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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: wastedperfection on 28 April 2007, 21:07:38

Title: Quick Rack Steering?
Post by: wastedperfection on 28 April 2007, 21:07:38

Hi,

Going to use my 2.5v6 Omega for drifting and wondered if anyone knows where i can get a quick rack steering column?

Regards

Matt :)

Title: Re: Quick Rack Steering?
Post by: Paul M on 28 April 2007, 21:24:44

It's a steering box (recirculating ball) in these cars, and AFAIK there weren't any quick boxes made from the factory, so unless you can adapt one from another car I don't think there are any easy options.

Title: Re: Quick Rack Steering?
Post by: palmer3914 on 28 April 2007, 22:42:03

no such thing mate sorry to say but only 3 turns lock to lock roughly...... so not bad at all.... and the lock on them are awesome!!!!

mine is a track car that doubles up as a drift car..... :y

Title: Re: Quick Rack Steering?
Post by: wastedperfection on 29 April 2007, 09:43:27

Oh rght ok.

Palmer , you say yours is a track car and a drift car. I went out last niht and tried my very best to get the back end out , and couldnt get it to budge. The TC was definitely off. Do these need alot of power to be good drift cars?

One thing i find amazing is the reaction i get from other omega drivers.

I get smiles, peeps, thumbs up and alot more. Its just like when i used to have a mini at the age of 17.

hehe

Matt

Title: Re: Quick Rack Steering?
Post by: palmer3914 on 29 April 2007, 10:05:19

You dont def need loads of power but........ more power the easier it is..... :

if you have less power you just have to learn the hard way about weight transfer and so on....... make the car do the work.

you will need a LSD diff as well !!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is the most important thing......

BUT if on a budget .......... buy a 2nd hand diff and get someone to weld it up for you..... BUT BEWARE if used on the road will be a different car completly.. making all sorts of noises and bangs even more so when parking or turning at slow speeds.

If this isn't the sort of thing your interested in simply track down a LSD diff from a car they came in all EX police cars and the odd v6 estate.

as for the thumbs up stuff, mine isn't on the road ... but when i tow it about i def get some looks and thumbs up...

hope this helps mate... any other problems or questions drop me a PM....

Title: Re: Quick Rack Steering?
Post by: wastedperfection on 29 April 2007, 10:21:25

Cheers Mate

Have sent you a PM

May buy another one , an MV6 and just use that as a track car

Matt ;D