Manky Monkey Motors

Right i need to move a steering rack forward by about 8" to fit a motor in a car im building.  anyone had to do this befor and would no the best way round it?????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Well i think we need pics of what you got,
and what you want to do.
And welcome to the Madhouse.

it,ll bugger up the geometry if not done correctly ,, then it will steer like a stuck pig and be lethal,,,, :o :o

Assuming your going to leave the suspension in the same position moving the rack by 8 in is probably going to be very difficult to achieve and retain the correct / acceptable angles for the steering input, as spanners said,  probably easier to lose a couple of inches off the sump (if that’s the problem) and move the engine / trans  6 in. ;)

what would happen if i moved the rack forward by the 8 inches keeping it at the same height and extended the steering arm's (bit the track rod ends go in) by 8 inches??

will try get some pic's to help explain to

youde loose a lot of ,lock, and make it feel very vague, and unresponsive,++++ how are you safely going extend steering arms they take a hell of alot more load/stress than you realise

o right would it. um was eather gonna cut then and weld a piece in on get some made up that where longer

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the longer the steering arm,, the more movement needed from the rack..

( i used to build ,BRISCA,, stock cars  ;) )

o nice man, used to go watch that and coventry speed way as a kid.

so if i did make the steering arms long it would take me more turns on the steering wheel to get from lock to lock yeah??

in theory,, yes,, but,,youlle only get a limited movement out of a steering rack,, so you wont get enough turns to give you the same amount of lock as you have with the original steering arms..

in theory,, yes,, but,,youlle only get a limited movement out of a steering rack,, so you wont get enough turns to give you the same amount of lock as you have with the original steering arms..
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so insteed of like a 3 point turn your end up doing like a 10 point turn. hahaha

Wouldn't it be easier to modify the sump on the engine for the clearance you need?

Shortened Reliant Scimitar chassis with 4 door Moggy Minor bodyshell Kev. I don't think there's enough room to move the motor further forward or higher.

G ::)OOD  GOD,,  there,s some ideas about biut no picture,s and not enough information,,,

i will try and get some pic's for you guys as soon as i work out haw to get them off my phone!!! stupid technology, haha

Should have said this afternoon mate. Id've leant you me camera, (Mr fORGOTTEN's joined the ranks of vehicle tinkerers at Loony's workshop in downtown Basingstoke).

oh elk, theres no hope left for him now, ;D ;D ;D

Oh elk indeed.

Raise the motor and stick a blower on top, that`d look the nutz I think...............................if not a wee bit scary for driver and onlookers alike  ::) ::) ::) ::)

Chris has just taken delivery of a set of Pop Brown's engine mounts with nylon bushes. At the moment the engine's just sat on the chassis rails, so once it's raised a little & the mounts tacked in place, the problem might solve itself.

we can only hope andy.