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Steering rack

I want to get rid of my power steering rack and goto a manual rack. I do not want to buy a high dollar flaming rivers unit. What other donor vehicles are out there that we can use a manual rack off of? Thanks.
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Steering rack

Reply #1
Did a mustang ever come with a manual rack? I'm thinking about going to a manual rack but I plan on running the high ratio flamin river.
88 Cougar LS 5.0 .030 over, ported E7s with GT40 valves & trickflow springs, Proform roller rockers, HO cam, removed air silencer, K&N filter, smog pump delete, 2.25" dual flowmasters, Pacestter H-pipe & headers, HO computer, 65mm TB, Explorer intake, 19# injecters, 3.45s, rebuilt posi, and TCI shift kit.


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Reply #3
Quote from: 88turbo;250201
didnt the ranger use or still use a manual rack


Rangers didnt go to rack untill after the TTB. My 01 Edge had a rack but it was power.
88 Cougar LS 5.0 .030 over, ported E7s with GT40 valves & trickflow springs, Proform roller rockers, HO cam, removed air silencer, K&N filter, smog pump delete, 2.25" dual flowmasters, Pacestter H-pipe & headers, HO computer, 65mm TB, Explorer intake, 19# injecters, 3.45s, rebuilt posi, and TCI shift kit.

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Reply #4
Early fox mustangs.(79-86) You will have to use SN95 inner tie rods
they are longer.  You will also need and adapter to go between the
steering shaft and the rack.
  The mauel is smaller in dia.




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Reply #5
There are also Fairmonts/Zephyrs that had manual racks as well.
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Reply #6
Sweet. Thanks for the insight
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Reply #7
pinto.

I used a mustang rack on my 87 thunder bird, it was power, but my tie rods worked fine.
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Reply #8
Maybe because both of my cars have SN95 spindles. My inner tie
rods had to be adjusted all the way out for the toe end to be correct.
  So I swapped to SN95 inner to keep from then being @ the end of the outer tie rods.




SCT Tuned by Me(Greg@SpeedyDyno.com)

E.T. 10.28 @ 136.5 MPH 1/4 mile: List of Mods; 351 EFI, AFR heads,AOD,Rousch 13in frt brakes,11in rear brakes, AirRide Tech air ride system, Sub frame connetors,2400 RPM stall, 3.50,BBK shorties,T62PT Turbos  air to air intercooled, Home built kit.
Car weights 3705lbs without driver:burnout: