Has anyone successfully converted their 3rd gen to rack & pinion? By "successfully", I mean that whatever solution they came up with resulted in comparable steering capability with the stock draglink system, and did not result in clearance issues for other aftermarket systems (k-members, a-arms, headers, etc.).

There seems to be a lot of talk, but no details on what was done (at least I couldnt find any in a search).

Thanks,

Mike

 

Nevermind....determined that the disadvantages/cost outweigh any benefits.

 

There's deffinitely been much discussion on it, but no real info on completed swaps and how well they worked. - From what I have found, there is only one rack unit available that has enough travel to allow you to keep full steering anlges with stock spindles. The other option seems to be to shorten the length of the steering arm on the spindle, moving it closer to the axle centerline, thus allowing for full steering angle with the shorter throw of most rack and pinions.
- I'm going with a mid 80's t-bird power rack and modding my spindles. The t-bird rack has standard fine thread inner tie-rods, standard inverted flare hook-ups for the pump, and cast in two bolt mounting eyes, thus making it a simpler conversion unit than most. For me, though, the k-member and such won't be an issue, as I'm building a tube chassis for the car.