Steering Question

hjubm2 · Post by **hjubm2** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:08 pm

Hey,

I'm building up a GK Sigma to rally & are looking for some advice/ideas of what to do to fix the shocking steering. Have been told to shorten the steering arms but is that the best idea? Since the cars going to be raced the handling can't be effected & I've got a feeling that shortening the steering arms would have a bad effect.

What other options have been used or what is suggested?

Thanx

regor · Post by **regor** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:13 am

hey man is it power steering or just a manual one rack...

hjubm2 · Post by **hjubm2** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:07 am

Power steering

Sigmaproject · Post by **Sigmaproject** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:08 pm

I was going to put power steer on the wagon until I drove a sedan with it on.

PS is still in the shed

panda · Post by **panda** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:15 am

I've put power steering on my GJ rally car & would never go back. Steering box ratio is faster from lock to lock, no more jarring feedback of the steering wheel, & my arms don't ache after the event.

Sigmaproject · Post by **Sigmaproject** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:33 pm

Well I guess I only drove the car for 200 metres

The steering was so quick compared to my manual steering that I was forever over correcting, just trying to go in a straight line

Went to turn left into my driveway and nearly finished up in the neighbours place.

I am used to my steering (the only car I have owned without PS in the last 20 years) and now that I have a decent set of Bridgestones on the wagon she steers and corners like she is on rails. Well almost

Sigmaproject · Post by **Sigmaproject** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:03 pm

This should get people going

BRIDGESTONES

Had some crap tyres on the Sigma for 5 years. Wouldnt steer, wouldnt handle, wouldnt grip. Crappy tyres had all the right Speed /temp/treadwear ratings and looked pretty sporty with it directional tread. Took one to get a puncture fixed and found that the tread was delaminating.

So on went a set of Bridgestones. What a difference ;) And after 6 months they are still just as good. There are so many different brands of crappy tyres. Probably all coming in from China.

I will never buy "no name" tyres again.

Post by **81GL** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:39 pm

Tyre choice...

arh this always makes a good stir

Have seen some scary things also in regards to cheap tyres :? Thankfully not on my car

Sigmaproject · Post by **Sigmaproject** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 3:11 pm

I bought some shit tyres from JAX for my Subaru. One kept going flat so I took it back. They dropped in the water tank and found air bubbles coming out of the sidewall

Crap. I had a set of Nankangs on my 1 Tonner. Would start to aquaplane 2 days before it started raining

. Hopeless.

Now they are ALL on Bridgestones . Happy Days

Post by **81GL** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:03 pm

Sigmaproject wrote:I had a set of Nankangs on my 1 Tonner. Would start to aquaplane 2 days before it started raining . Hopeless.

Baffling as always... Heard a lot of mixed opinions on the Nankangs... yet to have the experience myself though lol.

Oh... & I'm getting a Vibe too ? something about you & Bridgestone

Sigmaproject · Post by **Sigmaproject** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:32 pm

Actually a mate has Nankangs on his 6 litre Monaro. Recons they are the best handling tyre he has ever had.

But he never drives it in the rain.

Funny , I wont get in his Monaro with him driving and he wont get in the Sigma with me driving. Mutual mistrust

Did I mention that I use Bridgestones

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