For those who have sent a steering rack to Turn One...
01-08-2019, 08:30 PM
#1
Team Owner
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For those who have sent a steering rack to Turn One...
How did you box it and ship it? I went to a UPS store and they don't have any boxes long enough. They also quoted me $77 for ground shipping. Ouch. Can I ship it without a box? Also, what did you do to prevent fluid leakage? Thanks.
01-08-2019, 09:13 PM
#2
Burning Brakes
I made my own box using and folding flat cardboard sheets. Wrapped the rack with bed pads to catch liquids. Fed Ex ground charged about $50 to ship it.
the box was about 10x10x50 inches.
the box was about 10x10x50 inches.
Last edited by emptnest; 01-08-2019 at 09:14 PM.
01-09-2019, 08:30 AM
#3
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Did you remove the inner tie rods to get it down to 50"? Mine is looking like 56" long minimum with them attached.
Last edited by ptindall; 01-09-2019 at 08:30 AM.
01-09-2019, 10:40 AM
#4
You should remove the inner tie/outer rod ends. They won't need them to rebuild your rack and I think they charge to remove them. Go to Home Depot and buy a wardrobe box and a roll of bubble wrap. Bag the rack with a trash bag, wrap with 2-3" of bubble wrap, and like Nest wrote, cut the wardrobe box into a sheet and roll the sheet around the box. As for shipping, go onto FedEx.com and open an account. The shipping will be far less than the marked up shipping from the UPS or FedEx store.
Last edited by SocalC5Z; 01-09-2019 at 10:40 AM.
01-09-2019, 09:35 PM
#5
Burning Brakes
Last edited by emptnest; 01-09-2019 at 09:36 PM.
01-10-2019, 08:29 AM
#6
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01-11-2019, 09:16 AM
#9
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01-12-2019, 04:16 PM
#11
Unrelated to shipping ... if you are sending to Turn One for a performance improvement, be sure to convince them that this is for a track car; they will remove a damper in the rack that improves feel through the steering wheel. It is quite noticeable and an improvement in my opinion. Since changing it out in my car, I have driven student cars with the stock rack and they feel quite dead.
01-13-2019, 11:18 AM
#12
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Unrelated to shipping ... if you are sending to Turn One for a performance improvement, be sure to convince them that this is for a track car; they will remove a damper in the rack that improves feel through the steering wheel. It is quite noticeable and an improvement in my opinion. Since changing it out in my car, I have driven student cars with the stock rack and they feel quite dead.