Steerin Woes

[carlknight1982]

Andy and Andy are your steering rack extensions a drop on job or do they need fettling? Ive just found the problem with my steering school boy errors but i need to replace my rack and extensions, i got a rack from Rally Design im just looking for extensions now

Carl

[HandyAndy]

the extensions don,t require any fettling at all, just fit the rack ( did you get the MKII Escort rack?), then fit the extensions then fit the TRE,s then adust to set the steering ....;)

The extensions you currently have....are they the book spec dimensions? if so did they make your wheels steer left & right at the same time?

which TRE,s are you using?

cheers
andy

[carlknight1982]

yeah i ordered a 2.9 Mk2 rack and yeah my extensions are 3Ge book spec ones steer like you said, TRE cant remember off hand, will be whatever was listed in the book.

[HandyAndy]

the new extensions will fit straight on & will solve the steering /wheel centering ;)

I got all my steering components from RD too, new rack(2.9)/extensions/rack clamps/TRE,s etc etc from RD at stoneleigh last year, all fitted together nicely :)

cheers
andy

[RAYLEE29]

I might be wrong (it happened once many years ago lol) but the book extensions are too long, arent they?
Ray:)

[carlknight1982]

yup too long

[mark]

Yeah they are too long

I got my book spec ones from 3ge and my car looked like it had been in an accident it had so much toe out on both wheels!

I was gonna modify them but the ally ones from saturn and rally design look so much better than the book spec ones and probably a 1/4 of the weight

[baz-r]

what is the crack with this are the book extensions to suit a shortend rack and non book spec (eg.3ge) for a std length rack?

[carlknight1982]

just errors in the book there are loads of em!