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Manual Rack *Myth* for c900
Posted by gorper (more from gorper) on Wed, 5 Jan 2005 16:43:07
In Reply to: LSD and manual steering?, Eli, Wed, 5 Jan 2005 12:36:36
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Hope you didn't pay a lot for that manual rack.
Just want to point out the following, for those seeking an early 900 EMS rack in the belief that it is quicker than a PS rack:
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From Saab 900 Service Manual #6:
Turns, lock to lock:
Manual steering -- 4.2
Power steering -- 3.6
EMS ['79 only?] -- 3.5
So, yes, it's quicker. By a tenth of a turn.
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I would be skeptical that you can set a PG up to significantly increase steering effort.
If you want quicker steering, you can add a quickener from a stock car fab company such as Coleman or Howe -- some fabrication required but it's been done before to a number of Saab rally cars (& maybe road cars??). Or, another alternative is to toe out the wheels a bit :-), which will make the car more responsive to steering inputs (at the expense of stability at higher speeds).
The c900 needs a limited slip **badly** and it certainly could benefit from a quicker rack. If it were me, I'd skip the EMS rack & go w/PS & PG.
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Posts in this Thread:
- LSD and manual steering?, Eli, Wed, 5 Jan 2005 12:36:36
- Re: LSD and manual steering?, Eli, Mon, 10 Jan 2005 06:05:25
- how much power?, damien, Fri, 7 Jan 2005 14:53:55
- Manual Rack *Myth* for c900, gorper, Wed, 5 Jan 2005 16:43:07 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: LSD and manual steering?, Vince T, Wed, 5 Jan 2005 14:26:12
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