Did anyone ever produce an aftermarket rack?

djtez · December 27, 2009, 07:23:39 PM

I was wndering if anyone made a short throw steering rack?
as i'd much prefer my steering to be more snappy.!

polo classic · December 27, 2009, 11:11:00 PM

300 mm steering wheel is much cheaper

jez1272gt · December 28, 2009, 11:19:19 AM

Quote from: polo classic on December 27, 2009, 11:11:00 PM
300 mm steering wheel is much cheaper

Probably not much cheaper if you factor in a decent momo or similar wheel and a fitting boss. Circa £150 new. I dont know if any one has ever produced a quick rack but a smaller steering wheel will only give you sligthly quicker steering in terms of hand movement, it wont get your vehicle in any tighter than a standard wheel.

djtez · December 28, 2009, 11:24:53 AM

Thts a shame because i think the polo suffers from a lot of steering rotations..
my friends manta has quick rack and is simply far better...
i wonder if any of the genius's on here could fabricate one

djtez · December 28, 2009, 05:10:56 PM

got ppp setup

wishbone converson.. with kw's
polybushd arm's..

the polo holds well in the front end.
the back not so much..
if a had a quicker rack then i could catch lift off oversteer , whch g40's suffer badly from, alot easier..

Nick_S · December 28, 2009, 05:20:35 PM

Might be worthwhile investing in an LSD or ATB diff then to compliment those other mods

lance · December 28, 2009, 05:51:28 PM

or stop full on lifting off...

cheddarcheese · December 29, 2009, 12:08:24 AM

is there any way to modify the original?

bbspolo · December 29, 2009, 04:45:35 AM

Has no one ever looked into making some sort of inderpendant rear suspention to replace the rear beam on g40's??
I know of a chap who makes a setup for the fwd escorts much like the maxi escorts used to run?

If i could find the pics ive got somewere id show what i mean!

polo classic · December 29, 2009, 09:33:20 AM

seen pictures of it many moons ago, on a berg cup car

bbspolo · December 30, 2009, 08:03:45 PM

yer its a big thing to do if ur serious on the fwd escort thing as they suffer from lift of understeer with big hp and track sorted suspention!

Trying to find the pics i have of it but struggling!

djtez · December 31, 2009, 04:19:30 PM

i have cup gear box with lsd

polo is just so rear end happy and sometimes it just snakes up the road till it straightens its self

hardchargin40 · December 31, 2009, 10:59:29 PM

Triangulate and turret the rear axle. Can also sort a better rear arb setup similar to nick wilson's setup.

Also look into spring rates at the rear if your suffering lift off oversteer... that or read the road ahead so you shouldn't have to. Being fast is being progressive - learnt that on a high performance course many moons ago, lol.

benh999 · January 01, 2010, 03:35:54 PM

yup, progressive driving combined with right car = quickest from A to B

djtez · January 02, 2010, 06:04:23 PM

triangulate ..? ftom rear hub to roughly middle of beam . . i'msure a long time ago isaw that on club polo