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Centre pinion steering rack
designer - 10/11/13 at 08:08 PM

Apart from the Porsche 911, what are the options for a steering rack with a centre pinion?


MsD - 10/11/13 at 08:21 PM

It depends how wide the car is... But formula fords use one.

Mark.


designer - 10/11/13 at 08:28 PM

That's right, but purpose built race car ones cost an arm and a leg!

I'm trying to make a simple to put together kit.


Volvorsport - 10/11/13 at 11:18 PM

microcar..

loads of em in france....


Alan B - 10/11/13 at 11:29 PM

A lot of off-road buggy racks are centre steer...I used one on my project, but most are quite short and need extending to avoid bump steer.

Alan


iank - 11/11/13 at 08:28 AM

Does it need to be center pinion? Russ Bost uses a cinq/seicento rack which is so short the offset makes little difference to the run of the column.

Picture in this thread.
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=182983


Uphill Racer - 11/11/13 at 11:31 PM

quote:
Originally posted by designer
That's right, but purpose built race car ones cost an arm and a leg!

I'm trying to make a simple to put together kit.



A late model Mini rack is easily modified, centre location was not necessary for my application. Hope the pic is helpful.