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Hey all

I fitted http://www.gktech.com.au/products/?id=160 recently. When doing a "u-turn", on full lock the wheel has clearance issues, and the wheel "binds"(gets stuck on full lock, have to wrench it back, which with no power steering, isn't fun), Now, to correct this, I could get Nigels Rack Spacers, Knuckles, new rims etc, spend around 2.5k, and potentially make the car shit in the hills and for anything grip orientated, So I am guessing I should just remove the tie rod spacers, and possibly fit the rack spacers but NOT knuckles.

Who else has fitted tie rod spacers, and who has thought about fitting them, but did not know of the potential issues you can run into?

-Ryan

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Not sure why knuckles and that would make it shit for hills or grip orientated stuff? Once you adjust to the steering input needed it shouldn't be different except that you now have super-human parking skills :D

If you want to go back to stock lock take the tie rod spacers out. If you want the lock you have now leave the tie rod spacers in and get a set of Nigels rack spacers (around $290).

There is no point in running the rack spacers if your not running the tie rod spacers. As for the clearance issue, if it isn't much, just run a slimmer tyre or slip on spacer.

If you are having troubles with the tie rod spacers and havn't really drifted much then I wouldn't be bothering with knuckles. Go out there and have fun and upgrade in the future if you find yourself reaching the capabilities of your lock.

Edit- Why no PS steering??? 32 yeah?

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Not sure why knuckles and that would make it shit for hills or grip orientated stuff? Once you adjust to the steering input needed it shouldn't be different except that you now have super-human parking skills :thumbsup:The change of Akcermann angle would be seen as an issue for high speed track work from what I read

If you want to go back to stock lock take the tie rod spacers out. If you want the lock you have now leave the tie rod spacers in and get a set of Nigels rack spacers (around $290).

There is no point in running the rack spacers if your not running the tie rod spacers. As for the clearance issue, if it isn't much, just run a slimmer tyre or slip on spacer.

If you are having troubles with the tie rod spacers and havn't really drifted much then I wouldn't be bothering with knuckles. Go out there and have fun and upgrade in the future if you find yourself reaching the capabilities of your lock. Considerng I am a noob that is what I am thinking, or just get rackspacers for now

Edit- Why no PS steering??? 32 yeah? bought it like this, feels good, leaving it out

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no power steering is your problem. why on earth was it removed? it will make things harder not easier on the circuit as well as on the street. look at even top level circuit GTRs and GTSTs they almost all retain power steering. I cannot think of one successful drift or circuit GTR or GTST off the top of my head that has removed their power steering.... recently when we were doing tyre testing with the hi-octane/RGM/Advan R34 time attack GTR we had power steering issues. after 1 hot lap it was boiling the PS fluid we think due to the reservoir tank design and without power steering the car was practically undrivable and mark, the driver, can drive the wheels off just about anything.

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