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Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 47
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![]() My steering rack has been freezing up lately and the car wanders on the freeway.I want to stay with a powersteering rack but I want slightly stiffer steering.Are any of the local parts stores racks any good?I don't want to break the bank.
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Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: Overland Park, KS, USA
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![]() The Autozone part is probably just a remanufactered/rebuilt Ford rack. I'm not sure if there are any "performance" racks besides the ones that came stock on GTs from '83-on. Some shops that can mess with the gear box on your rack to make it turn easier/quicker. A shop did it to my car. Probably not cheap...but effective.
------------------ 1984 1/2 GT350 (#842 Hatchback w/ T-tops), 302HO, Comp cams Xtreme Energy cam, Carter 625cfm carb, Weiand Stealth intake, MSD distributor, MSD coil, FMS 9mm wires, 1 5/8" MAC unequal shorties, 2 1/2" MAC Prochamber H-pipe, Flowmaster 2 chambers, KYBs, 16"x8" 4 lug Cobra Rs, Falken 245/45ZR16s So I pushed it up to 110, That flathead motor was about to give in, I crossed my fingers and prayed to the lord, Don't let me down you fuct up ford!" "5-Oh Ford" by The Reverend Horton Heat |
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#3 |
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Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Gordonville MO USA
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![]() A place in Iowa called Northern Auto Parts
(if I remember correctly) had pretty good deals on racks - I think they have a website. They're a rapidly growing stock & hp parts outfit and you can register to get their free periodic catalogues. |
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#4 |
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Join Date: May 1999
Location: Aiken,south carolina, usa
Posts: 1,097
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![]() Just put that one in my mustang. It is remanufactured. Works great. IT was like $99.
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#5 |
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Rockville, MD
Posts: 49
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![]() Is the steering rack a common problem for mustangs? My steering binds up if you turn too quickly. It is always stiff cause when I drove my buddies stang, the difference was like night and day. Could this be a bad rack??
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#6 |
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 47
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![]() On Autozones web site they have two racks they sell.One is $99.00 and the other is called sport rack which they say is stiffer than the other rack they sell and it sells for 129.00.Does anybody know where I can get a new factory rack?
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Join Date: May 1999
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Ford built some of the racks out of aluminum. If they would have made them out of steel, the problem wouldn't be a big deal. |
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