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Old 02-10-2013, 11:53 PM
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Default Power steering rack without fluid

Is it possible to run. P/s rack in a Cossie without fluid , pressure it's not a lubricant and only a means of push/pulling rack.

Heavy steering at slow speeds ain't an issue btw 💅
Old 02-10-2013, 11:58 PM
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Yes mate

I had to do this years ago until I made new parts
Just make sure you get all the fluid out to try and make it as light as poss"
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Cheers , and will 4x4 racks fit into a 2wd crossmember etc ???
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Originally Posted by Rob Virgo

Heavy steering at slow speeds ain't an issue btw 💅


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they will rob ,their all the same rack
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Cheers James
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Originally Posted by GVK.


Brilliant lol , it's for a track/drift car so should be ok when flinging it from one stop to another ....💪👗💅👜👙💪
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The 2wd and 4x4 racks are not the same and can't be interchanged.
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Yes from someone I know and no from someone I don't.....



Fight fight fight !!!
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give it too marc rob lol

i asummed the rack bodies were the same ,everyday is a schoolday
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Looks like you win the cherry Marc , so it's a left hooker and 2wd , what's the difference on the 4x4 rack and can it me made fit , it's a track car and will have MODIFIED front end any as the car gets developed ....
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the 2wd rack bolts in from the rear, the 4wd rack bolts in from the front so even though you can put them into the holes, it fucks the geometry up as the rack is in the wrong place

plus you'd need to figure out which intermediate shaft to use as one will be too long and one will be too short
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4wd rack



2wd rack

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Just did a little checking ov rift forums and they say the std non ps rack in lhd has more lock than the cosworth ps one ,

I was getting a lhd cos one for the quickish rack but can also get a quaife or buron quick rack kit for my existing lhd std non ps rack??.
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the cossie racks had limiters on them to stop the wheels from fouling the arches on full lock so they had a few degrees less lock
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Cheers dojj

Better with std rack so with quick internals fitted , only issue then may be dim running gap et33 8x17 comps.....lol

I'll have more lock but wheels will contact !!!
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a standard base model mk1 sierra rack has a better lock then either and can be got from certain places for around Ł30-110 new depending on where your looking, also why do people just assume 4x4 and 2wd racks are the same and say they will fit when they dont? i see loads of threads like this when people dont actually know and will say it fits without knowing, things like this cost people money you know...........
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Originally Posted by boy-racer-1
a standard base model mk1 sierra rack has a better lock then either and can be got from certain places for around Ł30-110 new depending on where your looking, also why do people just assume 4x4 and 2wd racks are the same and say they will fit when they dont? i see loads of threads like this when people dont actually know and will say it fits without knowing, things like this cost people money you know...........
I have a 2.0s lhd rack in it and can get a rallydesign quick rack kit for @ Ł65 or quaife for Ł135 to build into it , looks like this is the way to go...
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Do you have a lhd 2wd cossie rack? As I am looking for one and in a bit of a hurry too!

For drifting a normal sierra pas rack is better. You can give it even more lock by using the 4x4 steering arms. Combining 2wd cossie suspensoin with a standard sierra rack also increases the lock.
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Have 2wd cos suspension on std rack

No lhd cos rack I'm afraid
Old 04-10-2013, 06:25 AM
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I had miles of room inside the inner arch when I test fitted escos wheels I know there an inch smaller, just down size on the crown size of the tyre
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Originally Posted by Marc sierra
Do you have a lhd 2wd cossie rack? As I am looking for one and in a bit of a hurry too!

For drifting a normal sierra pas rack is better. You can give it even more lock by using the 4x4 steering arms. Combining 2wd cossie suspensoin with a standard sierra rack also increases the lock.


marc ,mt motorsport may have a lhd rack
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Both rims are 8" wide so the only difference is the et I'd imagine , mine re et33 ,don't know what escos org are ?.??
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Escos are 16x8 yours are 17x8 et35 I think?
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Originally Posted by gingerturbo
Escos are 16x8 yours are 17x8 et35 I think?
Fairly sure they are et33 as they are Gpa rims , could be wrong tho
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You might be right, either way you should be fine with the rubbing issues
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