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A little boost in steering performance possible?

Discussion in 'Performance and Tuning' started by Spvrtan, Sep 23, 2018.

  1. Sep 23, 2018 at 11:27 PM
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    Spvrtan

    Spvrtan [OP] "Your assembly required."

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    I just had a random idea.. disregarding the fabrication work required to do.. if the tie rod end's joint on the spindle was moved forward anywhere from .5" to 1" (ie. effectively by lengthening the arm on the spindle), would that alleviate some steering rack stress by creating a longer leverage arm? I was thinking by keeping it around .5-1" in shift that it would be too much of an angle change on the inner joint of the tie rod so as to not put it any a significantly worse angle.

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  2. Oct 7, 2018 at 2:27 PM
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    1/2 " longer may cause more tighter wider turns.While hitting steering stops.Let me know.good luck..Think out of the box!
     
  3. Oct 21, 2018 at 9:11 AM
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    You would be sacrificing max turn angle, or min turn radius for a steering wheel that is easier to turn. There are a handful of other suspension considerations which require a lot of free time or expensive software to analyse. Wouldn't recommend it.
     
  4. Oct 28, 2018 at 3:59 AM
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    To achieve the same effect perhaps you could upgrade the power steering pump?
     
  5. Oct 28, 2018 at 4:16 AM
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    jowybyo

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    What is the goal here? If you want less steering wheel effort, you can just get an alignment with less caster.
     

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