Lowerit Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 This is my first post. I have been selling Subaru's for the last 3 years and finally sold one to my father. In anycase We do quite a bit of autocrossing and one thing I noticed ont he LEgacy GT is that it's very easy to beat the powersteering.... is there a fix for this? J.M 05 Outback VDC 86 Fiero 32V northstar V8 5spd 65 Corvair Turbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 ^ yes, dial in less camber and caster or get a new quick ratio steering rack Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowerit Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 where can I get a quicker ratio rack from? The rack Speed is fine , I have just found that every subaru with the exception of the STi has powersteering I can beat. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobY Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 The car uses the same rack as the STi i think its more of an alignment issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowerit Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 It uses the same rack as an STI?? Then WTF is with the steering. I had an 05 GT at an autocross and the steering went dead when you threw it into sea of cones... I have also autocrossed a friends STi on numerous occasions with a bone stock alignment and not been able to beat the steering. is the pulley ont he Sti smaller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 ^ that's a known problem and it's due to many things.. (the dead zone is large). The alignment of the caster and camber is a lot on the GT (stock), more so than any other previous Subaru. I guess it's Subaru way of making the car fool-proof and provide that slow luxury ride.. if you increase the camber and caster on this car (after mods like mine), it will make it worse.. only thing you can do is to get better tires and lessen some of the camber if possible. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobY Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 It uses the same rack as an STI?? Then WTF is with the steering. I had an 05 GT at an autocross and the steering went dead when you threw it into sea of cones... I have also autocrossed a friends STi on numerous occasions with a bone stock alignment and not been able to beat the steering. is the pulley ont he Sti smaller? Dunno maybe bubbles in your PS lines? The PS really shouldent go dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 ^ it's not dead, it's actually a large dead zone, it's mostly felt when you do a slalom at 35 mph and up.. toss the car around, you'll feel it. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieRU Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Xenonk, what alignment settings would you recommend to get a tighter steering feel? The problem I have is that the steering feels too light as if I'm driving on ice (feels like there is not enough contact between the front tires and the road). Also, the steering wheel seems to have some freeplay zone, although it's pretty minimal. The tire pressure is within the specs (33 up front and 30 in the back). Thanks. The dealer said that the steering system on the car works fine. So, I suspect that it's the alighment issue. my left front caster is 6.2 and the right front caster 5.8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 run less camber up front to -1.0, that should help a little.. run some toe out that is near 1/16" out.. that should help for the turn-in. You can also increase the toe out in the rear to 1/32". You can run higher pressures such as 38 front/36 rear. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthworm Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Hey Xenonk, which way do you turn this camber adjust bolt to move camber towards -1? I get confused easily... Thanks Edit: I guess I just need to know is "increase" moving top of tire away from the center of the car and "decrease" camber means move tops of tires towards center? http://premium1.uploadit.org/yevans//camber_bolt.JPG http://premium1.uploadit.org/yevans//camber_bolt_adjustments.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieRU Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Thanks Xenonk. Is there a problem that the left front caster is different from the left right caster (6.2 v. 5.8)? My current other settings are: Front toe Left: 0.06 Right: 0.03 Total toe: 0.09 Rear toe: left: 0.00 right: -0.01 Total toe: -0.02 Front Camber left: 0.0 right: -0.2 Rear Camber left: -0.3 right: -0.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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