Steering

[robo]

The rack ratio is normally measured lock to lock 2.2 ,2.4,2.9 etc so at 3.5 it sounds like a standard rack.

Bob

[brainbug007]

Fair enough, it was cheap at £50 so that's probly why. I forgot to take the pictures I took last night off my phone so I'll try and do that over the weekend so you all can see what I mean. I started cutting a new rack mount and checked my book vs the amendments in the announcements and the bend angle was different but the other measurements was the same. I think from memory the book had something like 130 degrees vs the 108 degrees in the revised one so I'm hoping this well help resolve the problem. I've also ordered a group 4 coupling and one of the splined shafts from rally design to hopefully get me round the upright/diagonal tube that's causing the problem.

[brainbug007]

Right finally got round to sorting a photobucket account and got some pictures of this.

here's the original extension with the sierra->escort coupling that was fowling:




So I got one of the splined shafts and group four couplings andy suggested and it fits much better than before although I still had to move the rack about 0.5cm to the right of the book position

[Bonzo]

Looking at your photos, I can't help but get the feeling that U1 & U2 are a tad too far in at the bottom ?

This would certainly explain your clearance issues.

Like I say, just a sneaky feeling as it is very hard to tell from a picture

Here is a picture of my steering set up.

Have a good bit of clearance & will have a good deal more once I ditch the round tube extension & replace it with a piece of solid round bar.

Ignore the radiator, that was a Micra one & has since been replaced with the better VW Polo one

[brainbug007]

I suspected that would be the case but can't face cutting them out and trying to redo or starting with a new chassis so I'll have to see how I get on when the car is running

[Bonzo]

Here's a better visual representation of U1 & U2 placement.

I deliberately left those just tacked in place untill the steering & suspension brackets were aligned

Took this route after reading a good few posts Re: Packing out the suspension brackets

[brainbug007]

Gosh yours looks like a work of art compared to mine! Your welds are hardly visable compared to my molehills