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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: jimmy1888 on 07 February 2012, 19:11

Title: Steering rack question
Post by: jimmy1888 on 07 February 2012, 19:11: Hi all,

Can anybody tell me if a steering rack from a seat Leon cupra fr would fit a 1.8t golf (agu)

Cheers
Title: Re: Steering rack question
Post by: GunnerCP on 07 February 2012, 19:12: from a mk1 leon cupra r it will yes..... you'd need to take the track rods/end off your rack and swap them over.
Title: Re: Steering rack question
Post by: jonnyturbo on 07 February 2012, 20:53: is it a short rack on the leon ?
Title: Re: Steering rack question
Post by: jonnyturbo on 07 February 2012, 20:54: Edit . Quickrack
Title: Re: Steering rack question
Post by: GunnerCP on 07 February 2012, 21:04: yea, on the cupra r
Title: Re: Steering rack question
Post by: jonnyturbo on 07 February 2012, 22:04: ah i see lol
Title: Re: Steering rack question
Post by: jimmy1888 on 07 February 2012, 22:42: It's not a cupra R its a cupra fr :wink: getting it for £80 so hope it fits :grin:
Title: Re: Steering rack question
Post by: GunnerCP on 07 February 2012, 22:50: lol ok, didnt even know there was a cupra fr? I had a new shape diesel fr 170 but not sure about the older shape and its varients other than cupra and cupra r.

if it does fit then its not a quickrack.
Title: Re: Steering rack question
Post by: Wayne on 08 February 2012, 00:28: Quote from: jimmy1888 on 07 February 2012, 22:42
It's not a cupra R its a cupra fr :wink: getting it for £80 so hope it fits :grin:

Sounds like the new shape / mk2 in which case I don't think it will fit also might be worth checking if it is any better ratio than standard.

Only the TT / LCR and S3 had the quicker rack as standard.
Title: Re: Steering rack question
Post by: GunnerCP on 08 February 2012, 00:30: Quote from: Wayne on 08 February 2012, 00:28
Quote from: jimmy1888 on 07 February 2012, 22:42
It's not a cupra R its a cupra fr :wink: getting it for £80 so hope it fits :grin:

Sounds like the new shape / mk2 in which case I don't think it will fit also might be worth checking if it is any better ratio than standard.

Only the TT / LCR and S3 had the quicker rack as standard.

and R32
Title: Re: Steering rack question
Post by: jimmy1888 on 08 February 2012, 08:25: It's the 180 bhp model, thought it was called a cupra FR, might just be called an FR but is a mk4 based platform car
Title: Re: Steering rack question
Post by: Wayne on 08 February 2012, 09:03: Quote from: jimmy1888 on 08 February 2012, 08:25
It's the 180 bhp model, thought it was called a cupra FR, might just be called an FR but is a mk4 based platform car

Leon mk1 is VW A4 platform, mk2 is VW A5 (Golf mk5 etc) they are very different cars, I think the FR model name was only used on the mk2 cars so it may not fit.
Title: Re: Steering rack question
Post by: jimmy1888 on 08 February 2012, 10:56: http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j28/cyberdynet850/DSC00533-1.jpg

Hope this link works :grin: it's one of these But a 1.8t not a TDI :wink:
Title: Re: Steering rack question
Post by: Wayne on 08 February 2012, 11:41: So the question remains is it a quicker ratio rack against the standard 1.8 :undecided:
Title: Re: Steering rack question
Post by: GunnerCP on 08 February 2012, 12:18: Quote from: wolverine1091 on 08 February 2012, 11:53
Quote from: Wayne on 08 February 2012, 11:41
So the question remains is it a quicker ratio rack against the standard 1.8 :undecided:

Dought it. i think only the petrol LCR will have
I'd agree with that too....