Hi Michael,
I'm in EXACTLY the same boat!! Small world.
I searched, but didn't find anybody that had found one that worked acceptably. Apparently a shorter one would help with bump steer. What has been tried seems to have had a different ratio. Hopefully someone with chime in here if I'm wrong about all this.
I ended up ordering a rebuilt rack from PPC, after exploring the feasibility of rebuilding it myself.
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