X7 Productions Steering Trick.
06-27-07, 05:11 PM
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X7 Productions Steering Trick.
Ok guys i have had a lot of local people ask why my steering on my FB is so much tighter then there FB.
Well here it is the steering trick.
This is a picture of a normal steering "Gearbox"
When you want a tighter steering car that responds better you need to change the Cross Shaft Sector Gear and the Worm Gear. Depending on the size and amount of teeth the gear has will determin the rotation and speed in wich the rotation happens.
By replacing the Worm Gear and the Cross Shaft Sector Gear with new gears that have more but the same amount of teeth the steering will be much smoother and "jerky"
By replacing the Worm Gear and the Cross Shaft Sector Gear with a 3 tooth Cross Shaft Sector Gear and a 4 Spiral Worm Gear the car will handel faster and turn hard.
By testing ratio's you can make the car handel to whatever spec you want you can turn your steering wheel 6 inches and your car will turn left or right at full force.
I hope this has helped any of you that needed better steering out of your already amazing steering 7.
Well here it is the steering trick.
This is a picture of a normal steering "Gearbox"
When you want a tighter steering car that responds better you need to change the Cross Shaft Sector Gear and the Worm Gear. Depending on the size and amount of teeth the gear has will determin the rotation and speed in wich the rotation happens.
By replacing the Worm Gear and the Cross Shaft Sector Gear with new gears that have more but the same amount of teeth the steering will be much smoother and "jerky"
By replacing the Worm Gear and the Cross Shaft Sector Gear with a 3 tooth Cross Shaft Sector Gear and a 4 Spiral Worm Gear the car will handel faster and turn hard.
By testing ratio's you can make the car handel to whatever spec you want you can turn your steering wheel 6 inches and your car will turn left or right at full force.
I hope this has helped any of you that needed better steering out of your already amazing steering 7.
06-27-07, 05:53 PM
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I don't understand any of this yet Nick, but I will testify that your car has the best steering of any fb that I've driven. My car is pretty tight, but in comparison your's makes it feel like a Chevy station wagon...
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06-28-07, 04:25 PM
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If you can find an old mustang the Worm Gear from that is good and the Shaft Sector Gear can be custom orderd from a simple parts catalog like MDG.
As for doing them i could do it but its so simple to do yourself it would not be worth the shipping.
And yes when you tear it open you might as well put new seals in.
As for doing them i could do it but its so simple to do yourself it would not be worth the shipping.
And yes when you tear it open you might as well put new seals in.
03-15-10, 09:51 AM
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Im still here just always out of country ( darn me for being good at my job)
Ok so when i logged in i got like 50 PMs from you guys on this.
Im going to take one apart when i get home all the money i made is ether going into a FD or Paint and body work on my FB. so ill be without a project and i figure ill take care of this monster for you guys so we can all auto cross better.
Ok so when i logged in i got like 50 PMs from you guys on this.
Im going to take one apart when i get home all the money i made is ether going into a FD or Paint and body work on my FB. so ill be without a project and i figure ill take care of this monster for you guys so we can all auto cross better.
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One gear was from the ???fox body mustang?? but it was the one that looks a dodge shadow you know the real crappy one.
the other was from a mazda mx6/3 i cant remeber. but ill get it to you guys soon!
dont forget to subscribe to the tread so you get updates as i do this.
the other was from a mazda mx6/3 i cant remeber. but ill get it to you guys soon!
dont forget to subscribe to the tread so you get updates as i do this.
03-15-10, 11:39 AM
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That's awesome Nick! If this is something that works out, it will be a great benefit to all of us. I can say that, of all of the 1st gens I have driven, yours by far had the best steering feel of any of them. 
06-21-10, 11:00 PM
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He still gets on here once in a while when he is not deployed. Try sending him a PM and ask for an update to this thread.
If I think of it, I'll mention it to him at the race this weekend.
If I think of it, I'll mention it to him at the race this weekend.
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Ok guys need to pull apart my my car and fix it befor i can get working on this, if you want to help me fix my car i can get to this sooner!!!
