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Rack and pinion
I have a 65 chevelle and I was thinking about installing a rack and pinion unit, and my question is has anyone out there put a rack and pinion on their chevelle if so what is a the best donor car for it?
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I've considered doing the same with my 72. Only thing I found was very expensive.
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What is the reason for wanting Rack And Pinion ?
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I wouldn't recommend it. There's not really anything to be gained, and there's a whole lot of geometry that can be messed up if not done exactly right.
A good quick-ratio steering box and rebuilt linkages will feel and perform just as well as any R&P. I'd recommend doing the Jeep Grand Cherokee steering box swap for a good low-cost upgrade with excellent performance. I'd put it at about 90% as good of upgrade as one of those $1800 rack kits, and can be done for about $80-100.
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What year Grand cherokee would you recommend swapping to?
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I have to second flash's question.
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The reason I was thinking about a rack set up was so I could take some of the weight off the front and also to modernize it some.
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93-97 Jeep Grand Cherokee... Rebuilt are about $135 auto parts store or one from a junkyard. Rag joint #200
Here's a post on the subject http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=334534
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Thanks for the post and treads. Good info
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Does the jeep steering box really make that much difference ? Can ya'll that have done this give us a complete parts list needed and explain the difference in feel from stock to the jeep box as well ? Does it just make it tighter or what ? I have read about others doing this but never the real reason for it.
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