Is there a RACK and PINION kit out there for type 1s?

[1lostVW]

This is a good question. I have made my bug RHD, has drop spindles and air ride. The steering hits the body at times, & I want to use the dampened steering, unless I can find a way with a rack. I've found this

I was thinking of using a manual Honda rack from an older civic and making a similar set up, that or using a second gearbox as an idler arm. Making a center link set up.

[jhoefer]

[demon1018]

rack and pinion steering is better by far, whether or not you like your steering box ,thats just what they had back then. most cars had them. now almost all cars have racks because there better. there is a lot of work to get it in there right and really the super beetle one isnt a good one because it is designed for a arms. they pivot different then a beam. really if you think about it the way the tie rods are mounted in a bug with one long arm and one short arm and the fact that the suspension moves up and down with a front to back arc, the bump steer is bad. specially on the driver wheel with the short arm. if you mount a rack you need the tie rods to attach in the middle so both tie rods will be as long as possable. this will work way better than a steering box and anybody who thinks it wont just hasnt drivin there bug with this set up.

[FlashTec]

Been trying to get my facts correct about R&P setup on a linkpin beam. I seen vw polo rack and long tie rods being mentioned but then like everywhere I read it just ends up in the words ball joints.

Noticed that this thread was a bit old. But it's about the subject.

So does anyone have a final solution for making this work?

[EMPIImp69]

Pretty sure Mendeola has what you need.

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[FlashTec]

[flyboat]

I'm sure someone mentioned the late SB with the factory R&P setup. But here is what you're looking for. They can build configurations too.

http://www.flamingriver.com/index.php/products/c0013

Have fun
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66 tintop Westy
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[FlashTec]

This is what I'm looking at for the moment, an R&P from an older VW polo but I'm having a bit of problem to find the thing I circled on the picture. Does anyone know where to find this part, otherwise I'll have to make one myself

[flyboat]

it would be easy to make
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79 super Vert
62 Ragtop Bug
66 tintop Westy
Porsche 914
09 Z06 Vette track car

[HBRag]

[DOBBY-SA]

Looks like you can get a kit from the UK / France with the same rack, also looks as if they made their own tie rod and damper mount, still quite pricey....

https://www.mecatechnic.com/en-GB/kerscher-steering-rack-for-beetle_VJ51452.htm[/url]

The problem I have is that I've got a right hand drive beetle

For full overkill there's this thing...

https://www.red9design.co.uk/wishbones.htm[/url]

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https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...rt=0[/url]

And a post related to that...

http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,16738.0.html[/url]

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