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posted on June 7th, 2010 at 05:47 PM
rack and pinion in a split?
lookind at puting a rack and pinion front end in my bus so my wife likes to drive it and was wondering if anyone has gone down this path? does it use
existing spindles? i think it raises the steering box, but I need to know more!
who's able to help?
cheers, josh
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posted on June 7th, 2010 at 06:02 PM
Hi Josh,
Not sure what you've been told about Rack and Pinion steering, but rack and pinion replaces your steering box and gets ride of it all together. It
will give you about a 5cm clearance, reasonably easy fit, you keep the original spindles and tie rods and makes a world of difference. I now have no
play in my steering wheel what so ever.
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posted on June 9th, 2010 at 06:51 AM
where did you get yr kit from? and how much was it?
how easy is the movement of yr steering now?
I assume you guys will be in valla again this year? I'll have to check it out!!!
