rhd steering rack

[Dean.s]

The change to turbo tie rods is a known modification/upgrade and as many others have done i too have these.

if the tie rods fit the 914 racks will the rack from the same era 911 fit a 914?

I'm thinking towards my next resto car and my mrs need to drive a rhd car.

[Mr Pharmacist]

Easiest way to check is to download the PET for both models and check to see of the part numbers are the same. If they are they problem solved.

However I'm pretty sure that there isn't a LHD or RHD version - I think they are both the same as the steering linkage rod is central on the rack. I think!

Are you thinking of converting a 914 to RHD?

[Dean.s]

Thanks for the hint about the catalogues.

My next 914 will need to be rhd so likely another usa import and then convert that. The fabrication and welding is not beyond me it was the parts compatibility and availability that would dictate the conversion.

My mrs has sat in our current one but does not like the low down lhd position.

[rhd racer]

My car was LHD and part converted to RHD when I picked it up, the steering had never been connected though. I have used the same rack, you just need to set it up to work without knocking. Maurice very kindly helped, as did Mike Karavasili, and the steering UJs work as planet gears, so they need to 'aligned' to each other to turn in sync with each other. It was a bit of a hit and miss affair, I masked one and put a line on it in biro, then took apart and reassembled one spline round until I found the sweet spot when they did not knock.

Since then, there have been no issues whatsoever, and I run Turbo rod ends also - they are the same for LHD and RHD cars. Happy for you to come and look at the car and see what is involved on the whole left to right thing - I am in the Midlands, just send me a pm.

Hope that helps

Wayne

[davep]

The basic racks are interchangeable. The main difference is the length of the shaft that connects to the center of the rack.