first, the pinion location is incorrect. it should be below the rack not on top. as far as being too wide. it depends on what style rack you want to duplicate. if you are doing a rack with the ball socket inner tie rod end (like a stock rack) it doesn't look to wide. remember the ball socket is inside the boot. if you are duplicating a rack that uses a clevis and a rod end. it is too wide. the clevis and rod end live outside the boot. the important thing to remember is, the pivot for either of these setups needs to be as close as possible to the same vertical plane as the lower a-arm pivots. as far as the rack being too far forward. it's tough to tell from the picture but, it looks reasonable. if it helds the steering arm off the strut is about 6" c. to c.. hope this helps. if you have any other questions......yell.