yea chris, absolutely, to be honest i'd had a few softy beers when i replied.. I was already planning on running m14 rod ends rather than the track rods. I've got no issues making up some shorter arms to improve the ratio, are there still issues with the original rack do you think? As i said already sorted out the column and uni joints to suit this rack. I've also read that escort racks are similar, same spline but different mounts? better option?