I've looked at a few heim joints that are made to work in a high dirt/moisture
environment, (suspensions,etc.) they're available in the $30-35 / per range ...
The one I'm still scratching my head about(as far as an upgrade) is the main
clevis joint...
One of the knocks of this fix ( so I've heard ) is a slightly stiffer steering
input. I've just installed a Mazda power rack which of course does nothing for
'ackerman' and I'm thinking this might be perfect for my car...
Jim
B382000446
> Thirty years ago the design proved impractical..
> Would something like these modern seals solve the wear problem?
>
> http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Seals-It-Heim-Seals,1528.html
>
> And we have seen many other steering racks installed in the Tiger
> (Midget, Miata, Mustang), would a different rack (maybe even
> with power assist) solve the other objections?
>
> I sure would like to have better and safer steering!
> Just brainstorming...
>
> Hacksaw Gary
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tom Hall
> To: Rollright@aol.com
> Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
> Sent: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:39:45 +0000 (UTC)
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Anderson Ackerman Kit
>
> At 11:18 AM 2/22/2009, you wrote:
> >Hello,
> >
> >I bought one of these about some ten years ago, then after reading the
> >instructions, sold it on.
> >
> >Reason? It required cutting up the stock Tiger rack. So, once you start
> >with it, its really not an option to go back to original.
>
> Sure it is! Doug Jennings has remanufactured the rack link rods. He
> currently has no stock of links (I have one pair) but he or his
> machinist can make another run. I've converted a few modified racks
> back to OEM. Not a big deal. The kit works, but it's major weakness
> is that the spherical and slotted rod ends tend to wear somewhat
> rapidly on the street leaving the linkage a little loose. Lou used
> to run this on his Tiger in Autocross competition. Naturally the
> organizers upped him a class for this modification because he
> "created" such an advantage for his Tiger, making the steering almost
> equal to normal cars.
>
>
> Tom Hall
> ModTiger Engineering LLC
> www.tigerengineering.net
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