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Old 04-28-2012, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by x-bird View Post
Looking at what i think is your pre-cut picture above, if you cut the long side equal to the short one, is the rack/tie rod pivot point on the arm that ends up lifting at full lock "inside" (towards the center) of the upper a-arm pivot? If so, that's the issue, you've got a 3rd link (tie rod) acting on the spindle and at full lock it's the shortest length link. sounds like you need to go to a stock length rack and add the extra teeth. being centered won't cause the issue, nor will the height. Those factors may cause some bind issues as i've found out (flipping mine to turn the non-polish steering direction LOL but setting the rack higher really set me into some bind problems)
yea! that third link! It tugs on the arm as though the tierod is too short when at full lock. I'm gonna sit down sometime this week and fire up a autocad program and draw this thing out.
It will take some time to animate the drawing but it will tell the story
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