We bought this on Ebay for $35 with the steering knuckle and it's front
steer, which is what we need to go with the Mustang strut suspension we're
setting up. I think the rack can be narrowed by removing the appropriate
amount from the middle and joining it back together inside a sleeve I'll
make. The end of the rack will have to have a stud remachined on the end,
which should not be a problem (I work on CNC Machines and have 11 at the
shop). The last rack we narrowed was a Nissan and it worked out well, just
had to retap the rack and make a small bushing to support the rack.This went
with the 68 Mustang spindles we were using. Thanks for the input, Phil
ps followed Dave's suggestion and actually joined a Fiero tech group and
posted a request for help, and already found a place to buy replacement
parts
>From: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>
>Reply-To: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>
>To: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>, "Phillip Landry"
><saltracer@hotmail.com>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Fiero Rack Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 08:52:14 -0500
>
>Phillip
>
>I know they narrow Pinto racks, have seen them at a few swap meets, but you
>have to find someone who can re-machine the right side on the rack after
>you
>cut off the excess end. As for the housing tube you can cut out the excess
>from the middle, re-align and weld back together. Ratio is probably
>somewhat
>slower than a Fiero too.
>
>JB
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
>To: "Phillip Landry" <saltracer@hotmail.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 4:35 AM
>Subject: RE: Fiero Rack Disassembly
>
>
> > If memory serves me right if you narrow it you will lose the outer
>bearings
> > and nothing will support the rack. If it is a GT rack the ratio will be
>very
> > fast as well more suited for autocross than LSR. I have an '87 GT and at
> > freeway speeds and up have never turned the wheel more than a couple of
> > degrees to make abrupt lane changes. If you do a web search on Fiero you
> > will find a lot of links and newsgroups as well.
> > You might try these links..
> >
> > http://www.v8archie.com/fiero-technet.html
> > fiero-technet@topica.com
> > Dave
>
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