[Fot] Fwd: Steering arm pic

[John Styduhar]

The new Moss catalog has a "Steering Rack Security Mount" kit that is
supposed to correct this problem.

On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 10:19 AM, Joe Alexander <
joealexandervintage at gmail.com> wrote:

> Steve, quick ratios racks have been known to fail. Several of us witnessed
> this failure at Eagles Canyon.
>
> You should research this thoroughly. If I had one I would look at
> modifying it to prevent the failure, but many are just not using them.
>
> Regards,
>
> Joe Alexander
> 645 1st Street
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>
> On Feb 28, 2016, at 3:52 PM, Stephen Borowski <biznzman at pacbell.net>
> wrote:
>
> Hello All,
> Ok for you Mechanical Engineers, Which steering arm should I use for my
> TR4 race car? As you can see from the attached picture one steering arm is
> longer than the other. I believe the one bolted to the car is from a TR6
> and the other resting on top (to show the length difference) is from some
> other Triumph. I understand the shorter arm would result in quicker action
> but would it induce some type of unwanted condition? The Tie Rod end would
> be just aft of the brake disk leading edge… FYI I am using the Quick Ratio
> Rack.
>
> On another subject but related. When using the stock steering rack *frame
> mounts,* the Tie Rods coming out of the rack end up angled forward
> towards the front of the car. Im not talking about level of the tie rod,
> i.e., straight with the rack as this does affect Bump Steer. So if i was to
> use the forward mounting holes (don’t use the rear holes) and add an
> additional plate thus moving the complete rack forward about one inch, the
> angle of the tie rods would be straight to the steering arm does this
> improve performance?
>
> Thanks for your comments.
>
> Steve B.
> Florida TR4 Race Car
>
>
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