What are the downsides to recirculating ball, old-school steering (with a steering box)? How is rack and pinion better? Seems more complex. Sajeev answers: While it is more complex, rack and ...

Part of a rack-and-pinion steering system, the rack is a bar parallel to the front axle that moves left or right when the steering wheel is turned, aiming the front wheels in the correct direction.

Most car-based vehicles use rack-and-pinion steering in which the steering wheel turns a pinion gear that moves on a rack to turn the front wheels. Others use recirculating ball systems in which ...

Today (Wednesday 26 March) in Andermatt, Switzerland, the Matterhorn Gotthard Railway (MGBahn) and Stadler unveiled the world ...

Though torsion bars are retained as the spring medium, the suspension and steering are substantially al­tered: front suspension is by wishbone with ball joints and rack and pinion steering ...