Steering angle spacers- W T F !?!?! How do they work and why i didn't run them. - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

gotta240 · 11-08-2007, 01:27 AM

I went to install steering angle spacers today (s14 chassis, z32 rods, spl ends) but i ended up backing out and not using them. With the spacers on i could only get THREE FULL THREADS contact with the steering rack. I can't possibly phathom how this is safe.. Do some of you actually run such minimal thread grab or is there a secret i dont know?

Also, my old shop teacher, a mechanic, and myself couldn't figure out how the hell that spacer helps steering angle. The way we see it, the spacer simply makes you shorten the tie rod the exact same width of the spacer...In the end the length from the rack to the rod end is identical... Can someone explain how that actually increases angle?

11-08-2007, 01:27 AM	#1
gotta240 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: so cal Posts: 3,496 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	Steering angle spacers- W T F !?!?! How do they work and why i didn't run them. I went to install steering angle spacers today (s14 chassis, z32 rods, spl ends) but i ended up backing out and not using them. With the spacers on i could only get THREE FULL THREADS contact with the steering rack. I can't possibly phathom how this is safe.. Do some of you actually run such minimal thread grab or is there a secret i dont know? Also, my old shop teacher, a mechanic, and myself couldn't figure out how the hell that spacer helps steering angle. The way we see it, the spacer simply makes you shorten the tie rod the exact same width of the spacer...In the end the length from the rack to the rod end is identical... Can someone explain how that actually increases angle?