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With teh proliferation of people fittign rack and pinnion into early Holdens now, and the number of available options I was wondering if anyone has experience or advice with the front versus rear mounted racks options for them fitted into FB / EK body styles?
Looking at fittign a SBC to early Holden, so any advice would be useful
Matt
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Are you after advice, opinions, prices, facts?
I have an opinion, and that is that rear mount rack works well. |
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I would also suggest getting an engineer involved early in the piece. |
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I have a shortened Commodore rack and pinion mounted to the
rear of a HT Holden subframe, its what I'm using in my 253/M21
4 speed Hotrod project.
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Sorry Peter at this early stage Advice, Opinions and even facts are great!
definately nowhere near the prices stage yet! and thanls for the advice re engineer
Matt
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Fred I'm busy rebuilding a South-African Chev SS which is basically a rebadged holden HG and would like to change the steering to a Rack and Pinions type too with the hope of getting rid of the steering arm which is in the way of sump / oil pan of a 350 s
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If you are just looking for advice at this stage they try and avoid a front mounted rack. It is not possible to bend the steering arms out far enough, because of the wheels and brakes, to get the Ackerman principle correct and the mom
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Aside from the handling issues there is the issue of availability. My Capri has a front mounted rack & I would like to convert it to power steering. Front mounted p/s racks were available in Cortina's (very rare option) Rover SD1's, Subaru's, Volvo's, Edited by user Monday, 8 January 2007 10:46:21 PM(UTC)
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