Larry - If what Bob says about the loose steering is what I think it is,
there is a kit that Herman Van den Acker in California makes and sells. I
put one in - that I bought from Protek in Oxfordshire, England about 10
years ago and it corrected all of my wander and loose feeling. Since
putting in the kit, I've driven about 65,000 miles of street and highway
high speed touring.
Get Herman at :- handhvan@msn.com last time I checked they were $65.00 for
the kit.
He also developed, makes and sells the Toyota 5 speed conversions.
Don Elliott, 1958 TR3A, Montreal
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Kramer" <rgk@flash.net>
To: "Larry Young" <cartravel@pobox.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: Learning to Drive
> Larry,
I am very impressed with your car's handling. It
> really grips well through the turn, better than my TR4. Even though I am
> faster in my TR4, I think that would no longer be true if you tightened up
> the steering. My car enters and exits a turn with much more authority than
> yours. This has a lot to do with the differences between rack and pinion
and
> the steering box, but mostly because the rack doesn't wear out. If you get
> the play out of the wheel,, you will get much better control going in , be
> able to use the grip and exit at a higher speed. That's faster lap times.
> Bob
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