Another quick question concerning car build.. just noticed today that lugnuts on this 944 are aluminum.. That brings images of failure, over torqing, stripping... etc.. when using in an endurance race...

Should I replace with steel lugnuts? any insight is appreciated!!

thanks..

If you are going to drill a later crank it is better to Perp drill it vs crossdrill. Going perpendicular has proven superior.

And another not so quick question...

In the interest of reducing parts that may fail (and the fact that my power steering pump is shot and I don't want to buy a new one..).. I am seriously considering switching over to a manual steering rack.

Does anyone run a manual rack?
Do you have any problems with switch back steering (ie "s" curves)?
Is there a caster adjustment on the 944 (that would assist the manual steering)?

You can swap in a manual or just convert your power unit to manual. Having done both in the past I actualy prefer the pwr rack converted as it has more feel at speed but that is me. It is a little stiff in the pits though.

karbuf wrote:

Steel lug nuts are mandatory per the CCR, so yes, definitely. I torque to 100 FTLBs.

karbuf wrote:

What do you do the convert the pwr to manual?