Re: A body Rack and Pinion
[Re: moparx]
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05/31/14 10:19 AM
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Supposedly a NASCAR driver had fabbed it up. It looks heavy duty enough, Hope it clears my TTi'S.
1957 Power wagon wm300 original 10.000 mile truck, 1964 dodge Polara Convertible numbers matching
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Re: A body Rack and Pinion
[Re: OzHemi]
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06/05/14 01:37 AM
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Hopefully it works better than a unisteer setup.
Have you checked for bump steer and those types of issues yet ?
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Re: A body Rack and Pinion
[Re: brads70]
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06/17/14 08:24 AM
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I have yet to get around to installing it. I tried to build my own a while back and I am very familiar with bump steer issues. Scary SH!T! It looks a though it will bolt up fine but i will need to swap out my 8qt pan for more or less a stock unit. It's nothing like the unisteer unit from what I have seen on their web site.
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Re: A body Rack and Pinion
[Re: Supercuda]
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06/19/14 08:42 AM
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I measured the idler and Pittman distances and final tie rod positions and its an exact match for the stock installation. I mounted the rack set up and with my center sump pan it bolts right in! It looks as though the only stumbling block is a extra steering support under the hood. With it all lining up the same as the stock box and steering linkage components, im not seeing any problem with bump-steer. Ill see about mounting something off the frame for support this weekend. If anyone has a suggestion for the support im open to suggestions, using the stock steering shaft.
1957 Power wagon wm300 original 10.000 mile truck, 1964 dodge Polara Convertible numbers matching
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Re: A body Rack and Pinion
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06/21/14 09:56 AM
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I guess I'm close, I also live in the USA.
Yeah, just saw that. I'm near Lansing.
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Re: A body Rack and Pinion
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07/02/14 04:55 PM
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Looks like the rack out of an '88-'94 Chevy Cavalier to me. Not a perfect match, but close enough to me make me think it very well could be.
The part bolted to the rack with the inner tie rod ends is new, though, no idea if that came from something else or is custom. The Cavalier used two really long tie rods that bolted direct to the rack where the stand off is bolted now.
Maybe standard rack and pinion inner tie rod ends could be screwed into a machined rod to make something similar.
Just some observations.
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Re: A body Rack and Pinion
[Re: 48Heap]
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08/24/14 11:42 AM
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I don't see the Cavalier reference but I really don't deal with too many Chevrolets. Fits the car fine but it's not going to work with my 440. It was obviously designed for a small block. Its a shame, it really does set up in the car nicely. To bad I wont be able to use it on my setup. The 65 has a 426 Hemi and the dart sports a 440.
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Re: A body Rack and Pinion
[Re: Trojmn]
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08/24/14 07:14 PM
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i've got a home for that :-)
Don't we all?
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