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?

I've considered doing the same with my 72. Only thing I found was very expensive.

What is the reason for wanting Rack And Pinion ?

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.

What year Grand cherokee would you recommend swapping to?

I have to second flash's question.

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.

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

Thanks for the post and treads. Good info

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.