HOTMOPR
Mr Horsepower
Does anybody make a front steer arm to properly work with a front rack? I have a QA1 K member. I need to get the stock box outta there for headers. Thanks
Front steer arms?
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HOTMOPR
Mr Horsepower
Or what rack may work for a rear steer option? I dont have headers to worry about going out the back.. 
You don't need to change the steering to use headers in these cars, man.
TTI, Doug's and others do fit.
Who told you that you need to switch to a steering rack ???
TTI, Doug's and others do fit.
Who told you that you need to switch to a steering rack ???
HOTMOPR
Mr Horsepower
Look man. I do. lol.
RustyRatRod
Caput villa stultus
It's my understanding that the spindles can swap side to side. That would put the steering arms in the front.
*blinks slowly*
RustyRatRod
Caput villa stultus
I thought I remember reading that somewhere. If I'm wrong, feel free to say it. lol
swapping spindles from side to side only changes the location of the caliper.
if you swap the joints side to side you could make it front steer but it twacks out the ackerman and geometry.
some did that back in the day on drag only cars with super limited suspension travel but it's not something that's common or even advisable.
The lower ball joints can flip around but this is a really stupid thing to do. It messes with Ackermann angles and bump steer a LOT.
there's no cheap or easy way to put a front steer rack on our cars that doesn't end with the vehicle being basically undriveable on the street due to the resulting geometry.
lol ??
Really? You actually laughed out loud?
RustyRatRod
Caput villa stultus
That's what I was thinkin about. The lower ball joints.
HOTMOPR
Mr Horsepower
Ya easiest is to swap ball joints side to side but the Ackerman angles get hammered and it doesn’t turn right mostly at low speed. It is a drag car 80% of the time but does see some street for car shows etc. I swore somebody made a tubular steer arm that bolted on. Maybe not.
RustyRatRod
Caput villa stultus
I don't know how they did it. This is a super OLD mod that was really popular back in the 70s on drag cars. Maybe @GTX JOHN might have some tips. Or possibly @Oldmanmopar.
HOTMOPR
Mr Horsepower
Ya I did. I asked a simple question and you start questioning why and making other recommendations. So ya I gave a dumb response. I didn’t think I needed to give the full details of my build to get your approval. But since you seem so inclined. It’s a 2000+ hp gen 3 hemi single turbo build. The damn steering box is right in the way of 2” header tubes. On the gen 3 they pretty much shoot right at the box and about 2” away.
You went to that degree of a race car build and you're still using some stock based steering and suspension?
Come on, man....You already deviated 90% from a stock front structure, why didn't you build a custom front frame arrangement? From there, you can really see more options as far as steering and suspension.
As stated, turning the lower ball joints forward is a bad idea fraught with many drawbacks. The aftermarket coil-over suspension setups often use a steering rack that also is chock full of compromises and drawbacks so no matter what you choose, you are giving up something.
Come on, man....You already deviated 90% from a stock front structure, why didn't you build a custom front frame arrangement? From there, you can really see more options as far as steering and suspension.
As stated, turning the lower ball joints forward is a bad idea fraught with many drawbacks. The aftermarket coil-over suspension setups often use a steering rack that also is chock full of compromises and drawbacks so no matter what you choose, you are giving up something.
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