V70 Slow Steering

**Henk** · Monday 26th January 2015, 11:02

Does this not bother anyone else?
I assume it's designed to be nice and un-twitchy for motorway cruising, but for regular driving it's... weird.
For regular corners I'm practically crossing hands.
Measures about 3.5 turns lock to lock I think, which considering how low of a lock angle it has, is pretty damn slow i'd say.

So enough moaning, are there any safe, legal and 'done' improvements?
Have looked at steering quickeners, a 1.5:1 improvement would be nice for spirited or, well any driving I expect.
But I'm not sure if they're legal.
Was there a quicker rack available, like on the T5 perhaps?

**LeeT5** · Monday 26th January 2015, 11:38

There's nothing special about a P1 T5 rack over a P1 2.5/2.0/Tdi. They are all the same.

What's your issue? seems a little strange. If you have issue with your steering, have you tried a fluid change? If the fluid is old and contaminated it is prone to cavitate, so can cause odd steering feel. This would be my first port of call. Stock racks are hideously expensive to replace and buying a recon rack isn't always best due to the racks service life only being as good as the bloke/woman that reconditioned it in a workshop. If they couldn't be asred that day or were not bothered then I'd hate to be buying that rack!

**Henk** · Tuesday 27th January 2015, 17:30

there's nothing wrong with it, it's just recently reminded my just how 'slow' the steering is compared to 'normal' cars.
comparing the same corners in my car to my mate's V40 or ££££box kia also makes it apparent.
I'd say it contributes to a duller drive, I know the length doesn't exactly make it snappy.

Maybe i'll look at fitting a quickener over the summer, maybe i won't bother and accept i'm driving a sofa!
Oh well