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Re: Tiger steering Rack/Akerman

To: Spook37211@aol.com, laifman@flash.net, Chris.S.Mottram@ecc.com
Subject: Re: Tiger steering Rack/Akerman
From: briden@norcross.mcs.slb.com
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 14:47:54 -0400

I know of a Tiger in Atlanta that had the Anderson kit installed back in
the mid '70s.  Since then it ran for years in SOLO II as a stock approved
modification and has worked very well.

Ray B.


At 12:28 PM 9/25/97 -0400, Spook37211@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 97-09-24 16:12:28 EDT, laifman@flash.net writes:
>
><< 
> Chris, et al,
> 
> I do realize that other rack and pinion's can be made to fit the Tiger.
> The problem in the "Ackerman Angle" is not the rack and pinion, but the
> relationship of it's location and the steering arms coming from the
> wheels. I believe they should be behind the pivot poitn, not ahead, and
> the arm lengths/angle are wrong. This is a rather complicated situation.
> 
> Unless you are wrong about " This is a total bolt on and requires no
> cutting/modification from stock other than replacing parts", I can't see
> how this changes anything.
> 
> Steve
> -- 
>
>Steve is quite correct: the problem is rack location, not the rack itself.
> Anderson had a kit out several years ago that solved the Ackerman problem,
>but it was complicated, and required welding the pivots into place, and
>cutting the rack ends.
>Ray
>
>

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