rack and pinion and backing up
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04/30/12 11:16 AM
04/30/12 11:16 AM
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my tires toe in when i'm backing up. I have read something about this on here a long time ago. what causes this to happen?
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Re: rack and pinion and backing up
[Re: sixpackgut]
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04/30/12 11:21 AM
04/30/12 11:21 AM
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Romeo MI
MR_P_BODY
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Couple of questions.. whats the front end alignment and is there a spacer from the tie rod to the steering arm 
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Re: rack and pinion and backing up
[Re: sixpackgut]
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04/30/12 12:11 PM
04/30/12 12:11 PM
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Are you still running stock upper and lower arms and are they rubber mounted... with a 1/4" of toe in are you covering up a possible toe out condition
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Re: rack and pinion and backing up
[Re: sixpackgut]
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04/30/12 12:39 PM
04/30/12 12:39 PM
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Romeo MI
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Are you still running stock upper and lower arms
and are they rubber mounted... with a 1/4" of toe in
are you covering up a possible toe out condition
i have junky uppers that i got off ebay. dont like them. i cut some of the bushing out and spaced it backwards to get as much caster as i could. the manual for pintos calls for 1/8 to 3/8th toe in so thats where i got it at. it feels good going down the road
You have a point or multiple points moving... on my
rack set ups all the points are heim joints and dont
move... also I dont put any spacers on the tie rod
at the steering arm... they flex... plus a lot of
caster tends to do it when backing up... I have 10*
caster on the race car with no issues... I have 6*
on the Rampage but its not on the road yet... both
of these are strut cars
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Re: rack and pinion and backing up
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04/30/12 12:45 PM
04/30/12 12:45 PM
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new york usa
pattyboy 572
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Had the same issue when i first installed, never had alignment performed.(full cap system)..tube up and lowers ,coil over,rack n pinion....after 4 wheel alignment ,never had a problem again...i was told my caster was really out
Last edited by pattyboy 572; 04/30/12 12:46 PM.
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Re: rack and pinion and backing up
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04/30/12 01:13 PM
04/30/12 01:13 PM
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Charleston
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Had the same issue when i first installed, never had alignment performed.(full cap system)..tube up and lowers ,coil over,rack n pinion....after 4 wheel alignment ,never had a problem again...i was told my caster was really out
OK, I will work on it. Thanks
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