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16vt steering on 20vt #717784
30/11/2008 14:59
30/11/2008 14:59

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Hi all
Driving a 16vt the other day ,I couled not notice the diffrence-16vt feels more pointy and feelsom,is it possibel to
replace my 20vt steering rack with 16vt?

Its wey better imo

reuven

Re: 16vt steering on 20vt [Re: ] #717800
30/11/2008 15:54
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Why not just set your 20vt toe angles to the same as the 16vt (toe dead straight instead of 2mm toe out) and see how that feels before going to the lenghts of swapping the rack.

Re: 16vt steering on 20vt [Re: Jimbo] #717851
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IIRC, the 16VT rack isn't as quick as the 20VT rack

As Jimbo says, set your tracking to 1mm or parallel for extra turn-in

Re: 16vt steering on 20vt [Re: Nigel] #717910
30/11/2008 19:07
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The 16VT rack has great feel and better weight, if you do go for a change however, you'll need to retain the steering arm TRE's as they are different on both models.

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Last edited by Spee; 30/11/2008 19:07.
Re: 16vt steering on 20vt [Re: ] #717979
30/11/2008 21:14
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Has anyone ever done this swap? The 20vt has an 11.4m turning circle while the 16vt has 10.3m so I'm guessing there is a space constraint in the wheel arch caused by the bigger engine.

Don't know for sure but its a lot of work to go to to discover it lets the wheels rub. Even if not they must have had a reason for making the turning circle so crap. Perhaps it would take the visco unit into limited slip territory.

Last edited by devbod; 30/11/2008 21:18.
Re: 16vt steering on 20vt [Re: ] #718107
01/12/2008 06:24
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thanx, I will try Jimbos idea first


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