fastzcars Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Well I'm just stoked. I was at a auto recycler this week looking for mirror's for my z, when a came across a 95 mazda miata. the mirror's are a perfect fit because a 260 was a few car away to test fit them to. Anyway the miata had the engine remove when I saw that the rack was complete with pump and hoses. A quick measurment of the mountinf tabs they where 2 inches of to the passinger side. bot when measured between the boots it was a perfect match to that 260.Then the big surprise came when I removed the rack assymbly the passenger side mount was movable it was a perfect match again . all I have to do is cut both sides of the rack by 3 or 4 inches, Anyhow I'll take some pictures tomorrow and post them this weekend . Dare I say it finally a almost bolt in rack? will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S30Z Bushido Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 i was looking at a miata's mirrors the other day thinking that they would be a good replacement for stock mirrors. the power steering rack sounds very interesting, let us know how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zline Posted February 1, 2003 Share Posted February 1, 2003 is there a quick steering ratio rack for the 240Z im very interested...how quick is the miata steering? it should be fast because its such a light car...anyone got in info? is it 240Z interchangable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_H Posted February 1, 2003 Share Posted February 1, 2003 I look forward to pictures of this. When you say cut 2-4 inches are you refering to the tie-rods? Am I to assume the rack itself requires no mods and will bolt in leaving only getting it to work with the 240/260/280z spindle attachement point? (where the outer tie-rod attaches to the spindle). -Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted February 1, 2003 Share Posted February 1, 2003 1995 is still kinda new. I had trouble finding a '95 Dodge (Intrepid) for the shift lever (button is on the front, but not an easy installation.) Maybe there will be one after the snow clears. Please keep us posted. I really need the p.s.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted February 15, 2003 Share Posted February 15, 2003 Didn't the MX-5 /MX-6 use the same suspension? It would increase the chances of finding a steering rack. 1995 is too new to find in th JY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastzcars Posted February 19, 2003 Author Share Posted February 19, 2003 Hi guys, sorry it took so long to respond, but my computer took a dump Had to go and buy a new one. Anyway the latest on the rack is that the mounting on miata rack has a flat bottom, kinda like a D-shape as apposed to the Z rack being round. The second issue is that the area around the input shaft of the miata rack is hitting the motor mount stand. I,m getting a spare crossmember to experiment with. I got pictures , Look to the second page to see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastzcars Posted February 19, 2003 Author Share Posted February 19, 2003 Hm ? why didn't the link work? let's try this again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TomoHawk Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 What f you cut off the Z rack mounts, weld on the miata mounts in a position to make everything clear? There should be enough room to get a steering shaft down to the rack. Maybe it would need some kind of fancy U-joint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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VRJoe Posted February 20, 2003 Share Posted February 20, 2003 Try getting the rack in the right position and then see what has to be done to mount it. It looks as if you could move it a little closer to the center and then rotate it to clear. It looks like that would make it line up with the steering shaft. I'm really curious to see if this works, it might be a good option. - Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastzcars Posted February 20, 2003 Author Share Posted February 20, 2003 O.k. guys I'll try thishttp://photos.yahoo.com/bc/graphequ@pacbell.net/lst?.dir=/zcar&.view=t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest macks Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 I'm going to follow this one closely... There's a bloke here in Perth (Aus) who used a WRX rack with his RB26 conversion - I think he posts as RB26DETT on here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sector Posted February 22, 2003 Share Posted February 22, 2003 How close are the thread sizes on the tie-rod ends? Can you exchange the z tie rods for the miata tie rods and not have to modify them? From the photos the length looks about right if you could swap the rods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zline Posted February 22, 2003 Share Posted February 22, 2003 How close are the thread sizes on the tie-rod ends? Can you exchange the z tie rods for the miata tie rods and not have to modify them? From the photos the length looks about right if you could swap the rods. why not section the tie rods so 1 end bolts to teh actual assembly and the other end uses the stock Z crossmember mount weld the two together with some sort of U bend/joint in them to compensate clearance then go and have a machine shop make one for you out of some billet stock? you'd be able to use stock bolt sizes for each although i'd upgrade to grade 8 hardware.... Ziata tie rods! haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sector Posted February 22, 2003 Share Posted February 22, 2003 zline, "Ziata tie rods! haha" Please do not think I meant to change out z tie rods for miata tie rods, I meant just the opposite. Use the z tie rods if possible on the miata assembly, and sure it would be nice to have a set made out of billet, but I was looking to see if this could be a cheap, easy alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zline Posted February 22, 2003 Share Posted February 22, 2003 zline' date=' "Ziata tie rods! haha" Please do not think I meant to change out z tie rods for miata tie rods, I meant just the opposite. Use the z tie rods if possible on the miata assembly, and sure it would be nice to have a set made out of billet, but I was looking to see if this could be a cheap, easy alternative. [/quote'] i meant...u section and weld the two then have a billet unit made w/o welds...that way its structurally stronger no where to crack. you use the miata side to bolt into the assembly but the Z end to make it a "bolton" conversion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sector Posted February 22, 2003 Share Posted February 22, 2003 gotcha, makes sense now. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zline Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 gotcha' date=' makes sense now. Thanks,[/quote'] yup np... i just figured that'd be simpler than trying to make a "square fit into a circle" do you know if this will work in a 240Z ? I'm sure going to need quick steering in a 385 horse early 240... TIA Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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