MP3 steering rack installed

[bill harvey]

well i finally got the rack put in which has a better ratio and a shorter turn lock to lock. the first thing i noticed is the heavier steering feel. which is nice. you hardly have to move the wheel to start to turn but i wouldn't recomend it for you one hand drivers. Car was already very twitchy at speed on the race track and i am sure this will make it more so.

[Gbourdon]

Do you know the PN for this? My car is being repaired after being hit by someone on the highway. Steering rack may have jumped a couple teeth.

If I have the rack replaced I would like to have it replaced with the MP3 rack. Is it available new or do I need to find it used?

[mp3moose]

Its a special day when the mazdaspeed boys want to be like the mp3 kids.

[Gbourdon]

Its a special day when the mazdaspeed boys want to be like the mp3 kids.

I also prefer the MP3 Racing Harts (shrug)

[mp3moose]

As do I, as do i.

[bill harvey]

I got mine used for a song. i have no idea what the part number is though.

[mazdaowner123]

Awesome, I've thought about doing this as well. I probably will sometime this summer.

~brian

[daedalus]

i like driving at highspeed. I was thinking about doing this, but now I think i'm gonna keep it how it is. On our road course we routinley hit 120+ on the straight away... I dont think i want twitchy steering at 120.

[bill harvey]

you already have a twichy car thats why it handles well and is tossable. that was just a warning for the lean back one hand gangsta yo drivers. If you drive your car on the track then i am sure you use both hands.

[girth]

How much for labor? I was thinking of doing this exact same thing because I think my stock rack is damaged. If I'm going to get a new one I might as well get the superior MP3 one. Problem is, dealer quoted me over $1000 total!!!

[RyanJayG]

holy crap.... its a Euro spec 323 steering rack... maybe there is someone in Europe that can help you all out. I'm sure they dont cost that much over there.

[bill harvey]

I got mine for 150 from a shop from car-parts.com shipped. labor well thats the expensive part it is a pain to change. i heard of guys paying 600 bucks for a new rack so try to find one like i did it had the tie rod ends and all so it went in as one big chunk.

[girth]

Thanks bill. Yeah the $1100+ quote I got was for the rack and labor but what it all included I don't know. Plus it was for the MSP rack, not the MP3 rack which is what I'd want. I'm going to look around I guess. I'm sure as hell not paying over $1000 for a steering rack on a $15k vehicle.

[Brian MP5T]

Sweet

[Rogue]

i was looking at Car-parts.com. When i did the search for the MP3 rack, some results are saying "exc. MP3" Does that mean "excluding MP3"?

[mspdfreak]

yep

[Brian MP5T]

Do you think it was worth it?

[Rogue]

well suck

[FSDET]

well i finally got the rack put in which has a better ratio and a shorter turn lock to lock. the first thing i noticed is the heavier steering feel. which is nice. you hardly have to move the wheel to start to turn but i wouldn't recomend it for you one hand drivers. Car was already very twitchy at speed on the race track and i am sure this will make it more so.

the dealership changed my rack and pinion a couple of months ago i think it made it worse. they changed it cuz i was hearing a zzz noise when i turned left and right so i popped the hood and found out that i didnt have any powersteering fluid so i filled it up and took it to the dealership the next day.they said it was from rack and pinion ... and they changed it under warranty i dont even know which one they replaced it with... my point is i dont like how the steering feels so light i was considering takin out the power steering. but now i can just do this.
btw u got a nice car man.do u have the front and rear wilwood brakes ? and i htought CP only made the front strut bar.

[FSDET]

why is our steering rack diffrent from the mp3 ?

[uclap5]

mazda wanted to save money, so they didnt include the parts overseas that the mp3 got (steering rack, intake manifold sans butterflys)

[FSDET]

whats the steerub rack on the msp then ? same as p5 ?