Reply With QuoteAPPRENTLY APPRENTLY a ae82 or ae92 give more lock in a sprinter. But i have not tested this theory. Anyone able to point me in the direction of more info on Quaife racks?
has any one looked for a rack of a nother car that will both increas lock as well as reduce turn numbers lock to lock????
APPRENTLY APPRENTLY a ae82 or ae92 give more lock in a sprinter. But i have not tested this theory. Anyone able to point me in the direction of more info on Quaife racks?
i've got a quaife rack, looks shiny, i'll let you know what it's like when it's all done, as i still need toi find some bearings etc etc. will be able to give you a first hand opinion not just 1 guys opinion passed around by 200 people haha
Wonder what mine is then? It has less than 3 turns lock to lock. Not quite centred either, so 1.5 turns to the right and around 1.3 turns to the left.
Previous owner said it had a GTV rack, but now I'm not so sure.
I've got information man. New shit has come to light.
The manual RA60 rack* (just the rack itself), is the same as the AE86 one in every way except it is a lot longer and has 3 extra teeth.
But information is dangerous. For 99% of people on here, please do nothing with this info. Forget it, walk away.
For others, consider using the RA60 rack if you want another way of getting extra lock, instead of a screw in spacer. You need a lathe to cut it to length, and drill and tap a thread for the rack end. The teeth profile is the same, except the depth of the teeth is different by about 1mm, I think it would work.
(And I suspect some other Toyota racks could be used in a similar way).
*Same as ST141/RT142 Corona.
Last edited by Jonny Rochester; 1st March 2009 at 11:48 PM.
I run the Quaife rack and I love it! it's absolutely awesome in the hills especially through the twisties. Most I need to turn the wheel even through a hairpin is just over quarter turn! can be a little darty to begin with, almost too twitchy until you get used to the instant steering response (stiff suss probably exentuates this aspect) as you think you need to turn more than you need to.
Possible downside arms get sore after a while, maybe I need to harden the F up and get back in shapeas steering is heavy - sucks to park tho lol (especially with current track given 9's on front)
Secondly it does not give you anymore lock, but I am not a drifter and so I am not looking for 10-15 degrees of extra max lock.
*Also from memory there was a slight revision in the racks currently offered and the first generation made by Quaife a number of years back. (maybe Frak can elaborate...)
Last edited by Kid Karola; 2nd March 2009 at 03:43 AM.
RokuSteady : Shakotan - Tsuraichi - Hippari - Onikyan : 神奈川 様式
does a quick rack give you the same lock as stock? i know it doesnt give you any extra but it doesnt give you any less than stock does it? i was always under the impresion that they do.
Less turns of steering wheel to acheive the same steering angle.
RokuSteady : Shakotan - Tsuraichi - Hippari - Onikyan : 神奈川 様式
hey man those quafie QR's must be insane! ive just put in the urethane rack bush's and my (thanks AJPS) car darts around , its really sensitive, this also would depend on the size of the steering wheel that you are using, im using a 360mm ( i think that this should be another topic ) ive heard guys saying that its a bit big for a hachi.. mehh i love it! another things that comes down to personal preference... but obviously with the bigger wheel you have to do less work but also makes the steering input more sensetive.
Top rack is AE86.
Bottom rack is RA60, showing 3 extra teeth. Length is 60mm longer (too long to use).
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