Steering rack needed for Lola T342

[Jason Liefting]

Hi folks,

I'm after a rack, rack body casting, or info as to what they were made from (year/make/model) please.

Cheers, Jason

[Jason Liefting]

Still looking for rack body if any one has a spare.

Jase

[S Lathrop]

I believe those racks were made by Jack Knight or some other specialty shop in the UK.

The Titan racks are very close to what a jack Knight was and you might be able to use one of their housings with minor modifications.

[Banger Rally Man]

I have one its off my T340 at the moment, need it to put back but if you need i can measure, i will take out of storage box and see if it has any details on it.

[dogrings]

Hello: I have made replacement racks housings and racks since " The Day ". If I can see a photo of your rack and dimensions overall length etc I have already made parts that are not identified for which Lola model they fit. I would only make the racks to fit from the original sample to prevent cars being made up from parts in the day". If you can provide photo and o/all dim I will search my parts shelf of new housings. I am ok shipping to NZ or Aus. I also can make rack itself if necessary. Pinions are a problem.
I am available at 760-942-9170 in California and Dogrings.com Wayne Mitchell, CMW Enterprises, Inc, wtmitchell28@yahoo.com

[Rick Iverson]

Did an Apex search, and found this:

“If you do have to replace the rack, replace it with a jack knight type. ie short style rack. This allows you to use longer tie rods eliminating a great deal of bump steer at the same time. also reduces the chance of rack damage during a shunt. it is a simple changeover.”

V/r

Iverson

[Jason Liefting]

Hello: I have made replacement racks housings and racks since " The Day ". If I can see a photo of your rack and dimensions overall length etc I have already made parts that are not identified for which Lola model they fit. I would only make the racks to fit from the original sample to prevent cars being made up from parts in the day". If you can provide photo and o/all dim I will search my parts shelf of new housings. I am ok shipping to NZ or Aus. I also can make rack itself if necessary. Pinions are a problem.
I am available at 760-942-9170 in California and Dogrings.com Wayne Mitchell, CMW Enterprises, Inc, wtmitchell28@yahoo.com

Thanks Wayne,

I'm away for work until early next week, will take some pics then and post them up and get in touch. Hopefully we can match something up. I'm sure I can straighten the rack bar, and the pinion should be ok. Just the RH side of the body has taken a hit.

Jase.