Bob P. - What's Wrong with this Picture?

[strictlypersonl]

Originally Posted by patrickt

... The steering racks on the Kirkham cars are also a bit of a PITA too. It must a be a "Cobra thing."

The challenge is ending up with minimal bumpsteer. The pivot-to-pivot distance of the rack ends must be within about 1/2" of ideal. Because I really like lots of wheel travel, I had to make the control arms pretty long. That puts the inner pivots close to the car's center-line - and that makes the rack shorter than what is available on later cars.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by strictlypersonl

The challenge is ending up with minimal bumpsteer. The pivot-to-pivot distance of the rack ends must be within about 1/2" of ideal. Because I really like lots of wheel travel, I had to make the control arms pretty long. That puts the inner pivots close to the car's center-line - and that makes the rack shorter than what is available on later cars.

... and that sounds like a damn good reason to me. Thanks for the good customer service, like always.

[DanEC]

Originally Posted by strictlypersonl

The challenge is ending up with minimal bumpsteer. The pivot-to-pivot distance of the rack ends must be within about 1/2" of ideal. Because I really like lots of wheel travel, I had to make the control arms pretty long. That puts the inner pivots close to the car's center-line - and that makes the rack shorter than what is available on later cars.

You did a great job Bob. I'm always amazed at how well these cars are engineered and drive.

[ACHiPo]

Originally Posted by DanEC

You did a great job Bob. I'm always amazed at how well these cars are engineered and drive.

I was just thinking the same thing!

[vntgspd]

Originally Posted by DanEC

You did a great job Bob. I'm always amazed at how well these cars are engineered and drive.

Yep! As an ERA newbie, I couldn't agree more. This car feels like the vintage car it emulates and is still quite comfortable mixing it up with modern traffic.