In 1978 George Appleton founded Appleton Chassis while he also worked full time at Caterpillar as Shop Manager. He built chassis for many late models and one day decided to build a rack and pinion for one of his new cars. The rack and pinion that he built was very popular among drivers and had a high demand. After many years of building chassis for late models George decided to concentrate more on the rack and pinion assembly itself. Soon after Appleton Rack & Pinion was incorporated.
Later George brought his youngest son Fred into the the company. Fred moved the business into a larger building and purchased CNC machines and hired more employees to help the business grow. Today Appleton Rack & Pinion, Inc. has a modern all equipt machine shop and a full service repair department.
Fred is now president of Appleton Rack & Pinion. His oldest son Jayson is also Vice President and CNC machine shop Foreman. Jayson helps his Father and together they are constantly improving Appleton Rack & Pinion products. Jayson and his wife Stephanie hope to be able to carry on the family name.
The basic rack and pinion design is still used today. The all in one design makes it very compact, because the servo and cylinder are connected to the main unit. With this set up there is no need to run extra hoses and mount the servo and cylinder. Most all major rack and pinion manufacturers have began to use this configuration because of its neatness. Appleton Rack & Pinion also uses a 1 1/4" rack shaft with the pinion gear. We offer 8 different ratios ranging from 1.8 to 4.4 inches per turn. Also, we offer 6 different servo feels including double extra light, extra light, light, .225 torsion bar, medium, and heavy. The driver can customize the rack to their liking and to track conditions. The rack housings we offer are super light cast aluminum or tougher billet aluminum. If lighter is what you want to try, and aluminum shaft and cast housing would be great for you. The total weight of this unit is 10pounds, which is 7 pounds lighter than the standard steel shafted unit.
Also, we offer a filter tank cooler (FTC). Not only does this unit hold and distribute power steering fluid it also filters and cools it. The FTC will help prevent damage on your steering rack immensely. We also offer synthetic power steering fluid and other products that you might we interested in. Please enjoy our web page and call our service department if you have any questions.
We take great pride in our service. We offer fast turn arounds in our repair department, same day walk in repairs with an appointment, and loaner racks. Your technical calls are always welcome. Parts are kept in stock in our CNC machine shop and many high tech tools are used to keep our racks performing at their best. We are developing new products all the time, so keep in touch. If you have any special needs please let us know, we are more than willing to do anything we can to help. Keep winning with Appleton Rack & Pinion and everyone here hopes to see you at the race track in the near future.
In 1978 George Appleton founded Appleton Chassis while he also worked full time at Caterpillar as Shop Manager. He built chassis for many late models and one day decided to build a rack and pinion for one of his new cars. The rack and pinion that he built was very popular among drivers and had a high demand. After many years of building chassis for late models George decided to concentrate more on the rack and pinion assembly itself. Soon after Appleton Rack & Pinion was incorporated.
The basic rack and pinion design is still used today. The all in one design makes it very compact, because the servo and cylinder are connected to the main unit. With this set up there is no need to run extra hoses and mount the servo and cylinder. Most all major rack and pinion manufacturers have began to use this configuration because of its neatness. Appleton Rack & Pinion also uses a 1 1/4" rack shaft with the pinion gear. We offer 8 different ratios ranging from 1.8 to 4.4 inches per turn. Also, we offer 6 different servo feels including double extra light, extra light, light, .225 torsion bar, medium, and heavy. The driver can customize the rack to their liking and to track conditions. The rack housings we offer are super light cast aluminum or tougher billet aluminum. If lighter is what you want to try, and aluminum shaft and cast housing would be great for you. The total weight of this unit is 10pounds, which is 7 pounds lighter than the standard steel shafted unit.
Also, we offer a filter tank cooler (FTC). Not only does this unit hold and distribute power steering fluid it also filters and cools it. The FTC will help prevent damage on your steering rack immensely. We also offer synthetic power steering fluid and other products that you might we interested in. Please enjoy our web page and call our service department if you have any questions.
We take great pride in our service. We offer fast turn arounds in our repair department, same day walk in repairs with an appointment, and loaner racks. Your technical calls are always welcome. Parts are kept in stock in our CNC machine shop and many high tech tools are used to keep our racks performing at their best. We are developing new products all the time, so keep in touch. If you have any special needs please let us know, we are more than willing to do anything we can to help. Keep winning with Appleton Rack & Pinion and everyone here hopes to see you at the race track in the near future. 