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Old 13 February 2009, 07:51 AM
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Car: STI 3 with STI adjustable suspension (pink with damper adjusters at the top), and STI rear control arms.

The car feels fine in a straight line, and when turning right, however when I turn left the steering is slow to respond and very vague. I can't figure this out at all as the car feels fine round right hand corners.

Any ideas?
Old 13 February 2009, 03:14 PM
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I had the same problem with my V4 sti. Turned out to be the steering rack!
£400 later and it was fixed!! Thankfully car was still in warranty
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Ah...that was my 'worst case scenario'. Any idea what the actual fault is as it seems a bit weird that it only affects the steering in one direction?
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Something to do with the valves inside rack or something like that. A secondhand rack from A1 Subaru was £80 +p&p i think. I decided for a recon one as i wasn't paying for it. Hope this helps. All i know is that when it had been changed it was great.
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