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amount of steering turns
bracey - 18/4/08 at 05:49 PM

what is prefered amount of turns lock to lock ,
got standard turns on mine 2.9 ?
would going quicker make a good difference ie 2.4?
cheers
richard


JoelP - 18/4/08 at 06:03 PM

faster the better imho, when the back end goes you need to be able to point the wheels fast.


britishtrident - 18/4/08 at 06:44 PM

Yes yes yes


RazMan - 18/4/08 at 11:20 PM

I found a 2.4 was a little too fast for motorway cruising and the 2.9 was perfect, especially with a small steering wheel. Ardent track day nuts will want 2 turns or even less


NS Dev - 19/4/08 at 10:24 AM

Mine is fine as a pure road use car with 2.4 turn rack.


David Jenkins - 19/4/08 at 05:55 PM

I started with the standard 3.5 turn rack, changed to the 2.4 turn one. After a while I thought it was a bit too 'brisk' so I changed back - and hated it! The 2.4 one is now a permanent fixture.

It's a bit heavy at parking speeds, but really easy at driving speeds.

I wouldn't go any slower now...


bimbleuk - 20/4/08 at 05:23 AM

Similar experience here I was using the car regularly on track with a 2.4 rack. Now I'm using it a lot more on the road I've gone to a 2.9 rack and its a good compromise. Maybe a little slow sometimes to catch the car on track so you can end up wagging the tail a bit more!