Posted By: Pyper70
How will Rack & Pinion affect our cars? - 12/24/13 11:20 PM
I have never installed one...my friend wants me to install one from Unisteer on his 72 Roadrunner. Its supposedly a bolt in.
Is it worth the $1300?
Posted By: Pyper70
Re: How will Rack & Pinion affect our cars? - 12/25/13 12:38 AM
I ask because I haven't a clue....I have advised him to a quick ratio Firm Feel and a rebuilt Steering pump and it should be an upgrade on its own
Posted By: John_Kunkel
Re: How will Rack & Pinion affect our cars? - 12/25/13 12:42 AM
The Unisteer will increase the car's turning radius considerably. If your friend wants improved steering have him look at the Borgeson conversion.
http://www.borgeson.com/xcart/catalog/19...-p-1-c-143.html
Posted By: 71yelladustr
Re: How will Rack & Pinion affect our cars? - 12/25/13 01:43 AM
I put a unisteer rack in my buddies 70 Chally under much protest. What a p.o.s.
Turning radius sucks, not to mention the the 50 universal joints and supports needed to make the connection from the rack to the column. No matter what, the steering input is at such a bad angle it still binds some when turning. Dont do it.
Posted By: therocks
Re: How will Rack & Pinion affect our cars? - 12/25/13 05:28 AM
That or spend the extra and get the setup from RMS.Bill makes a complete coil over conversion K frame etc.Everyone that has one loves them.Rocky
Posted By: RiskyRickey
Re: How will Rack & Pinion affect our cars? - 12/25/13 05:46 AM
I agree with above post .I also installed one on 72 Chall PIA.Many joints & bad angle
Posted By: therocks
Re: How will Rack & Pinion affect our cars? - 12/25/13 06:17 PM
Johns cuda Id love to have one in the 65.Cant justify the cost on my rust bucket though.When I get a solid body it will have the RMS setup.Rocky
Posted By: TJP
Re: How will Rack & Pinion affect our cars? - 12/25/13 10:47 PM
I agree with all of the above posts, Either upgrade the box and pump or do the whole shebang IE: RMS
Posted By: TC@HP2
Re: How will Rack & Pinion affect our cars? - 12/26/13 07:27 PM
Alterkations are nice, but at $4000, is a very expensive change out for imply a steering upgrade. For a street cruiser, similar feeling results in handling can be made for around $2000 using Hotchkis or Firm Feel parts. IMO, the best reason to use an AlterK is for less weight or then ability to quickly change spring rates.
If your buddy is willing to drop $1300 on the steering, the Borgeson box is well worth the upgrade over using a UNisteer R&P.
Posted By: DJVCuda
Re: How will Rack & Pinion affect our cars? - 12/26/13 09:19 PM
I've driven both ( RMS & stock cars with as many upgrades you can throw at them )
There is no way in hell a rack can be called a marketing strategy.
The rack ( RMS ) gives the car a new car feel, much like a modern dakota with crisp feel and response that is unable to be achieved with an outdated steering box. The facts are there are too many parts to ever achieve the feel and response a rack can provide.
Posted By: DJVCuda
Re: How will Rack & Pinion affect our cars? - 12/26/13 09:39 PM
apples to oranges.
Up to snuff steering boxes and a rebuilt system did not compare to the RMS and like I stated earlier, I drive both and there was no comparison in terms of feel and response.
It's a totally different feel....
Posted By: slantzilla
Re: How will Rack & Pinion affect our cars? - 12/27/13 09:32 AM
Before this completely turns into an apples vs, bananas pissing contest, you have to remember that an RMS is a completely redesigned and engineered front suspension system. It does what it does very well.
The UNIsteer is an attempt to hack R&P into a sytem that was NEVER designed for it, and it fails miserably besides just plain being a crap kit.
, but just a Firm Feel Stage 2 or + is in itself a big improvement. The rack mentioned is just slick marketing IMO.