must be a hard question
77 colt steering up grade
has anyone every come up with or made a rack and pinion conversion for this generation colt?:shrug:
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Couldn't a Pinto or Mustang II rack be made to work?
Is it front steer or rear steer? I would think there are several racks that could be made to work...but the problem(which I have with the celica as well) is if its not installed in exactly the right position according to mystical laws of handling I dont yet understand is it will have bumpsteer....which is what has kept me from the conversion in the celica(I have a mustang II rack in my 66 mustang....but I didnt engineer the mounting position on that one)
it is rear steer. and this presents the problem. you are correct about bumpster aswell as ackerman angle. swapping spindles from side to side as used as a remidy or drag cars is not the answer. this will definetly throw off ackerman angle and induse bump steer. the tie rods of the steering rack must have a correct parallel geometry to the spindle. for obvious reasons stated in the linkIs it front steer or rear steer? I would think there are several racks that could be made to work...but the problem(which I have with the celica as well) is if its not installed in exactly the right position according to mystical laws of handling I dont yet understand is it will have bumpsteer....which is what has kept me from the conversion in the celica(I have a mustang II rack in my 66 mustang....but I didnt engineer the mounting position on that one)
like anthing else there must be a solution.
Ackermann steering geometry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ackerman really isnt much of an issue if you ask me...I swapped from a rear steer to a front steer setup on my 66 mustang with absolutely zero negative effects from ackerman...at least as far as daily driving goes...i dont believe its a big issue at all...however I also dont believe that you need to swap spindles in your application either. On rear steer classic mustangs that upgrade to R&P, most of the aftermarket companies start their kits with a rack from an early 80s cavalier...it was a very well designed rack that won awards at the time....thats the first rack I would look at if I were you
thanks i do that. do you realize how narrow the first generation dodge colt is?Ackerman really isnt much of an issue if you ask me...I swapped from a rear steer to a front steer setup on my 66 mustang with absolutely zero negative effects from ackerman...at least as far as daily driving goes...i dont believe its a big issue at all...however I also dont believe that you need to swap spindles in your application either. On rear steer classic mustangs that upgrade to R&P, most of the aftermarket companies start their kits with a rack from an early 80s cavalier...it was a very well designed rack that won awards at the time....thats the first rack I would look at if I were you
another rack that seems of interest these days is from the 04 and up gto
probably just about the same width as my celica...pretty damn narrow...I have been considering the toyota tercel rack for mine....its pretty narrow as well
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