Steering Gear Box to Rack conversion

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Jul 18, 2010 | 12:45 PM

Jeepman3

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Steering Gear Box to Rack conversion

Hello,

I have a 1994 F250 2WD Pickup and would like to covert the loose steering gearbox to a rack and pinion any suggestions or websites to look at?

Thanks

Jul 18, 2010 | 01:13 PM

LCAM-01XA

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No suggestions on the rack and pinion conversion, but I may have another solution - steering box off a '98-'02 police interceptor Crown Victoria - they are much tighter and with less steering assist than your regular pickup truck or fullsize passenger car steering box.

Jul 18, 2010 | 02:28 PM

Elderstarr

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Seems like more trouble than its worth. Why is your steering box loose?...you can tighten up the slop fairly easy. A few threads have popped up in the last few days...

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...ey-should.html

I haven't heard of any factory R&P setups for these trucks, so you will probably have to custom build mounts & buy expensive links and extensions.

Is this a daily driver? Show cruiser? Prerunner? For light duty, go with something like this... Home Page For heavy duty, you should look into desert racing parts.

Jul 6, 2014 | 06:29 PM

it's a trap!

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Originally Posted by LCAM-01XA

For anyone browsing the Interwebz finding this post, let it be known that I grabbed one out of a 2001 P.I. Crown Vic from a u pull for a few bucks, put it on my truck and guess what?! When you turn the wheel to the right, the wheels turn to the left!!

Needless to say, this is loads of fun with your friends but definitely not recommended for daily driving.

Again - a gearbox from a Crown Vic DOES NOT WORK