Steering

[Gerry]

All nice, but with a bit more effort you can 'hide' the rack inside the rails and under the body. Just a matter of choice.

 

[T-Test]

All nice, but with a bit more effort you can 'hide' the rack inside the rails and under the body. Just a matter of choice.

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Yea but yours is on the wrong side for us Westerners. Sorry about that Gerry

 

[Gerry]

Yea but yours is on the wrong side for us Westerners. Sorry about that Gerry

Just use a mirror. Got to remember original Ts were RH drive, if I believe what I have read.

Racks don't care which side they go, another plus for using them. I can steer my T with one finger on a spoke of the wheel; mind you, the front tires are a little ore than 3" wide...

 

[Neshkoro]

Now I understand the 1/2 rack. I couldn't figure what you guys were talking about. Now I got it. That's a great idea! Are there any production cars that use that?

 

[T-Test]

Now I understand the 1/2 rack. I couldn't figure what you guys were talking about. Now I got it. That's a great idea! Are there any production cars that use that?

Golf carts anbd some Midget Racers.

 

[2old2fast]

Nothing builds confidence like golf cart tech on your hotrod !!

 

[PotvinGuy]

My old bucket had a steering arm with multiple holes for the drag link. Moving closer to the kingpin speeds up the steering:

 

[Indycars]

Have you ever heard of CAD or even Visio or SketchUp or ..... LOL!!!

It does get the point across 100%, it's just my OCD that would not let me do that !!! I'm a sorry
individual sometimes. I'm SORRY I had to bring it up.

 

[PotvinGuy]

Are those the psychedelic drugs you use? I'm a hopeless doodler. I go to cruises, ignore the cars, but take a pad and sketch ideas (I have a hundred ways to mount front shocks). And I'm much too lazy to learn anything more complicated than MS Paint.

 

[skinny mike]

The half rack seems like a neat deal. How many turns lock to lock?

 

[fluidfloyd]

Just use a mirror. Got to remember original Ts were RH drive, if I believe what I have read.

Racks don't care which side they go, another plus for using them. I can steer my T with one finger on a spoke of the wheel; mind you, the front tires are a little ore than 3" wide...

While on R&R from Vietnam in late 69 I went to Australia. First thing they told us at a in coming orientation was American GIs could not rent cars. Youngsters fresh out of the war zone, alcohol, women, bars and left hand drive cars . What could possibly go wrong!

 

[Driver50x]

My rack and pinion is also hidden under the floor. I used a Sweet Manufacturing rack, which is meant for a dirt late model.

 

[old round fart]

Mine is 3 turns lock to lock and designed for a 6” steering arm.

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[lincolnuT]

Mine is 3.5 turns lock to lock. Not quite a close running radies as the corvair was

 

[Kurt64]

My old bucket had a steering arm with multiple holes for the drag link. Moving closer to the kingpin speeds up the steering:

Did moving it out towards the wheel make the steering any stiffer, twitchier, etc...? I was considering adding a hole and moving mine out.

 

[PotvinGuy]

Closer to the wheel makes the steering faster, and a little harder and a little twitchier, but not much. If you have room, add several holes and try them all.

 

[Kurt64]

Closer to the wheel makes the steering faster, and a little harder and a little twitchier, but not much. If you have room, add several holes and try them all.

The first time I drove it seemed like I was driving an old school bus...i ended up installing a suicide knob to help with all the steering wheel cranking.

 

[skinny mike]

Kurt64..is yours a half rack?

 

[PotvinGuy]

My rack and pinion is also hidden under the floor. I used a Sweet Manufacturing rack, which is meant for a dirt late model. View attachment 15221View attachment 15222

Very trick! And I have a new source for parts, Sweet Manufacturing. Thanks!

 

[Kurt64]

Kurt64..is yours a half rack?

Yes...