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Old Nov 27, 2011 | 09:19 AM
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Steering Rack Spacers Location

I've look and i cant find a picture of them installed
not sure exactly were they go and which way

any picture will help
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Old Nov 27, 2011 | 09:40 AM
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I will look for a photo, however, behind the engine on the frame, there is an aluminum housing in which is about 3 ft long. It travels from the driver side to the passenger side, it is gray in color.

There is 2 bolts holding it down to the black frame. Remove the 2 bolts, lift up the steering rack, put 1 spacer in between the frame and the rack, and re install the bolt, repeat for the 2nd location/bolt.

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Old Nov 27, 2011 | 11:19 AM
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Steering rack spacers......um they go where they could space the steering rack
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Old Nov 27, 2011 | 12:15 PM
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Undo only one bolt, one side, at a time. Loose the other side a lot but don't take it out completely.
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Old Nov 27, 2011 | 12:50 PM
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^^^ good advice. Torque value is 81 ft lbs. Its important to get the steering rack properly positioned or your steering wheel will be off center. TTR copied these spacers from my parts, so they should fit.
be cautious that the rack does not hit the motor mount with spacers. If you do not have a rotated mount with a spacer to match or a mount with smaller overall dimensions, there is a risk that the rack will hit the mount and could result in damage to the rack housing .

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Old Nov 27, 2011 | 04:41 PM
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thanks guys
which way do they go? indent up or down?
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Old Nov 27, 2011 | 04:50 PM
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indent facing the rack, flat side to the frame.
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Old Nov 27, 2011 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Sox-Fan
indent facing the rack, flat side to the frame.
was guessing that just making sure
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Old Nov 27, 2011 | 05:35 PM
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Nothing wrong with double checking.
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Old Nov 27, 2011 | 05:44 PM
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the indent is not needed, I made some rack spacers like that once, which TTR copied. They are wrong. FYI.
the rack sits on a flat cradle does not need a recess. In fact the steering rack bushing in the rack mount bolt housing itself will not function correctly if you use that spacer.
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Old Nov 27, 2011 | 06:27 PM
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Would spacers be necessary with sportlines on a SS/NA?
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Old Nov 27, 2011 | 06:31 PM
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I would suggest it, especially if you are using upgraded tires from stock...
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Old Nov 29, 2011 | 10:33 PM
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Powell,

how thick are your spacers?
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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 08:52 PM
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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 09:43 PM
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Keiser, you got them from TTR so go with that. TTR can tell you. We make different spacer thickness for different drops. If the rear mount is too thick or not raised, the rack will hit the rear mount if its spaced up too much.
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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 09:46 PM
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You need to measure bump steer if you are using coil overs, to select the spacing you need.
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Old Jan 10, 2012 | 08:39 PM
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Question on this, my ESC service and ESC turns off now that I put on rack spacers. Is something wrong

***Edit***

I reset the error code with the battery cable pull. All is great and I've driven 30 miles so far with no issues or code return

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Old Jan 10, 2012 | 08:48 PM
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yup.
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Powell Race Parts
You need to measure bump steer if you are using coil overs, to select the spacing you need.
how do you do this?
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