megabusa steering rack..

[nightstick]

Mate of mine has recently bought a megabusa.the problem he is finding is the steering just doesn't feel right,
the car seems to how should i put it,as though its wandering is there a less aggressive rack for the westy or any other recommendation's to sort this problem out...

[X-man]

Have you checked toe?

[Furyous]

Could be a whole host of things....

Tyres
Tyre pressures
Toe
Camber

Need a bit more info really...

[nightstick]

ok will try toe first cheers ...

[nightstick]

ok will try toe first cheers ...

[RazMan]

You don't mention what rack you are using but check it for free play - a 'not too quick' 2.9 turn Escort rack is about right for road use and a 2.4 for track use.

If the rack appears ok then it is probably a good idea to get the geometry set up properly. This will probably cost in the region of £200 but is usually money well spent.

[nightstick]

Razman what year rack would that be for the escort.sounds as though this could do the trick as its only 2.5 turns at the mo...

[Furyous]

Usually a MK 2 Escort rack.

[RazMan]

Furyous said:

Usually a MK 2 Escort rack.

Yep, spot on. The difference between a 2.9 & 2.4 is quite subtle but better suited to road cars imo - less correction on motorways but still chuckable round the lanes.

[r1ot]

have you also checked the front coil overs. If they are set too hard they can sometimes make the handling a bit "skippy" especially if there is not too much weight up front, like if you have a motorbike engine there.