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sleeperstang · 07-10-2002, 03:13 PM

Yellow,
The thing about the older mustangs as that you can't get a good in-between. In other words, the power steering setup on those cars has a very strong pump which makes it hard to "feel" the road through the steering wheel, so you can basically just drive with one finger on the steering wheel. On the other hand, if you go with the manual conversion, from what I've been told, just a half hour of driving can make your arms sore for days, especially when driving at low speeds.

I've heard that the power steering pump can be replaced with one that produces less pressure so it creates less assistance to the steering wheel. Total Control Products (the guys who made the steering components for "Eleanor" in Gone in 60 Seconds) mention a power steering pump by KRC that allows you to change the flow fittings so that you can change the sensitivity of your steering system. Sounds great to me, but the MSRP is $799.

Another suggestion is to go with a mustang II conversion which would give you disc brakes and if you opt to, a coil-over conversion. Rod & Custom Motorsports has kits for all early mustangs and their website address is: http://www.rcmotorsports.net/

Finally, TCP or Total Control Products who as I mentioned earlier is the manufacture of the suspension that Eleanor sported in the remake of Gone in 60 Seconds. Their kits are complete bolt-ons for the most part and in some cases their might be little modifications. Mustang's Plus was named as their direct distributor early last year and it seems that as a result of that, their prices went up quite a bit. When they first began, they would sell a power rack & pinion bolt-on kit for 65-66 mustangs for about $1600, and now they go for $2500, so it would be quite an investment to go with that. By the way you can look at their products at www.totalcontrolproducts.com

I know of a few others who are working on doing some kits for rack & pinion conversion, one of which might be able to sell them for a little under $1000. Another option is to use the rack & pinion from some GM cars including cavaliers and similar body types.

I hope this helps you out and maybe others can shed some light on what seems to work best. I'm personally waiting to see if the under $1000 kit comes out with good feedback.

Some other links to look at:
http://home.pacbell.net/ssixto/automotive/R&P/R&P.html
http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2...ck/index.shtml
http://www.nzmustang.com/TechData/rack_install.htm

07-10-2002, 03:13 PM	#3
sleeperstang Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Lynwood, CA, U.S.A. Posts: 82	Yellow, The thing about the older mustangs as that you can't get a good in-between. In other words, the power steering setup on those cars has a very strong pump which makes it hard to "feel" the road through the steering wheel, so you can basically just drive with one finger on the steering wheel. On the other hand, if you go with the manual conversion, from what I've been told, just a half hour of driving can make your arms sore for days, especially when driving at low speeds. I've heard that the power steering pump can be replaced with one that produces less pressure so it creates less assistance to the steering wheel. Total Control Products (the guys who made the steering components for "Eleanor" in Gone in 60 Seconds) mention a power steering pump by KRC that allows you to change the flow fittings so that you can change the sensitivity of your steering system. Sounds great to me, but the MSRP is $799. Another suggestion is to go with a mustang II conversion which would give you disc brakes and if you opt to, a coil-over conversion. Rod & Custom Motorsports has kits for all early mustangs and their website address is: http://www.rcmotorsports.net/ Finally, TCP or Total Control Products who as I mentioned earlier is the manufacture of the suspension that Eleanor sported in the remake of Gone in 60 Seconds. Their kits are complete bolt-ons for the most part and in some cases their might be little modifications. Mustang's Plus was named as their direct distributor early last year and it seems that as a result of that, their prices went up quite a bit. When they first began, they would sell a power rack & pinion bolt-on kit for 65-66 mustangs for about $1600, and now they go for $2500, so it would be quite an investment to go with that. By the way you can look at their products at www.totalcontrolproducts.com I know of a few others who are working on doing some kits for rack & pinion conversion, one of which might be able to sell them for a little under $1000. Another option is to use the rack & pinion from some GM cars including cavaliers and similar body types. I hope this helps you out and maybe others can shed some light on what seems to work best. I'm personally waiting to see if the under $1000 kit comes out with good feedback. Some other links to look at: http://home.pacbell.net/ssixto/automotive/R&P/R&P.html http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2...ck/index.shtml http://www.nzmustang.com/TechData/rack_install.htm __________________ 65 Mustang Coupe...Comp Cams 262 Xtreme Energy, T-5 conversion, Romac Balancer, 620 Front Springs-4.5 Mid-eye rear springs.......work in progress Last edited by sleeperstang; 07-10-2002 at 03:18 PM..