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Steering turns issue
buickfed:
mine is a 68 cali rail with p-s box and spindles. it takes forever to make turns. when we visit different tracks, I always ask for a pass to see if we can make the turns at the end. right turn is not bad. left turn takes about 25% more. at Lebanon valley, left turn only, we had to do 2 k-turns to come back. any ideas w/out cutting it up?
dreracecar:
Pictures would help
JrFuel Hayden:
Sounds like your pitman arm needs to be re-aligned. Take the arm off the steering box shaft, find the center of your steering wheel/ box by turning it all the way to the left, then all the way to the right, then turn steering wheel to the center of both. Re-install pit arm, and then adjust draglink so the front wheels turn equal left and right. Make sure the front wheels are not hitting any part of the racecar.
That should straiten you out.
Good Luck
slingshot383:
Another possible issue is that the arm that comes off the steering shaft is to long (the arm that is parallel to the body panel on the side of the car) The length of that arm and the length of the arm on the spindle makes a difference on how it steers.
hotrod316:
HOW LONG IS YOUR CAR?
OURS TAKES TWO FOOTBALL FEILDS AND THE PARKING LOT TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT.
OUR WHEEL BASE IS 230"
YOU SHOULD WATCH US LOAD AND UNLOAD IT
WE JUST PICK THE FRONT END UP AND IT TURNS LIKE A VW lol 8)
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