Printable Version | Subscribe | Add to Favourites
New Topic New Poll New Reply
Author: Subject: steering rack extensions
Andy B

posted on 9/5/12 at 10:21 AM Reply With Quote
steering rack extensions

OK Guys and Girls,
I could spend the next day or two trawling the internet but instead I will just ask yourselves, mainly as the combined knowledge and contacts on locostbuilders is a far more powerful machine than google search!
I have a customers MNR in for some work, it is fitted with alloy steering rack extensions which I want to replace with steel ones (not keen on the alloy idea) Does anyone know where we can source steel extensions for escort racks, tried R.D but they dont do thm except in alloy
many thanks
Andy

View User's Profile Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
TR1KER

posted on 9/5/12 at 10:41 AM Reply With Quote
Steering Extension

If you take the ones you have to a local decent fabricator, could they not replicate them in steel?

Just a thought, I know that my MNR had the alloy ones fitted, and were made of a decent type of alloy.

Why do you feel they need replacing?

Have you had them fail in the past? (Strip threads?)

Cheers

Nick

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
wylliezx9r

posted on 9/5/12 at 11:46 AM Reply With Quote
Alll the ones I have ever seen have been alloy, I never really considered the strength of them.





I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.
George Best

View User's Profile E-Mail User View All Posts By User U2U Member
kendo

posted on 9/5/12 at 12:45 PM Reply With Quote
Mine are steel and I got them from Westfield. Price wise they were on a par with everyone else.
View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
Bluemoon

posted on 9/5/12 at 01:11 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by wylliezx9r
Alll the ones I have ever seen have been alloy, I never really considered the strength of them.


I would rather have steel, stronger and fatigue resistance. How many road cars do you see with alloy tie rods...

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
Fencewrecker

posted on 14/5/12 at 08:19 PM Reply With Quote
Hi, Mine are steel and from MNR, general rule is steel for Car Engine, Alloy for Bike Engine.

Hope that helps!!

Dave

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
Krismc

posted on 1/6/12 at 07:13 PM Reply With Quote
Mine are alloy from MNR and ive Car enginer, so i wouldnt follow that rule





Built, Ivaed, Drove and now Sold - 2011 MNR VORTX RT+ 2000cc Zetec on R1 Throttle boddies.

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
stuleah

posted on 5/7/12 at 09:14 PM Reply With Quote
mie are alloy and one has bent, so changing for steel. Different car though with mid engine which means less weight at the front so in my opinion should have been ok.
View User's Profile E-Mail User View All Posts By User U2U Member

New Topic New Poll New Reply


go to top






Website design and SEO by Studio Montage

All content © 2001-16 LocostBuilders. Reproduction prohibited
Opinions expressed in public posts are those of the author and do not necessarily represent
the views of other users or any member of the LocostBuilders team.
Running XMB 1.8 Partagium [© 2002 XMB Group] on Apache under CentOS Linux
Founded, built and operated by ChrisW.