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Location: brisvegas
Registered: August 2004
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more steering angle on AE86
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Thu, 05 May 2005 04:09
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i read a post some time ago explaining a certain combination of pwr steer arms, manual rack, this that and the other..that will give you a little more angle over stock..
the setup that came in my car..
No pwr steering, it is a JDM 86' ae86..no badges on it, no air, no pwr mirrors..nothing, just a 4AGE with a T series rear end
now i had a little bingle ages ago and needed to replace the passenger side control arm, with an aussie one, i noticed the steering knuckles were the same, angle, length etc etc..
so what do i need to do to get the slight increase in steering angle/response too maybe?
i have a pair of RA40 control arms that i'm doing bushes ball joints etc in..and i was wondering it i could use those steering knuckles for anything? they are a wee bit longer, and on a different angle..but which side does the angle have to change? more to the inside or the outside..
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Location: brisvegas
Registered: August 2004
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Re: more steering angle on AE86
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Thu, 05 May 2005 04:11

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sorry ^^^ that pic was taken from a post about control arms..thanks to the person that took the pic
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Location: Adelaide
Registered: May 2002
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Re: more steering angle on AE86
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Thu, 05 May 2005 05:02

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If the knuckles are longer then dont use em...
Longer arm on the steering knuckle will do a few things...
Decrease lock angle that you can get with your rack
Decrease the responsiveness
And decrease the amount of ackerman you get, (assuming that the tie rod pick up is extended along the same imaginary line made by the original tierod joint and the steering axis which it may or may not be) ...this is bad imo
See if you can get some power steering arms for an ra60 (I think you can get them from repco or something but I dont shurely know this )
I believe that this information is correct but am prepared to stand corrected
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Location: brisvegas
Registered: August 2004
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Re: more steering angle on AE86
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Thu, 05 May 2005 05:31

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so in a nut shell same angle roughtly, but try and get them a tad shorter..
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Location: Adelaide
Registered: May 2002
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Re: more steering angle on AE86
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Thu, 05 May 2005 05:32

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Yep
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Location: Melbourne
Registered: July 2004
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Re: more steering angle on AE86
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Fri, 06 May 2005 05:04

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Keep an eye on U.S ebay. Just got some from Canada for USD$9.00.
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Registered: February 2003
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Re: more steering angle on AE86
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Fri, 06 May 2005 07:10

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parrot wrote on Fri, 06 May 2005 15:04 | Keep an eye on U.S ebay. Just got some from Canada for USD$9.00.
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WTF
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Location: Tasmania
Registered: May 2002
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Re: more steering angle on AE86
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Fri, 06 May 2005 09:41
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I got my AE86 powersteering arms from ebay, Canada also.
They are a bit shorter than the regular AE86 arms, and make the steering much quicker, and more steering angle also. Sometimes the inside of my tyre rubs on the frame, only just.
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