ra65 rack and pinion power steering rack

**Intense** · 23-04-2007, 04:53 PM

I need to replace my steering rack, what I need to know is, does it have to be from an ra65, or can I get one from a powersteering ra60/sa63. Or are there any other cars that have the same steering rack? Also what price would I be looking at for a second hand one?

**wilbo666** · 23-04-2007, 05:59 PM

EPC says

ST141, RT142, SA63, RA6# are the same.

I'd still check this first hand but that is what the EPC says

Cheers
Wilbo

**timottaway** · 23-04-2007, 06:09 PM

as if a6's need p/s!...wouldn't mind one in my car sometimes...would make the bigger tracks a bit easier to drift

**mrshin** · 23-04-2007, 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by timottaway

as if a6's need p/s!...wouldn't mind one in my car sometimes...would make the bigger tracks a bit easier to drift

If you don't appreciate power steering, then you're not running enough castor.

I've had issues with swapping an RA60 rack before, I remember there being differences and having to try a couple before I found one that fitted. Sorry, I can't remember exactly what the issues were though.

**wilbo666** · 23-04-2007, 07:06 PM

MA61 isn't the same as SA63 etc that I can say!

But yeah i'd still check to make sure!

Cheers
Wilbo

**Screamn_Sleeka** · 23-04-2007, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by mrshin

If you don't appreciate power steering, then you're not running enough castor.

I like that, sounds good.

**timottaway** · 27-04-2007, 12:12 AM

yeah i've run 4.75 degrees and that was with a locker....far too heavy

nothing more than 4 is required for a celica this together with p/s far too light....

its a good setting to stop excessive dyanmic camber once a bit of lock is dialled in..

from experience in a track environment, p/s failures etc fair outweigh there advantages. non p/s rack with p/s arms give a quicker rack and more direct steering feeling and a better feeling of castor and steering angle.

i'm extremely bias i'm quite the non p/s diehard!