rack question

[LL - NY]

And in un-assisted cars like my ex-GTi (4.2 turns, lock to lock) the slow
steering ratios
mechanical advantage made it possible to be able to turn the steering wheel
at all. It
did mean it was possible to make absolutely minute adjustments of line while
autocrossing
while potentially being totally hamfisted, however it also meant catching
the tail on lift
throttle if done improperly was darned well totally impossible.

LL - NY

On 2/7/08, Ti Kan <ti at amb.org> wrote:
>
> AvantAge writes:
> > Wow, I am always amazed at the awesome turning radius of my 87 & 88
> Avants, and my 2002 A4 Avant. I have friends with Jap & 'Merican compacts
> that can't pull a u-turn in as tight of a circle as my land yachts. All of
> my Audis have had tight turning radii in my opinion - type 89, type 44, and
> B6.
> >
> > -Adam
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
> On Behalf Of Rick Cone
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 6:51 PM
> > To: quattro at audifans.com
> > Subject: rack question
> >
> > Is it possible to get a quicker ratio rack for my 89 200 tq avant?  It
> turns like, well, a station wagon.
> >
> > Rick
>
> The steering rack ratio has nothing to do with turning radius.  It has
> to do with how many turns of the steering wheel vs the amount of turn
> at the front tires.  I.e., a slow ratio rack might require 3.5+ turns
> end-to-end but a quick ratio might be 2 turns or less.  The ultimate
> amount of tire movement would be the same, so the turning radius is
> unaffected.
>
> A quicker ratio rack will give quicker reflexes during driving,
> but may make the car behave "nervous" or "touchy" at speed.
>
> -Ti
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