Are Fc Steering Racks Hindering

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10-10-2003, 07:07 PM

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toddp31

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Drifting at 115? **** that, 80-90 klm is normal when I kick the clutch that's only 50-55. Going too fast it is way easier to lose it.

Alot of the drift Fc is have seen have something similar to these:

10-10-2003, 07:08 PM

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toddp31

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on the car:

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10-11-2003, 12:08 AM

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mazdized

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I am not trying to be super hero. The turn is just a fast turn, to even come to the point of breaking traction 95 mph is min. I did not think many of the turn on that track is possible but I after trying it a few I know it is possible. D1 may not be 90 but I don't think it is slower than 70mph. I drove the same course and by the time you come out of the oval you are way into third gear in a FC.

10-11-2003, 12:11 AM

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mazdized

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Originally Posted by toddp31' date='Oct 10 2003, 04:08 PM

on the car:

I can see the extension will restore the proper goemetry for the tie rod when the car is lowered, but I don't think it does anything for more steering angle.

10-11-2003, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mazdized' date='Oct 10 2003, 09:08 PM

yah turn one is fast, my 1st gen goes in about 75-80 and comes out at 80-85, and this is before i fixed the fuel/power problems

mike

10-11-2003, 02:42 PM

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alberto_mg

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The racks are actually almost exactly the same. Jason from rx-7store.net just swapped in a manual rack from a FC into his FD. The only difference was the tie rod ends.

The FC and FD will drift well. I don't think the rack is a limitation at all.

10-13-2003, 07:09 PM

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Ranzo

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This is a picture of the 4mm washer that most people use to get more steering travel. It also shows the normal trave of a S-13 and the travel with a 4MM washer.

If you notice the normal trave of the nissan is not so impressive........my FC has more travel than that with normal tie rods.

I am also in the process of scanning one with a modified knuckle......similar to the one DJ giantrobot posted.

10-13-2003, 09:11 PM

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mazdized

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Originally Posted by Ranzo' date='Oct 13 2003, 04:09 PM

Good stuff, On a FC rack I just took the end caps out of the rack and machined it down to the circlip groove so the inner ball joint can come in all the way until it runs out of teeth. It is about a 1/4 turn gain. I thought about just spacing it like most kits but there is only 7 1.5 mm threads on the ball joint and the thread in the rack is recessed about 3mm, so really can not space it too much before the thread strips out.