l67ss Posted August 4, 2013 Report Posted August 4, 2013 All you hav to change is the outer tie rods if u get 98 or newer rack u dont evrn have to hook up the mag steer wiring bit o advice grab the gen 2 ps lines Quote
l67ss Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Posted December 21, 2013 To set some guys right on wrong info, turns lock to lock hve nothing to dp with the ratio(how fast therack is) that just refers to how far the rack will move the wheels. Example, an 87 iroc and an 87 monte ss have the same ratio but diff turns lock to lock. That is because the iroc has bigger tires Quote
Galaxie500XL Posted December 21, 2013 Report Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) If one complete turn of the steering wheel, 360 degrees, causes the wheels to turn 24 degrees, the ratio is then 360:24 = 15:1 (360/24=15). HOWEVER, since we're talking "w's" here, and all W's have similar limits of motion for the front wheels, checking lock to lock is a reasonable way to determine which rack you might happen to encounter in the junkyard. Edited December 21, 2013 by Galaxie500XL Quote
l67ss Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Posted December 21, 2013 I use wiki lol. Unsure of current lock to lock of my cuerent rack(01 regal) but it has a 13.2:1 ratio(as do 00-05 montes and i THINK impalas) If one complete turn of the steering wheel, 360 degrees, causes the wheels to turn 24 degrees, the ratio is then 360:24 = 15:1 (360/24=15). HOWEVER, since we're talking "w's" here, and all W's have similar limits of motion for the front wheels, checking lock to lock is a reasonable way to determine which rack you might happen to encounter in the junkyard. Quote
Galaxie500XL Posted December 21, 2013 Report Posted December 21, 2013 That example has been in my toolbag for a long while...it very efficiently explains it without too much pain. Quote
l67ss Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Posted December 21, 2013 Huh? That example has been in my toolbag for a long while...it very efficiently explains it without too much pain. Quote
Galaxie500XL Posted December 21, 2013 Report Posted December 21, 2013 What I meant was the description of what steering gear ratio is, and how it's calculated. Huh? Quote
l67ss Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Posted December 21, 2013 Oh lol What I meant was the description of what steering gear ratio is, and how it's calculated. Quote
l67ss Posted December 23, 2013 Author Report Posted December 23, 2013 Finally found specs for my rack. 13.2:1 ratio, 2.39 turns lock to lock. I use wiki lol. Unsure of current lock to lock of my cuerent rack(01 regal) but it has a 13.2:1 ratio(as do 00-05 montes and i THINK impalas) Quote
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