Steering Options
I have a 1984 with manual steering. I've made a lot of mild performance upgrades, and now I'm at the point where I'm happy with the car's overall driveability, except the steering. There's too much "play", which I can't seem to eliminate by adjusting the box. I'm considering my options:
1. Send the manual box to Red-Head (or some other shop) to have it rebuilt (no underhood tear-up) 2. Swap in a power box and run it in manual mode (quicker / higher effort / no underhood tear-up) 3. Swap in a power box and run it in powered mode (quicker / lower effort / some underhood tear-up) 4. Change to rack & pinion (???) I have 205/50-15 performance tires on the front, so parking lot steering effort is fairly high. I use the car as a summertime daily driver, as well as performance weekend driving. I'm interested in hearing your experiences and recommendations. |
Re: Steering Options
REMEMBER... RE-speed.... billy made a beautiful rack kit...but anyway . atkins rebuilds boxes
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Re: Steering Options
Originally Posted by 12aturbo
(Post 859667)
REMEMBER... RE-speed.... billy made a beautiful rack kit...but anyway . atkins rebuilds boxes
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Re: Steering Options
Originally Posted by elwood4ever
(Post 859659)
I have a 1984 with manual steering. I've made a lot of mild performance upgrades, and now I'm at the point where I'm happy with the car's overall driveability, except the steering. There's too much "play", which I can't seem to eliminate by adjusting the box. I'm considering my options:
1. Send the manual box to Red-Head (or some other shop) to have it rebuilt (no underhood tear-up) 2. Swap in a power box and run it in manual mode (quicker / higher effort / no underhood tear-up) 3. Swap in a power box and run it in powered mode (quicker / lower effort / some underhood tear-up) 4. Change to rack & pinion (???) I have 205/50-15 performance tires on the front, so parking lot steering effort is fairly high. I use the car as a summertime daily driver, as well as performance weekend driving. I'm interested in hearing your experiences and recommendations. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.nop...d0855c4998.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.nop...dfdfdfd489.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.nop...242aa7363a.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.nop...163ca26f8e.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.nop...ccd5bc4ec0.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.nop...a7d4b9d37d.jpg Now she's done! :-) |
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