Mustang 5.0 Rack
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Kool. It would be nice to just give people a link to a write for this as there hasnt been much covered.
Flaming River 79-93 Quick Ratio Mustang Manual Rack
Note: Would recomend getting the 20:1 ratio vs the quick rack, unless you have big arms, or you're gonna get some big ol ape arms if you go the quick rack way.
http://www.flamingriver.com/index.c...ategory_id=68/home_id=63/mode=prod/prd337.htm
Borgeson 9/16-26 X 3/4 Smooth Bore U-Joint
http://www.borgeson.com/xcart/product.php?productid=8&cat=5&page=3
New inner tie rods and outers. Right now I'm using 2 drivers side inners. I ordered 2 passenger side ones since they are a little longer. Only have about 15mm screwed in on the drivers side so need to go longer there.
Step 1: Rip out the power rack and all associated power steering stuff.
Step 2: While waiting for your new steering rack to arrive take off your intermediate shaft off the steering column. Cut off the U-joint that connected to your supra power rack. Find a pipe thats 3/4" OD and slip it inside the u-joint. Tac weld everything together and drill your holes. I used grade 8 bolts nuts and lock washers. Now weld the u-joint and lower shaft together. I did a 2 pass weld and left that 2nd pass pretty sloppy.
Step 3: Now you got your manual rack. Remove the boots and buy a BIG ASS wrench. Take off the inner tie rods and put on the supra ones. Put the boots back on. Trim to fit with a sawzall. At the very minimum your gonna have to remove the mustang mounting holes.
Step 4: Install that bad boy. Your on your own here to align it up.
Step 5: Install your outer tie rods. I used the old outer tubes as extenders with a threaded shaft off one of the old innners. Last step here is centering the steering wheel and sliding that new u-joint on the pinion.
Note: Would recomend getting the 20:1 ratio vs the quick rack, unless you have big arms, or you're gonna get some big ol ape arms if you go the quick rack way.
http://www.flamingriver.com/index.c...ategory_id=68/home_id=63/mode=prod/prd337.htm
Borgeson 9/16-26 X 3/4 Smooth Bore U-Joint
http://www.borgeson.com/xcart/product.php?productid=8&cat=5&page=3
New inner tie rods and outers. Right now I'm using 2 drivers side inners. I ordered 2 passenger side ones since they are a little longer. Only have about 15mm screwed in on the drivers side so need to go longer there.
Step 1: Rip out the power rack and all associated power steering stuff.
Step 2: While waiting for your new steering rack to arrive take off your intermediate shaft off the steering column. Cut off the U-joint that connected to your supra power rack. Find a pipe thats 3/4" OD and slip it inside the u-joint. Tac weld everything together and drill your holes. I used grade 8 bolts nuts and lock washers. Now weld the u-joint and lower shaft together. I did a 2 pass weld and left that 2nd pass pretty sloppy.
Step 3: Now you got your manual rack. Remove the boots and buy a BIG ASS wrench. Take off the inner tie rods and put on the supra ones. Put the boots back on. Trim to fit with a sawzall. At the very minimum your gonna have to remove the mustang mounting holes.
Step 4: Install that bad boy. Your on your own here to align it up.
Step 5: Install your outer tie rods. I used the old outer tubes as extenders with a threaded shaft off one of the old innners. Last step here is centering the steering wheel and sliding that new u-joint on the pinion.
I would like to see more photos and info on the tie rods. I dont see the Supra inner tie rods fitting to the Mustang rack without mods or a adapter, at least it didnt work for me. I used the Mustang outter tie rod ends from a early 90's Mustang.
Couldnt one just partly half shaft two steering shafts, then drill and tapp them and connect them with high strength nuts and bolts? Or is that illegal aswell?
That would be how I'd do it.hvyman;1640856 said:
The whole cut/weld/drill/tap thing scares me shitless, in the Senna crash the parts were moddified by some of the most skill fabricators/weldors in the world and still failed....
For those of you who don't know who Senna was, here's a really good tribute to him...
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_rJH9XVIQA
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC9ZeCr5bEA
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_rJH9XVIQA
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC9ZeCr5bEA
lets put it this way i have 4x4 and i still wont cut a steering shaft
plus if you get a VI you wont pass
best bet is just find some thing that will work
all steering shafts form factories go under Figueroa's testing
i have not done the swap but i find a bolt on sultion
plus anotehr factor is there alot more stress on the shaft with maue streeing
good luck
plus if you get a VI you wont pass
best bet is just find some thing that will work
all steering shafts form factories go under Figueroa's testing
i have not done the swap but i find a bolt on sultion
plus anotehr factor is there alot more stress on the shaft with maue streeing
good luck