Guest TR8 STEVE Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Hi Guys, I hope someone can help i have recently fitted a new sub frame with a cut down SD1 power steering rack. Now all is good except i have 1 and a quarter turns to the right and 1 and 3 quarters to the left, looking at the rack it looks central, with about 3 threads on either side on the track rod ends, so concequently it has a tighter turning circle to the left than the right. Any suggestions would be great. Also can anybody tell me the correct settings for the tracking for this set up as none of the outlets iv been to have a clue. Thanks Chaps. Steve. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonlar Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Steve, just a possibility, are both track rod ends the same overall length, I bought some once (not for a 7) and one was about 1/2" longer than the other. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andrewt Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Steve You can centre the rack quite easily. first of all check the track rods are the same length & the rod ends are screwed on the same amount at each end. then wind the car to full lock one way and mark or note where the steering wheel sits. Wind to full lock the other way & again note where the steering wheel ends up. work out the midpoint between these two extremes & centre the wheel to this point. ignore the wheel if this does not appear to be central. you can now remove the steering wheel & centre it. Repeat until you are happy. note when you replace the wheel, you need to ensure the slip ring for the indicator cancelling is located on the peg for the wheel. Also leave the nut for the wheel on a couple of turns when removing the steering wheel then you won't flatten your own nose with it! this way you can get the wheel centred to the rack & the turn radius should be the same both ways. for the tracking I would run as standard. Approx 30' toe in. Cheers Andy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rayjones Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Andy, Just assuming here that you mean 3 deg toe in, not 30 Ray Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andrewt Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 No i meant 30minutes or 1/2 degree, that's what i run Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andrewt Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Oops last post wasn't meant to be that brief, work got in the way! 30minutes (0.5deg) is the equivalent of 3mm toe in on a 14" wheel i currently run that but i am going to try a little more to experiment this week. Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rayjones Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Sorry Andy, misunderstood your original post, must admit that I thought even 3 deg sounded like a lot of toe in! Ray Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TR8 STEVE Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Hi Guys, Thanks for the replys just a quick note Andy you said 3 degrees toe in on a 14 inch rim, does it make a difference with a different size i currently have 225/50/15 inch Minilites, the car is also on 200lb 1 inch lowered springs and gas shocks is fully polly bushed and i also have an anti dive kit fitted. Thanks for the advise guys. Steve. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andrewt Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 Steve 3mm not 3 degrees! The degrees are absolute, but what does change is the 3mm setting. it is apparent that 3mm toe in on a 13" rim is different to 3mm toe in on a 14" or 15" rim. (By using our schoolboy geometry!) However 0.5deg is always 0.5deg. the reasons i think in degrees for this are that it doesn't matter what size the wheel is & my gauges measure the angle. You can of course measure the 3mm by measuring the length from LH rim to RH rim at the front & back of the wheel then comparing them. Hope that makes sense Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TR8 STEVE Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 Andy, Sort of, but i will print this off and pass it onto my wheel and tyre expert and let him sort it. Thanks for reply. Steve. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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