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20vt steering rack on a 16vt

Posted By: coupedummy

20vt steering rack on a 16vt - 13/09/2007 00:02

is this possible?whats the differences?converting to brembos anyway and motormech said to day i will need a steering rack in the near future.Let me know thanks guys
Posted By: mattB

Re: 20vt steering rack on a 16vt - 13/09/2007 00:09

It's a straight swap. Having recently messed about with a brembo conversion, it's probably the easiest way and saves chopping track rod ends and steering racks up.
Posted By: coupedummy

Re: 20vt steering rack on a 16vt - 13/09/2007 00:18

sound thats the way to go me think!
So what do i need to convert exactly?
I will have new rack fitted along with new 20vt track rods,hubs and abs sensors.is that the total?everything i can use?
ive already got brembos,disks and pads and will have bilsteins for fitting
Posted By: mattB

Re: 20vt steering rack on a 16vt - 13/09/2007 00:25

Speaking from working on Frans coupe, we changed over the hubs and obviously disks and pads. I cant remember what track rod ends we used but they weren't 20vt ones as his rack is not right (not a quick rack \:\? ) but then they dont fit in the hubs very well so we're planning on changing over the whole steering rack to a 20vt one.

The 20Vt driveshafts didn't fit onto his coupe either where I had understood they would but that's not too big an issue really.
Posted By: coupedummy

Re: 20vt steering rack on a 16vt - 13/09/2007 00:31

So what would i do with the driveshafts.sorry havent delved this far into the coupe yet
Posted By: mattB

Re: 20vt steering rack on a 16vt - 13/09/2007 00:36

Justleave them and swap the hubs. We'd planned to swap driveshafts so we didn't have to bother messing about with the hubs but the 20VT didn't fit on his. Whether that's normal or not I dont know, guess someone else with a 16VT might be able to tell you.
Posted By: coupedummy

Re: 20vt steering rack on a 16vt - 13/09/2007 00:48

Thats fine so new rack,track rod,hubs and brakes kewl exactly what i wanted to know
thankyou
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: 20vt steering rack on a 16vt - 13/09/2007 12:27

We ended up using a new set of 16vt ends on mine, but they are slightly too small as Matt says, so I have to get ahold of a new steering rack and we'll fit that instead.

As you say, all you should need are the brakes/discs/hubs, new steering rack and new track rod ends. Job done \:\)
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