The lethal_vr4 manual steering rack: Street test and review - Page 4 - 3000GT/Stealth International Message Center

WolfSL · 01-18-2008, 07:46 PM

Count me in.

There's gotta be one more person who wants to do this.

Highboosted · 01-19-2008, 02:37 AM

hmmmmmm

would it be wrong to buy a rack for a car with no engine? lol

mjannusch · 01-19-2008, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Highboosted

hmmmmmm

would it be wrong to buy a rack for a car with no engine? lol

That's how my '91 is sitting right now.... Easiest time to pull the rack out.

WolfSL · 01-19-2008, 11:27 AM

My car doesn't have an engine in it right now either

lethal_vr4 · 01-19-2008, 12:55 PM

Chris, How 'bout I trade you a rack for the shell in WI! I can't believe I missed that by a few hours... drat.

Wolf/Chris, You both have some time to decided.

Just posted a group buy on 3stech as well as here on 3SI:
http://www.3si.org/forum/showthread....=1#post4688209

Highboosted · 01-20-2008, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by lethal_vr4

Chris, How 'bout I trade you a rack for the shell in WI! I can't believe I missed that by a few hours... drat.

Wolf/Chris, You both have some time to decided.

Just posted a group buy on 3stech as well as here on 3SI:
http://www.3si.org/forum/showthread....=1#post4688209

It's not in WI anymore, lol.

If I traded the shell, what would I put the rack in?

lethal_vr4 · 01-20-2008, 11:32 PM

Good point... did you pick the car up already?

Highboosted · 01-21-2008, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by lethal_vr4

Good point... did you pick the car up already?

Yep, made for a long and interesting road trip. Still in the trailer covered in snow and ice.

Drweldin · 03-06-2008, 11:31 PM

Clint -
Technical question I have been wondering about:
Do you think there are any potential strength issues created regarding
any splined connections, etc in the system by removing the mechanical
advantage provided by the hydraulics? That is, hypothetically, if the rack
was designed as a manual type from the get go by Mitsubishi, would you
have expected any differences in the splined connection(s). Depth, qty, etc....
I am mainly referring to the connection between the shaft and rack....
Thanks,
Aaron

Drweldin · 02-10-2009, 08:20 PM

Bringing this back...after reading my question after removing the rack today, I realized the pinch bolt keys into the shaft, so strength is less of a concern than I thought....that said, can anyone explain what is done for the conversion...anything besides the obvious plugging of ports, etc....seriously considering this vs rebuilding the power rack....if they are still available that is (?)