lock and is magnesium-steering-wheel perfection. Pete’s 600LT was as close as I have experienced to its levels of feel despite assistance.

Mrs mik’s E-Tron is about 2.4 turns lock to lock. It’s has nothing like the feel of course, but in terms of ratio - who would have thought 10yrs ago that a 2.5tonne 4x4 would have such a quick rack?

Hot hatches were around 3.5turns lock to lock when I was a hot-Hatcher. I can remember driving a hired Orion very early in my driving career that had an unassisted rack at 5.4 turns lock to lock. Yes really. It was fucking ridiculous...

[Matty]

147GTA was only 1.7 lock to lock.....fairly common in Alfa's, the Giulia is only 2 turns as well.

[integrale_evo]

Yeah, Alfa’s have had quick racks for a while, the mitos one makes it feel really pointy.

Takes some adjustment getting into the ‘sud which needs the most arm twirling for even modest bends

[scotta]

2 turns lock to lock on the M240i. Golf R was the same…until I ruined it by fitting a non OEM rack.

[tim]

3.5 ish on the XJ8 it seems.

[Shlergen]

Focus st is apparently 1.8 with the turning circle of a hgv.

[Sundayjumper]

These are not the nice racks I was looking for.

[JonMad]

^--- this.

Fabia is annoyingly quite a few turns lock to lock, which doesn't help navigating tight coned courses in it.

[mik]

The Orion I referred to above was borderline dangerous. It is probably 28years since I drove it, but I still recall counting thre number of turns lock to lock cos I couldn’t believe how low geared it was. 2.7 turns from centre to either full left or fill right lock.

It was light for a manual system. Which I assume was the whole point.... but roundabouts were farcical, and you’d need a week to gather up a lift-off-oversteer slide.

[Rich B]

Maestros are 3.6 turns - awful, like you were turning a boat.

[Jobbo]

Much a like a decent rack, I do enjoy recirculating balls.

[mik]

Much a like a decent rack, I do enjoy recirculating balls.

Would you put your worm in a roller though?