Short Ratio Steering Rack Possible?

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Short Ratio Steering Rack Possible?

Post by PeteTheCarFreak » Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:45 am

I know this topic has been covered on other forums but doesn't seem that there are a whole lot of solid results.
Anyone know of a short ratio steering rack available for our cars? Or how to make our factory one a shorter ratio?

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Re: Short Ratio Steering Rack Possible?

Post by aw614 » Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:48 am

This was the best thing I could find on h-t
https://honda-tech.com/forums/road-raci ... x-3170268/

Aren't you RHD? I wonder if you have options.

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Re: Short Ratio Steering Rack Possible?

Post by coolhandluke » Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:57 am

I was only aware of the Quaife in LHD. Checking their site, I only see older Civic and CRX references, but they might still be able to product LHD & RHD kits for DC2's:
https://shop.quaife.co.uk/steering?manufacturer=66
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Re: Short Ratio Steering Rack Possible?

Post by Dave7CDMTYPER » Tue Jul 07, 2020 12:17 pm

coolhandluke wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:57 am I was only aware of the Quaife in LHD. Checking their site, I only see older Civic and CRX references, but they might still be able to product LHD & RHD kits for DC2's:
https://shop.quaife.co.uk/steering?manufacturer=66
If Quaife is confirmed, I'd be super interested in getting this for my gs-r. :thumbup:
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Re: Short Ratio Steering Rack Possible?

Post by coolhandluke » Tue Jul 07, 2020 12:32 pm

There is also someone in the greater Honda community who are now rebuilding steering racks for race applications. I'm unsure if this includes shorter ratios, but I will ask.
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Re: Short Ratio Steering Rack Possible?

Post by PeteTheCarFreak » Tue Jul 07, 2020 3:47 pm


aw614 wrote:This was the best thing I could find on h-t
https://honda-tech.com/forums/road-raci ... x-3170268/

Aren't you RHD? I wonder if you have options.
Yeah I am RHD, I emailed Quaife to see if they could help.

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Re: Short Ratio Steering Rack Possible?

Post by PeteTheCarFreak » Tue Jul 07, 2020 3:49 pm


coolhandluke wrote:There is also someone in the greater Honda community who are now rebuilding steering racks for race applications. I'm unsure if this includes shorter ratios, but I will ask.
That'd be awesome, thanks!

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Post by Dave7CDMTYPER » Tue Jul 07, 2020 6:10 pm

I also emailed them. I'll report back when I hear from them. I would love a high quality short ratio steering rack. I honestly didn't think these existed.
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Re: Short Ratio Steering Rack Possible?

Post by AzhotR » Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:37 pm

I think all the Quaife racks are for manual steering racks only. I remember seeing a thread forever ago about endyne modifying one for power steering. I would like to see a Quaife and a powered rack side by side.

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Re: Short Ratio Steering Rack Possible?

Post by PeteTheCarFreak » Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:53 pm

AzhotR wrote:I think all the Quaife racks are for manual steering racks only. I remember seeing a thread forever ago about endyne modifying one for power steering. I would like to see a Quaife and a powered rack side by side.
That would be nice if they had it available for power steering, I feel that if they carried that product they could have good success from it. I'd rather have power steering than a quicker rack

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