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A good aftermarket replacement is a lock bar.

And it shouldn't be bent. And if it is, then you should be worried about the drift/crash history of the car.

Thanks but I still want the hicas. .If I put a lock bar won't that not let the rear steering work and the car is immaculate except for that particular part?

You have to ask yourself how the rack got bent,and whether it was overlooked when repairing other damage on the car.

Not saying that the car has been damaged, but for the rack to get bent something fairly wrong has happened.

Most guys bin hicas.

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Hey could someone please tell me what this part is called? And should it look slightly bent like in the photo. If not what Is a good replacement?

I posted in the previous post thinking it was the steering rack?

I think its the way the photo is taken

If it just bends towards the back of the car a bit then thats normal. If its bent any other way then you may have had rear end damageat some point in the cars history

From memory they have a bit of a kink to meet flush on the hub

Because HICAS sucks balls. It's up the back of the car fiddling with the rear steering when you're trying to hold a really high speed line or switching through the esses. Not what you want.

HICAS was intended to make a car drive better at 7/10. When you get up to 9/10 or more, YOU want to be the person deciding where the car's steering decisions are sending it, not some dumb arse computer with a 1980's program in it. What HICAS is supposed to do is start the back of the car turning earlier than if it wasn't there. (It's all about how slip angles are generated and THAT is far too complicated to go into here). But that's fine on a soft and boggy factory setup. You can make the car far more responsive with suitable bushing and suspension upgrades, negating the need for a complicated computer and electro/hydro/mechanical system.

+ it adds weight, complexity and things to go wrong. All of which should not be in a sports car.

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