Mikelly Posted December 3, 2001 Share Posted December 3, 2001 OK Guys, I'm getting ready to reset my steering rack this coming week and I'm curious if any of you guys have rethreaded your rack end (Where the tie rod screws on) to 5/8 thread and use the tubular tie rods and Heim joints with bump steer spacers??? I know Arizona Zcar used to do these mods... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy 77zt Posted December 3, 2001 Share Posted December 3, 2001 i heated my tie rod ends and took the downward kink out of them-they run straight to rack.i am not a big heim joint fan on a street car but if it only a weekend hot rod it would be okay.then i raised the control arm hole in cross member.the control arms bolt on almost behind the ballsockits on rack.i dont use those bump steer spacers.i dont think there is much bump steer in my car but i would have to take springs out and check it on the hunter 4 wheel alingment rack at work.i could use the air jack on rack to run car up & down.i align car for a track day and align again when i get home.right now i have -1.5 camber in front with struts at limit on plates.track days i run -3.2 to 3.4.the rear has -1.2 with .15" toe in with no correction devices.i dont notice much difference with out rear camber plates but could use more - camber in rear.if i was going to set up a car for an open road event(silver state )i would use only about -.5 to -.8-this would keep groves in pavement from pulling tires around.i cant get less than -1.5 out of my front because i mad front track wider when i redrilled my crossmember.it wanders on rain grooves a bit.you could compensate for this with lower control arms you make.my car is a reasearch car for me-i want a car to drive quiet to work and then out run trailered in race cars at the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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