Rear Steering Rack Bent?

[boobeedoobee]

Hey are the rear steering racks supposed to be slightly bent.. Also what is a good aftermarket replacement part for these thanks.

[GTSBoy]

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.

[boobeedoobee]

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?

[Ben C34]

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.

[boobeedoobee]

This is the part I'm talking about might have not Called it correctly initially .looks slightly bent in this photo too.

Is that the steering rack?

Edited March 30, 2014 by boobeedoobee

[boobeedoobee]

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?

[GTRPSI]

The one on the right is your tie rod end, the one on the left is your steering rack side tie rod.

[boobeedoobee]

What's a good upgrade for these?

[Duncan]

might also be called inner and outer tie rod ends. they are the first thing to bend in a side on impact so they are a common replacement

[Duncan]

BTW threads merged. No need to start 2 on the same issue....

[boobeedoobee]

Are they supposed to look slightly bent like the ones in the picture? What is a good upgrade?

[GTSBoy]

see post #2.

[Ben C34]

And Duncan's first post.

[89CAL]

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

[GTRPSI]

Yes i have the RH one out right now as im putting a Whiteline locking bar, yes it is seriously bent standard.

Perfectly normal on a R32 GTR, no need to replace it.

[GTRPSI]

http://imageshack.com/a/img23/998/yhvc.jpg

Just took a pic of it to save the confusion.

Edited March 30, 2014 by GTRPSI

[boobeedoobee]

Why does everyone get rid of the hicas and put locking bars?

[boobeedoobee]

Why does everyone get rid of the hicas and put locking bars?

[GTSBoy]

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.

[boobeedoobee]

I had the hicas light come on once had to do with the speedo not working. .The steering became real stiff does this happen when you physically remove hicas?