Michael,
Thanks for the comments - none of them surprise me - as as a once MGB and
Sprite owner I am very familiar with the feeling of a rack steering especially
under spritied driving.
I am sort of hoping that there is someone out there who has done a successful
rack conversion on the 3000 and has the design template defined.
Robert N. Blair 65 Yellow BJ8 rnbmail@yahoo.com
--- On Mon, 9/1/08, Michael Salter <msalter@precisionsportscar.com> wrote:
> From: Michael Salter <msalter@precisionsportscar.com>
> Subject: RE: [Healeys] Power Steering
> To: rnbmail@yahoo.com
> Date: Monday, September 1, 2008, 10:05 AM
> The steering in AHX12 is really good.
> The rack is a tremendous improvement, much more precise and
> a little
> lighter. Getting the geometry correct took quite a bit of
> work and it must
> be remembered that AHX12 uses MGB front spindles and hubs,
> although they are
> not a lot different from those on a BJ8.
> The exercise actually started as a result of my not wanting
> a Healey
> steering column pointing at my chest during Targa stages.
> A day's Targa competition can be quite grueling and the
> rack definitely
> makes the whole thing much less tiring. I always found the
> original
> steering, particularly on the 6 cylinder cars to detract
> from the enjoyment
> of them as slow speed maneuvering is hard work and high
> speed cornering on
> rough surfaces can be very hairy.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Blair [mailto:rnbmail@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 11:23 AM
> To: 'Healey List'; 'D HALL'; 'John
> Soderling'; Michael Salter
> Subject: RE: [Healeys] Power Steering
>
> Hello Michael - great - I was sure that someone had done
> one by now.
>
> Having done the driving that you have in the 100, could you
> comment on the
> driving characterisitics and feel of the rack healey vs the
> box healey?
>
> How do you think that would translate to the 3000?
>
> Robert N. Blair 65 Yellow BJ8 rnbmail@yahoo.com
>
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