[Tigers] midget rack

[Owain Lloyd]

Yes I am.  Its the same as the conversion described on tigersunited.

Here are some pictures showing all the parts, the elongated hole in
the mgb steering arm and the rack mounted on the crossmember:

http://owainlloyd.no-ip.com:8080/photos/Tiger/MidgetRack/jalbum.html



On 4/24/08, Shaun Laughy <tigerv8 at rogers.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the information, Owain.  Are you using Dale A.'s kit for
> this?
>
> Thanks,
> Shaun
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces+tigerv8=rogers.com at autox.team.net
> [mailto:tigers-bounces+tigerv8=rogers.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> Owain Lloyd
> Sent: April 21, 2008 10:13 AM
> To: tiger
> Subject: [Tigers] midget rack
>
>
> just thought i'd share my first impressions after putting in the midget
> steering rack.
>
> i put just under 200 miles on the car over the weekend mainly on country
> roads.  its absolutely fantastic!
>
> gone is the horrible understeer in tight corners and the tight ratio
> makes fast cornering so much easier.  setting the toe is a breeze with
> straight adjustable tie rods.  my car used to wander badly on bumpy
> roads at speed but of course i'm also benefiting from the straightening
> of my crossmember which i did at the same time so i
> imagine most of my gains in directional stability come from that.   in
> fact i actually didn't bother to set the caster/camber yet, and am using
> no shims.  there is visibily positive camber and i'm still so impressed
> i can hardly be bothered to break out the caster/camber gauge at all!
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