something like that. Well you saw it when you drove it the other day.

 

Yeah, mine would be about that much.

 

drove an rx7 for the first time the other day...gsl-se. has about that much play. was gonna buy it till i found out the price...$5k

 

Mine looks about the same. 2-3 inches with my hands. What is the right way to fix this? ive heard a couple methods

 

Mine has about that much play too. Replaced all the steering parts except the box itself (they were all damaged or worn). I know you can adjust it some... but I've heard both good and bad about doing so. Anyone have insight on the matter?

 

zero (see sig)

 

Looks about the same as mine. Mazspeed.com has a nice write up on adjusting the steering box, though i haven't attempted it yet.

 

Mine is a little less than that, but still too much in my opinion. I think I may try a copy cat (CP) rack and pinion conversion this winter.

 

that's bout the same as mine, mines an 83 has the recirculating ball thingy or whatever, anyways apparently u can adjust it, but i couldn't find any external adjusting screws or bolts, so i'm assuming i have to take it apart or at least pull the top off to do the adjusting

 

What's the verdict on the CP kit? Is it a decent alternative to eliminating the problem all together?

 

You can adjust 99.5% of the play out of the steering if you follow the directions on mazspeed *TO THE LETTER*. Don't get lazy and try to take any shortcuts or the adjustments won't stick and you'll regret it.

Getting the slack out of your steering makes all the difference in the world in how the car *feels* and is an absolute must.

 

The rack and pinion system is far superior in my opinion. With all the close tolerences nessecary to keep the stock box feeling tight I feel there is no way a twenty year old one can match even a poor R&P. The design is just plain better. However making the change and keeping the steering geometry identical is tricky. Hence the high price of the CP kit.

Note-this is based on nothing more than speculation, take this with a grain of salt.

 

wait untill i get a picture of mine, it will put all that to shame

 

my car only has a half inch of play.....read somewhere that 1/2 inch to 1 inch is average

 

my TII has ZERO play and it's incredible. The difference is amazing.

I used the adjustment procedure above on my last fb and it made a huge improvement.

 

Of course your TII has zero play. FC= rack and pinion

 

My '83 has about that much, maybe more.

Can anyone post a link to the re-adjustment directions?

 

i have about 1/4 of a wheel turn. i did the mazspeed stering adjustment, but did it buy feel and now its worst. so if you do , do it then do it to the letter like the dir say to. now im going to order a r&p kit to put in next month.

carl.

 

Now=under 1/2 inch
Soon=none, and 2.5 turns lock-to-lock

P.S. anyone wanna buy a never been adjusted steering box with little play?

 

yeah im waiting to see how good this new version of the cp racing rack and pinion kit is going to be. Supposidly there wont be any shipping delays on the new system because of plenty of racks being available

 

Dang, thats alot of movement. isnt it annoying?

 

My 83 has almost NO play at all O_O

 

how do you install a rack and pinion?

 

12 oclock on the wheel when its all the way to the left is 9 inches from 12 oclock all the way to the right