Steering rack OEM Subaru or OEM Volkswagen

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OEM Subaru › Steering rack

ViperSc00t 28 May 2025, 00:04

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Rating 4.5

A friend of a buddy of mine has a '12 WRX and he did a 2019 STI rack swap on it - I was able to test drive it for an evening and I love the slightly harder feel and tighter turn.

Pros: slightly harder feel, tighter turn

Vehicle: Subaru

OEM Subaru › Steering rack

Darisixnine 14 Aug 2024, 17:06

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Rating 5.0

My 2013 WRX has a 2020 STI one that the previous owner installed. It’s super good

Pros: super good

Vehicle: Subaru

OEM Subaru › Steering rack

dankity420 14 Aug 2024, 15:32

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Rating 5.0

I have a 13 WRX, had the 15+ sti steering rack for 2 years now. I think it feels much better then the stock one! No issues with TC or VDC.

Pros: much better feel, no TC/VDC issues

Vehicle: Subaru

OEM Subaru › Steering rack

iwumbology1 14 Aug 2024, 14:56

Rating 5.0

Have on in my 14 sti, love it. Not sure how different the electronic systems are from wrx to sti but no issues with about 5k miles on it.

Pros: love it, no issues

Vehicle: Subaru

Mileage: 8047 km

OEM Volkswagen › Steering rack

Rmcnelly 9 Jun 2024, 18:31

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Rating 5.0

A friend installed a 2016 Golf R dynamic steering rack into my 2017 Alltrack S. Ready to go back under the car. Went from 2.8 (linear) to just less than 2 turns (variable) lock to lock. Got a chance to drive it hard and am super happy with this!

Pros: super happy, variable ratio

Cons: larger turning radius

Vehicle: Volkswagen

OEM Subaru › Steering rack

NowArgue 20 Jun 2024, 14:07

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Rating 3.5

I think it’s improved slightly. The new steering rack is similar to the one in the WRX.

Pros: slightly improved steering

Vehicle: Subaru

OEM Volkswagen › Steering rack

UmiZumi 1 Oct 2020, 11:43

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Rating 3.0

I just had mine replaced on my 2019 SE R-Line this week. The noise was gone but the alignment was off!

Pros: noise was gone

Cons: alignment was off

Vehicle: Volkswagen

OEM Subaru › Steering rack

OGheatho 15 Feb 2025, 14:33

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Rating 1.0

2024 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness owner here, got the same issue, started at about 38000km. Now an hour commute to work and the sticky steering is driving me bonkers!

Cons: sticky steering, driving me bonkers

Vehicle: Subaru

Mileage: 38000 km

OEM Subaru › Steering rack

DrSatan420247 14 Aug 2024, 15:02

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Rating 1.0

The STI rack blows. There is no need for a faster ratio and all it does in reality is make the steering bizarrely stiff and heavy. The STI rack truly sucks for motorsports. Trying going lock to lock with steering that heavy and big sticky tires. It's a workout and your times will suffer. And it's just plain annoying on the street.

Cons: bizarrely stiff, heavy steering, annoying on street, bad for motorsports

Vehicle: Subaru

OEM Subaru › Steering rack

thechosengeode 12 Feb 2024, 11:40

Rating 1.0

I just put in a remanufactured $150 rack and it's a huge (bad) difference.

Cons: huge bad difference

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Which steering rack to choose — OEM Subaru or OEM Volkswagen?

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Comparison of steering rack OEM Subaru and OEM Volkswagen

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Which steering rack are better — OEM Volkswagen or OEM Subaru?

In March 2026 on PartReview, steering rack OEM Volkswagen were overall better than OEM Subaru.

OEM Subaru received a PR Score of 67 out of 100, and OEM Volkswagen scored 70 points.
OEM Subaru ranked 4 in the overall ranking, and OEM Volkswagen ranked 3.
The average rating is higher for OEM Volkswagen (3.7) than for OEM Subaru (3.6).
Steering rack OEM Volkswagen have better feature ratings than OEM Subaru:
- Play - owners believe, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is better than OEM Subaru.
- Leaks - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is outperforms OEM Subaru.
- Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is preferred to OEM Subaru.

Which steering rack are more popular — OEM Subaru or OEM Volkswagen?

In March 2026 on PartReview, steering rack OEM Volkswagen were overall more popular than OEM Subaru.

By vote balance, steering rack OEM Volkswagen surpassed OEM Subaru:

For OEM Subaru, the ratio of positive (23) to negative (11) votes is 12 votes.
For OEM Volkswagen, the ratio of positive (42) to negative (18) votes is 24 votes.

By number of reviews, steering rack OEM Volkswagen surpassed OEM Subaru:

For steering rack OEM Subaru there are 11 reviews: 7 positive, 1 neutral, 3 negative.
For steering rack OEM Volkswagen there are 19 reviews: 12 positive, 3 neutral, 4 negative.

Which steering rack do car owners prefer — OEM Subaru or OEM Volkswagen?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, steering rack OEM Subaru and OEM Volkswagen have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.

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