rack and pinion steering
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rack and pinion steering
i am thinking about putting on the steeroids bolt-on power rack-and-pinion . Is there anybody that has used this or know how well they work. any advice will be appreciated
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From: Lenoir City Tennessee
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I just bought one but have not received it yet. There are several on here that have done the conversion.
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
I have looking into rack and pinion also and decided to go this route instead. Besides being 1/2 the price a few knowledgable people on the forum felt it is a better design
http://www.corvettesteering.com/55-57%20chevy.htm
http://www.corvettesteering.com/55-57%20chevy.htm
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
i did the steeroids install heres my thread starting with post number 3
i have no complaints and i like the system....i can control the car with two fingers 70 mph driving on the crown of a road.....
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=960162
i have no complaints and i like the system....i can control the car with two fingers 70 mph driving on the crown of a road.....
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=960162
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
Originally Posted by norvalwilhelm
I have looking into rack and pinion also and decided to go this route instead. Besides being 1/2 the price a few knowledgable people on the forum felt it is a better design
http://www.corvettesteering.com/55-57%20chevy.htm
http://www.corvettesteering.com/55-57%20chevy.htm
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Originally Posted by bobs77vet
does this still rely on the existing idler arm set up? i think half of our problems come from the too many componets involved inthe steering mechanism
This Jeep box is a new 90's design, no slave cylinder trying to keep up to an offcenter control valve.
Rack and pinion I believe is $1249 or around that and this is $675. Look under a car with rack and pinion and it is still hanging down under the oil pan. To me the Jeep box is neater and cleans up under the oil pan. The older 80's and 90's jeep box is not the same. It must be 99 and newer if you are using one from a wrecker but again a wrecker box is 4 bolts and our frames are 3 bolts. This kit comes with an adapter so it is a bolt in deal.
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Originally Posted by Indynick
Do you suggest replacing any parts like the idler arm or the center drag link?
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
Originally Posted by norvalwilhelm
....Rack and pinion I believe is $1249 or around that and this is $675. Look under a car with rack and pinion and it is still hanging down under the oil pan..... .
my steeroids is "above the bottom of the oil pan line" and not below it... the oil pan will bottom out first...but the steeroids rack unit does hang down and replaces all that other steering mechanism.
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Originally Posted by Indynick
So norvalwilhelm, did the steering box change you did make a big change in the way the car handled? Was it worth the time and money?
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I don't think Norval finished the install yet as he's not just bolting it it but actually modifying the frame to make it a nicer, cleaner and better install.
I have my appleton rack and most likely this weekend will have some shots of a mockup of a front steering ETO rack.
I have my appleton rack and most likely this weekend will have some shots of a mockup of a front steering ETO rack.
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From: Foxfield CO 1970 Convertible
Originally Posted by norvalwilhelm
I have looking into rack and pinion also and decided to go this route instead. Besides being 1/2 the price a few knowledgable people on the forum felt it is a better design
http://www.corvettesteering.com/55-57%20chevy.htm
http://www.corvettesteering.com/55-57%20chevy.htm
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From: Jackson Ms
Originally Posted by norvalwilhelm
the slave cylinder goes and the control valve is either replaced with a solid link or a special plug is made and supplied with the kit to bypass the control valve.
I e-mailed corvettesteering about 8 mo. ago about this.
tom returned my mail and said kit does come with a part to install in the control valve to make a solid link.
