Rack Saver

Hey Guys,
Tommy from TT Motorsports is making these sweet Rack Savers for the 1st gen guys. I was able to grab this prototype and got to meet Tommy. You can contact him for one on either his website or his Instagram.

Website https://www.tt-motorsports.com/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tt.motorsports/

 

I dont see it forsale on the website, is it still avalible?

 

If it's not on his website, try calling, DM or email. He always answers back.

 

Mine showed up today. It's definitely pretty burley! They are partial Diy so it's perfect fitment to your rig.

 

Anyone running this put some miles on it yet? Wondering how the steering feels afterwards?

 

I couldn't tell a difference after install. Solid set up.

 

Is there any resistance or drag or does it just act as a floating reinforcement?

Neat idea, especially for the big tires. Even small tires eat racks on 1st gens.

 

I didn't notice any drag. I went to see Tommy at his place and he installed it. I drove 103miles, about 2 hours away from my house and I didn't feel a difference. Feels like stock.

Tommy did say to put some Tri Flow with PTFE every once in a while to help.

 

Stage 1 before rack saver is converting to full heim steering. I already had heim outters with stock inners to begin with.

I installed new Total Chaos rack bushings so everything was as tight as can be.

I picked up new Lh and Rh heim and weld bungs at Sdhq along with jam nuts. The Camburg clevis kit already came with misalignment spacers, and I reused the spacers from my old outters. Bonus round, if you buy the rack saver from TT the Camburg clevis kit is cheaper through them.

I measured the alignment as is with current setup before removing anything. This way I could set it back where it was to measure my new tie rod length. After that it was just cutting and welding. Don't forget to leave some threads showing so you can adjust both ways in the future.

I re measured the alignment once done and twisted the tie rods as needed. Next I will be installing the Rack saver.

 

Installed the Rack slider today.

1st drill out the sway bar bolt holes to 3/8".
Later on I had to touch up the holes with a 1/4" die grinder burr to get perfect alignment.

Next remove the vertical center Rack bolt and replace it with the longer one in the kit. Tighten.

Get some spare 3/8 hardware for mock up and a few large washers for center bolt.

Put the Slider on the truck and leave it a little loose. I used a few washers on the center mount so I could save the nylock until it was ready to be tightend at the very end.

Center your steering rack. Mine was 3.075" on each side (measured on the inside).

With a piece of wood and hammer, tap and center the Slider in its housing.

Now measure from the Camburg clevis to the Slider to see if it's parallel. Move the Slider housing as needed to achieve this. I ended up having to die grind about 1mm on driver side to make things happy.

Double check with a digital level between Rack and Slider. Shim if necessary. Measure everything again. I used he tail end of digital calipers to measure from outter edge of slider to outter edge of clevis.

Once aligned, put the big spuds on and snug.

Now measure from spuds to Clevis. You may need to rotate Clevis so the weld on will be centered on spud.

Cut and grind weld on to fit between Clevis and Spud. Hint, it should be the same length on both sides, otherwise something is crooked.

Bolt the weld on down, Double check everything one last time, this is it.

Tack the weld on in 4 places.

Weld it to the Spud on the truck. Be sure to cover the Rack and Slider if using Mig, don't want splatter on those surfaces. I used Tig so no issues.

Now get the Triangle Gussets out. Look at them close, there is actually 1 point that is longer than the other 2. Mark this point, it goes on the Weld On.

Grind a relief in Triangle to clear the weld you just did.

Square the Triangle up and tack weld.

Once every is cooled down, remove Spuds and finish welding the Triangle gussets on the bench. I added the 2nd Triangle on the bench since it was difficult to locate and tack on the truck. This also made welding the 1st Triangle very easy since there wasn't anything in the way.

Let these cool.

You could now remove the slider and Paint it. You could actually do this 1st too. Once spuds are cool, paint them too. I ofcourse didn't paint anything, yet.

Now install the Spuds and use a little thread locker on all 4 bolts. Install new supplied hardware on slider. Double check it's alignment if you removed to paint.

I was able to cut 3 or 4 threads off center bolt and still engage nylock. Ground clearance.

You may need to re align truck now.

 

Install looks great. Anyone have any questions post up or shoot me an email.

ttmotorsports805@gmail.com

https://www.tt-motorsports.com/prod...a-tacoma-96-02-4runner-rack-and-pinion-slider

 

1st impressions.

After initial install and driving around town, very tiny drag on steering. Almost unnoticeable, only in lane with minor corrections to account for uneven pavement. Just the slightest drag.

Put a little Tri-flow on it and hit some rough desert road. First 10 feet I knew the game had changed. Steering wheel felt solid and didn't bounce in my hand one bit. Probably drove harder than I have in awhile. Had to simmer down just to make sure we would make it home in one piece.

Once back on a normal road I couldn't notice the drag at all. It just needs a little play time to break in.

So happy with this purchase! Such a game changer. Would buy 100% again!

 

Ok guys I have sold 5 of these so far with no complaints. I added it as an option for my LT kit to get it for $1000. I'm running a sale for xmas on this item making it $1035 shipped. Act now since material prices aren't coming down which means prices will go up slightly next year.

https://www.tt-motorsports.com/prod...a-tacoma-96-02-4runner-rack-and-pinion-slider

 

Ok guys I have 1 of these in stock with pre notched threaded bungs from rack tube to clevis. I am selling that one with that since it may end up perfect or a slight gap for $950 Shipped. Shoot me an email and i'll get you hooked up. TTMotorsports805@gmail.com