[Cobra #3170]

I made my own because of the critical ratio of upper and lower joints and wheel axis with relation to the chassis. The only thing I regret is not using a cartridge bearing. I started out that way but converting it to a pin drive set up would have taken a lot more time than I had that season. The set up that Kirkham has on their new design is very nice for the bearing and hub. If I were doing it again I would use a lot of their design and just modify upper and lower joint accommodations. I use a 1/2 Stainless NMB Rod end for the upper and a 3/4 spherical NMB for the lower joint. Mounted at just the right angles it gives me 5.5" of total travel with out binding at all possible steering angles, I did limit rack travel to avoid potential clearance issues. One critical design issue is getting the steering arm outer pivot far enough outboard to get the needed Ackerman, that in conjunction with relocating the rack rearward in car gave me what I needed. You can actually push this car at full lock with out a lot of resistance (other than the rear end clutch plates). Try that on a stock Cobra with big tires, you might as well put the hand brake on.