steering angle

[Ricky]

Hi everyone I just wanted to know if anyone knows how to get more steering angle out of the rack in order to get more angle on the wheels and if anyone knows how to then how do you do it

[MarkB]

Originally Posted by Ricky

Hi everyone I just wanted to know if anyone knows how to get more steering angle out of the rack in order to get more angle on the wheels and if anyone knows how to then how do you do it

Ummm well the rack will only go so far as it runs on a toothed rack and an wheelie thing. Why would you need more angle?

[Ricky]

I know there are ways of doing it and know people have done it to other cars. My idea is that I would like to give drifting a try and use the locost as my drift car and having more angle helps in drifting do you understand now

[AshG]

dont know about your car but on mine if i could turn the steering any more the wheels would hit the side panels.

if you want it to drift really easily just put loads of camber on the rear wheels

[Ricky]

I'm still in the build process so not sure how it will be but I will have to take a look at it so that I make sure it don't touch

[MarkB]

Oh right I understand now, you won't get more out of the escort rack without the wheels clouting the car. I would say like Ash mentioned, mess about with the rear and use rubbish tyres

[Ricky]

Well if that's the case that the tires will touch then its not a problem I'm sure many drifters do it without more steering angle oh well SIDEWAYS IT IS LOL !!!

[shh120m]

tons of negative camber on the front will help

[Ricky]

Has anyone that's building a locost drifted there's before?

[minicountryman1961]

Originally Posted by Ricky

Hi everyone I just wanted to know if anyone knows how to get more steering angle out of the rack in order to get more angle on the wheels and if anyone knows how to then how do you do it

If your wheels can turn more, then to get more angle, you need to have shorter steering arms on your hubs.