antonio
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 posted on 14/3/10 at 12:40 PM |
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help to understand what i read! (rack related)
hi guys
i've found this on the web, but i don't really understand what the chap means when it comes to change a 2.2 lock to lock ratio to a 1.7
ish ratio.
http://www.westicles.net/orange/development/quickrack/index.html
what am i missing?
merci
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TigerB6 Paul
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| posted on 14/3/10 at 12:50 PM |
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The ratio isnt changed at all. He's just got lockstops on each end - to stop him putting too much lock on to keep his front wheels fouling
something. Its simply a restriction on the 2.2 rack
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 14/3/10 at 12:52 PM |
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Without reading it, it the number of complete turns of the steering wheel it requires to go from full lock oneside to full lock another.
But if he's putting lockstops on, thats not full lock anymore surely?
EDIT:
What he says is that his original rack was 2.2 with lock stops (2.5 basically) so he bought a 2.2 and put lock stops on bringing it down to 1.7,
therefore restricting its steering travel
[Edited on 14/3/10 by Ben_Copeland]
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iscmatt
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| posted on 14/3/10 at 01:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
Without reading it, it the number of complete turns of the steering wheel it requires to go from full lock oneside to full lock another.
But if he's putting lockstops on, thats not full lock anymore surely?
[Edited on 14/3/10 by Ben_Copeland]
I guess its full lock if thats all the lock you have!?
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iscmatt
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| posted on 14/3/10 at 01:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
EDIT:
What he says is that his original rack was 2.2 with lock stops (2.5 basically) so he bought a 2.2 and put lock stops on bringing it down to 1.7,
therefore restricting its steering travel
[Edited on 14/3/10 by Ben_Copeland]
What he said
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 14/3/10 at 02:08 PM |
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Same as my road car (Fiat Coupe) which has only 2.2 turns lock-lock, but has the turning circle of a nuclear submarine!
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antonio
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| posted on 14/3/10 at 03:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by TigerB6 Paul
The ratio isnt changed at all. He's just got lockstops on each end - to stop him putting too much lock on to keep his front wheels fouling
something. Its simply a restriction on the 2.2 rack
ok, but at the end of the article, he says:
"Put it all back together again and took it for a spin to get the tracking re-done. Yep, the steering is quicker, and noticeably heavier
too!"
how could it be quicker if he only changes the lock to lock ratio (with lockstop) without changing the pinion ratio??
sorry, me dumb
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stevebubs
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| posted on 14/3/10 at 04:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by antonio
quote:
Originally posted by TigerB6 Paul
The ratio isnt changed at all. He's just got lockstops on each end - to stop him putting too much lock on to keep his front wheels fouling
something. Its simply a restriction on the 2.2 rack
ok, but at the end of the article, he says:
"Put it all back together again and took it for a spin to get the tracking re-done. Yep, the steering is quicker, and noticeably heavier
too!"
how could it be quicker if he only changes the lock to lock ratio (with lockstop) without changing the pinion ratio??
sorry, me dumb
If you Ed's article, It's about changing from a std rack with lockstops to a quick rack with lockstops.
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antonio
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| posted on 14/3/10 at 04:41 PM |
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ok, that's what i missed.
sorry for being a pain and thanks chaps!
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