Which rack and pinion

[405dentech]

I'm building a 2 seater short sand car and was wondering which rack and pinion you guys would recommend. I ordered a 14inch buggy rack from Dan's Performance and it just looks extremely small and weak so i'm sending it back.

[K-fab]

Do you need a center steer rack or do you need a rack that the tie rods attach to out on the ends?

If you need a center steer rack, I have a Howe unit that I'll let go. It has about 100 miles or so on it.

[405dentech]

I really don't know which rack i need. I was thinking about one where i could use heim joints instead of tie rod ends. How do i tell which rack i need?

[405dentech]

The center steer units seem like they would be quite a bit stronger but i'm not sure.

[K-fab]

As a general rule*, rack spacing depends on the suspension setup.

If your front a-arms front mounts are close together at the nose of the car, then you need the spacing like on the rack in the pic.

If your a-arms are on each side of the car and don't come anywhere near each other (think quad front end), then you need a wide mount setup.

* yea, yea, it's a blanket statement!

[405dentech]

My front lower a arm front mounts are about 19 inches apart.

[K-fab]

Ah, then my Howe won't work for you. Sorry.

[405dentech]

Thank you for your K-FAB.

[bdkw1]

19" apart? Boy do I have a rack for you.....



Comes with spare parts.......

[405dentech]

After reading some other posts and looking at the few pictures that i have found. The 14 inch rack that i ordered for my SSC seems to be the one everyone is using.