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Old 03-07-2016, 05:20 PM   #51
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Re: Bolt on Rack and pinion

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Originally Posted by crakarjax View Post
Ah right I was thinking about the No Limit kit, which has clearance issues if the crossmember is pancaked or set up into the frame iirc.

This one doesn't have that issue since it's located to the frame, but it looks like it hangs as low as the crossmember such that pancaking the x-member or setting it up into the frame wouldn't gain any clearance, but it's hard to tell give n the angles in the pics. Can anyone confirm that?
A note about steering geometry. For rack conversions (or any steering/crossmember mods) it is important to understand the geometry relationship between the inner tie rod ends (steering pivot) and the lower control arm mount (LCA pivot) is very important. So, if you raise the crossmember (which is raising the LCA pivot) then you must raise the steering by the same amount. - Or it will have drastic bump-steer. If you 'pancake' or raise the crossmember with the stock box, you can raise the box and idler arm the same amount, or you can leave them in place and fab a custom center link with raise mounts for the inner tie rod ends. But, the relationships need to stay in place.
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