Rack and Pinion conversion

brian6pac said
It's not that hard if you understand it, all you have to do is go from the center of the rear axle with a straight line through the center of the ball joint to the center of the outer tie rod and the ackerman geometry is correct. that's what I did and it steers great. Like I said I fixed the bump steer to 0 through the travel also, It's not hard if you understand it.

You cut and welded the steering arms on your ball joints to accomplish that, which takes some skill to do correctly. It's also something you'll have to do every time you replace your lower ball joints. So, yeah, in my book that makes it "harder" to get a system that steers correctly.

I didn't say it couldn't be done, and yes, I understand Ackerman just fine. I also have no need for a rack and pinion on my car, so I have absolutely no desire to do anything like that. I'm perfectly happy with my 16:1 manual steering, 275/35/18's and +6.5° of caster. Sure, that doesn't suit everyone, but welded steering arms probably don't either.