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Offset Rack bushing help!!

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88-378

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did a search couldn't find what i needed.

i installed offset rack bushings and now the steering shaft is at a harsh angle. Is there any adjustment to the part of the shaft that goes through the firewall?
 

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I have offset rack bushings, been on the car for at least 10+ years, never really noticed anything at a severe angle.

Now instead of using them, i would just use the adjustable tie rod ends. The rack bushings seem to of made aligning my car a little tougher.
 
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No there is no adjusting that can be done on the stock steering shaft or column. You really didn't give us many specs about your car or your situation. Is the car lowered? What else do you have done to it. Stock tie rod ends. steering rack, steering shaft, springs, isolators, etc.
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Let me get a pic. I have MM coilovers, AJE KMember and control arms. Stock tie rod ends with the offset bushings. the engine is not yet in the car, so maybe that will give it a little more of a straight angle.

Pic coming.
 
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Well the only thing that is going to change the angle of the steering shaft is going to be the actual mounting of the steering rack. Lowering springs, aarms, tie rod ends, and whether the engine is installed will not matter one bit. Its all about the location of the steering rack. So looking at the parts that matter that you have changed out over stock are the aftermarket kmember and the steering rack bushings. Now most aftermarket kmembers are different then stock. In fact in all of my experience not one company has built a aftermarket kmember to 100% stock specs. And im talking about actually measuring them and not basing them off the manufactor specs. I already went through this with PA RACING. My guess is the mounting points on your AJE kmember are different then stock or that the offset bushings are installed wrong(maybe upside down?). Maybe try removing the bushings and using stock ones instead. You can always use a bumpsteer kit vs rack bushings. fyi
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Well i compared it to an older pic. Looks to be the same angle. It doesn't bind and moves freely.
 
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88-378 said:
Well i compared it to an older pic. Looks to be the same angle. It doesn't bind and moves freely.
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88-378 said:
did a search couldn't find what i needed.

i installed offset rack bushings and now the steering shaft is at a harsh angle. Is there any adjustment to the part of the shaft that goes through the firewall?
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So the "harsh angle" you thought earlier was just simply the stock angle your saying now?
 

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It "looks" to be the same. I wanted some kind of thought on the look to the angle.

However, to be on the safe side, i am going back to a non-offset bushing and the steeda Bump kit. Takes the guesswork out.
 
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