further question on steering racks

[gwuthie]

It's mentioned allot about the poor angles associated with the rear mount rack.
Is this due to it being mounted too high? or not rear enough??
FC427- you mentioned bending steering arms (or was it tie rods). In what way do you bend them, up/down or in/out.
great site. cheers
gwuthie

[mcl1959]

Boy this is going to be hard to describe without pictures. Very roughly without going into a lot of detail, the swivel on the rack end needs to be in line with both the pivots of the lower wishbone and be as close as possible to the wishbone nut. And if you draw a line between the lower ball joint and the steering arm end, then continue it rearwards, it should intersect with a similar line drawn from the opposite wheel exactly at the diff centre.

[FC427]

As mcl 1959 has said if you see it in a diagram it is pretty easy to understand ...it's nothing to do with the rack being to high or low this however this  affect bump steer ....might be a good idea to read up on the subject for a better understanding........FC427.......

[gwuthie]

Yeah I get it.
Got a few text books from my apprenticeship days and will have a further look.
cheers