Heads up guys. Factory manual rack and pinion

Dark_5.0 · 10-03-2005, 12:16 PM

Autozone sells a manual rack and pinion for an 81 mustang that bolts right into a 87-93 mustang $114.00 and they will take your manual rack as a core.

It is practicly identical to the flaming river unit.

Jeff Chambers · 10-04-2005, 06:29 AM

Yep, when I bought mine some time back I found that there were two versions available at your local parts stores (NAPA, Autozone, Reiley's, etc.). One was a Canadian version and the other was a TRW OEM replacement. The CA version has shorter inner tie rod ends so it may not be considered a direct replacement for all vehicles, but it did work with my 90GT. Even with the shorter inners, I still have like 1-1/4" of thread engagement which is more than sufficient. The CA version seemed to be more readily available and cheaper than the TRW version. You'll still need the manual rag joint, which to my knowledge is only available as a Ford service part.

10-03-2005, 12:16 PM	#1
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	Heads up guys. Factory manual rack and pinion Autozone sells a manual rack and pinion for an 81 mustang that bolts right into a 87-93 mustang $114.00 and they will take your manual rack as a core. It is practicly identical to the flaming river unit. __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

10-04-2005, 06:29 AM	#2
Jeff Chambers Moderator Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Milan, OH Posts: 2,699	Re: Heads up guys. Factory manual rack and pinion Yep, when I bought mine some time back I found that there were two versions available at your local parts stores (NAPA, Autozone, Reiley's, etc.). One was a Canadian version and the other was a TRW OEM replacement. The CA version has shorter inner tie rod ends so it may not be considered a direct replacement for all vehicles, but it did work with my 90GT. Even with the shorter inners, I still have like 1-1/4" of thread engagement which is more than sufficient. The CA version seemed to be more readily available and cheaper than the TRW version. You'll still need the manual rag joint, which to my knowledge is only available as a Ford service part. __________________ Jeff Chambers 1990 Mustang GT 10.032 Seconds / 137.5 MPH 14-time Street Warrior World Record Setter CRT Performance 2001 Tropic Green Mustang GT - 12.181 / 113.2 MPH 2002 Ford F-250 Crew Cab 7.3l Power Stroke - 17.41@77.2 "There's nothing boring about a small block automatic shifting gears at 9400 rpm!"

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