01-04-2019, 10:37 AM
Hi, I think the actual requirement is that the pivot on the track rod / steering arm should lie on a line drawn from the kinkpin to the middle of the back axle. Tha's why the pin on the standard steering arms are within the wheel rim. If you fit the arm at the front and want to keep the ackerman steering geometry you need to fit a longer trackrod which will then foul the wheel rim.
If the track rod is fitted at the front but made too short the steering will still work but one tyre needs to scrub across the surface when lock is applied as the two wheels are basically pointing in different directions. Does it make any difference - possibly not if you're regularly doing four wheel drifts and the tyres are scrubbing along the tarmac anyway but I'd say it's technically wrong.
If the track rod is fitted at the front but made too short the steering will still work but one tyre needs to scrub across the surface when lock is applied as the two wheels are basically pointing in different directions. Does it make any difference - possibly not if you're regularly doing four wheel drifts and the tyres are scrubbing along the tarmac anyway but I'd say it's technically wrong.