Faster steering ratio

[macklum]

Does anyone know how the speed up the steering ratio on 3rd gen cars . I find the current ratio to slow for winter driving . I like to drive the back road sliding the corners . I can't correct fast enough . My 92 steering was much faster . any ideas

[rowan]

I was wondering about this last year.. I think the only way to do it is completely replace the rack & pinion with different gear ratios to give fewer turns lock-to-lock. 2 full turns lock-to-lock would be great but not sure it's worth the effort.

There are quick steering racks for Subaru .. never heard of anything for Mazda yet.

[CarDemon]

This topic caught my eye as I never really delved into it.
How does my steering wheel spinner measure up?
It takes awhile to get used to as you may want to turn on a dime and ride up a curb doing so. But I must admit that it may not promote proper driving and steering technique. http://msg.toprotege.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

[Logan]

Probably the easiest thing to do would be to find a quicker ratio box from another car (like the subaru's Rowan mentions) and retro fit it to work with our steering gear.

[rowan]

I still want this http://msg.toprotege.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif Who can fab something? hahaha

[DWM-motorsports]

Mazdaspeed rack should bolt in , and has a faster ratio.

[Logan]

My Mazdaspeed has a faster ratio than the MP3 rack?

Or do you mean the racing mazdaspeed rack?