Will:
Concerning LSD vs. torque steer, -I- never had a problem with torque
steer on a 164S with tight steering bushings. I -believe- that the rack
just puts the wheels where you want them to go, and the torque steer
resistance lies in the control arms, their bushings, and the ball
joints. I'd suggest (if you haven't yet done so) replacing -all- of the
control arm bushings or the arms themselves if you can't get a
replacement for the front control arm bushing. We had loads of problems
with cars going out of alignment, differential steering on accel/decel
and so forth that were ultimately neutralized by replacing the control
arms and ball joints.
Michael Tiefenback
Will Owen wrote:
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:46:14 -0700
From: Will Owen <[email protected]>
Subject: [alfa] Re: Factory Quaife LSD retrofit for 164?
If there's one thing I'd change on our 164S, aside from that damned
spoiler, it'd be the diff. Giving it the boot in second gear would be a
lot more pleasant if I didn't have to arm-wrestle the wheel for control,
especially since the PO replaced the original S steering rack with a
standard 164 one. (His primary reason was economic, but he tells me that
spring arrangement wasn't much help anyway.) Torque steer can be fun, I
suppose, but I'm too old to appreciate it; bouncing off the rev-limiter
(the other thing that often happens at such times) is about all I can stand.
So: assuming that this Torsen can be fitted to the 5-speed, what is its
availability and (assuming the engine is out for other work anyway)
what's the approximate level of difficulty? Is this within the abilities
of a decent-to-good Alfa mechanic?
Will
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