| I am looking to remove the HICAS on my 94 TT as I am currently installing Powertrix Ultralite coilovers and adjustable RUCAs. I am looking for input from those who have done/attempted the delete on an ELECTRIC rack. Yes I know you can just pull the fuse, but I don't see the point in carrying around a disabled system. I will be referring to the photos in Z1's hydraulic HICAS delete for reference. It can be found in its entirety here: [ http://www.z1motorsports.com/imageGallery/main.php/v/Shop-Pictures/album248/ ] At this point my electric rack is already removed from the car. I have the delete bar from a 90-93 kit. As purchased, the ends of the bar are drilled and tapped for M14 by either 1.25 or 1.5. On the hydraulic system, after removing the rack you would pull fittings off the end of the HICAS rack (last step on the bottom of the first page of Z1's instructions) and thread them into the M14 end of the delete bar. Afterward, you install the bar, reinstall the M16 tie rods and on you go. However, with the electric rack, it appears to be all one piece without fittings. Is this correct?? I have put 6V across the rack terminals to actuate it from left to right and travel is limited so its hard to tell. I couldn't find a good explosion of the electric rack itself in my 94 FSM, only the major components of the entire HICAS system. So I was apprehensive to put a wrench on the flats that are on the rack ends for fear of damaging the rack if it is in fact one piece. The inboard tie-rod ends for the HICAS are sized M16x1.0 (very fine thread for that size). Assumning I am correct about the 94 rack being one piece and NOT having the fittings as the 90-93 hydraulic systems do, my thought is to drill & tap or helicoil the delete bar to accept the M16 tie-rod end. Presumably, this could change the inboard tie-rod points (moving them farther inboard) which could have an impact on suspension geometry but I think it will be minute. Option 2, would be to machine a coupling with a male M14x1.25/1.5 and a female M18x1, but that takes more time/effort and may end up pushing my inboard tie rod point farther outboard. This is starting to get wordy, so I will just leave it at that and reply to questions/feedback as it is given.
Jared
1994 Twin Turbo |
