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At a fork between suspensions!
Hello everyone! So my steering box finally went out on me. After it's hard life of x amount of miles. I am stuck between buying a kit https://www.performanceonline.com/1957-64-FORD-F-100-Truck-Power-Steering-Rack-and-Pinion-Kit/
Or go on and do a crown Vic swap? I know my future plans are to upgrade the brakes to disc (maybe power) and a posi rear end. Comments on any experience with either would greatly be appreciated!
Or go on and do a crown Vic swap? I know my future plans are to upgrade the brakes to disc (maybe power) and a posi rear end. Comments on any experience with either would greatly be appreciated!
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Hello everyone! So my steering box finally went out on me. After it's hard life of x amount of miles. I am stuck between buying a kit https://www.performanceonline.com/19...nd-Pinion-Kit/
Or go on and do a crown Vic swap? I know my future plans are to upgrade the brakes to disc (maybe power) and a posi rear end. Comments on any experience with either would greatly be appreciated!
Or go on and do a crown Vic swap? I know my future plans are to upgrade the brakes to disc (maybe power) and a posi rear end. Comments on any experience with either would greatly be appreciated!
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Depends what you want out of your truck. If you want to lower your ride the crown Vic will drop it down 4-5" and give you disc brakes. But will also change your lug pattern and track width limiting your wheel/tire selections. Also that means you need to address your rear to match track width, lug pattern and lowering height. So that means a good bit of time money and fabrication. Where as the rack and pinion kit in the link will be simple and give you power steering and then you can get disc spindles and convert to disc brakes down the line. Less time, money and like no fab work needed. Hope this helps on your decision.
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Would he have the steering column/box with a 1 piece shaft that gets pinned through on the inside of the steering box? I didn't think about that part. Yea that will be a challenge with the shaft mating to the rack setup. Wonder what the company with the rack n pinion has to say about it?
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Porterbuilt has a very interesting system currently seems only available for Chevy.
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Checked out No Limit; I may be out of the running as I have drop axle and their R&P system cannot be used. The No Limit system can be used with a stock column or after market except column shift. There is some fab work for the U-joint adaptor from the column to the Rack. Does not come with a pump. For the most part it is a bolt in Mod! $749 out of California.
Porterbuilt has a very interesting system currently seems only available for Chevy.
Porterbuilt has a very interesting system currently seems only available for Chevy.
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I emailed the guys at performance and they were very helpful this what he said I needed:
if you are using the stock column: 1. You will need the column saver with ujoint kit.
2. The "Y" block pump and bracket kit.
3. Rack and pinion hose kit.
4. Power rack and pinion kit.
I just have to save up and get the kit but after reading other companies have kits I will be doing more research! Haha thank you for all the input guy's keep it coming! !
if you are using the stock column: 1. You will need the column saver with ujoint kit.
2. The "Y" block pump and bracket kit.
3. Rack and pinion hose kit.
4. Power rack and pinion kit.
I just have to save up and get the kit but after reading other companies have kits I will be doing more research! Haha thank you for all the input guy's keep it coming! !
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I did check out the Jag, found one local, guy wanted way too much. Looked at a Dodge Dakota as well. Picked up a CV for cheap; will be doing the 4link and coil overs in the rear this weekend not set in stone on the CV, for what I'm doing the width may not be an issue have some measuring and thinking to do...