Rack & PInion Install
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Re: Rack & PInion Install
Lifted..The mounting brackets are welded about 1/2" above the bottom of the crossmember. The rack mounts on top of the brackets. I don't see anything touching it. The roads here in the south are better than those in the north. We don't have to deal with the weather extremes. It's the freezing and thawing cycles that destroy your roads.
Merlin..The rack has been in my Safari for a couple of years. No problems.
Merlin..The rack has been in my Safari for a couple of years. No problems.
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Last edited by HPbyStan on Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:44 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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'71 BSA B50 engine in a '67 C25 250 chassis
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Re: Rack & PInion Install
How close to the road is it? I would add some sort of skid plate around it unless your roads way down there are better than ours! I would be afraid of hitting some debris and smashing the rack.
Sorry, I missed your question asking how close to the ground the rack is. I'm still on the ramps now but will lower it back down after changing out the high pressure hose and get a measurement. That would be a question a 4x4 vanner would ask first for sure and for good reason but can tell ya we won't be out in the woods with you guys. Looks like alot of fun but mine would last about a pair of seconds out there. As far as the roads down here. Most are really good and usually flat. We do have our dirt roads out in the rural areas and most of those are kept up very well also so really no big deal. Now speed bumps may be another story. With the dropped spindles and if I still had the cut coils there very well could be a few issues.
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Re: Rack & PInion Install
That is exactly why I asked the question. I knew you were lowered and know for fact that rack wouldn't last more than 1 year running our roads! ](*,) Another reason we should move south!Rebel wrote:With the dropped spindles and if I still had the cut coils there very well could be a few issues.
Current rides:
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
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Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
Re: Rack & PInion Install
Bah you know you love the northern roads. Everytime you take the SPB for a drive down the road it's just like being at paragon or the hammers!!LiftedAWDAstro wrote:That is exactly why I asked the question. I knew you were lowered and know for fact that rack wouldn't last more than 1 year running our roads! ](*,) Another reason we should move south!Rebel wrote:With the dropped spindles and if I still had the cut coils there very well could be a few issues.
98 Safari RWD. Stock.
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Topic author - I plan to be buried in my van
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Re: Rack & PInion Install
You're my new Hero, Larry.
Roy,,you're riding and I'm not but guess I can still be your hero.
89 Astro, 350 V-8, Shaved doors, Filled Slider, Corvette IRS, 94 Mustang GT Rack & Pinion(Thanks to Skip), Cad Tail lights from SoCalliV8 ( RIP) Miss you my friend.
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Larry you amaze me dude. If I had half the ambition and drive you do my van would resemble the SPB by now.
98 Safari RWD. Stock.
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Topic author - I plan to be buried in my van
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Potskie,,there are some I'm sure who aren't amazed,,one being my wife Susan.
89 Astro, 350 V-8, Shaved doors, Filled Slider, Corvette IRS, 94 Mustang GT Rack & Pinion(Thanks to Skip), Cad Tail lights from SoCalliV8 ( RIP) Miss you my friend.
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Re: Rack & PInion Install
Very clean and awesome install
Now get crackin on fillin the slider
Now get crackin on fillin the slider
1991 Chevy Astro Extended- Stock 4.3
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Topic author - I plan to be buried in my van
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Hey, thanks Jboy,,,,now don't rush me down here,,we're taking our time,,oh yea,,guess most know that.lol
89 Astro, 350 V-8, Shaved doors, Filled Slider, Corvette IRS, 94 Mustang GT Rack & Pinion(Thanks to Skip), Cad Tail lights from SoCalliV8 ( RIP) Miss you my friend.
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Re: Rack & PInion Install
Wow, what an aggresive project! You're doing a great job it looks like just from a brief look at the pics in this thread. Tighter steering would sure be nice. ](*,)
Good luck!
Good luck!
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That is some quality Craftsmanship right there, from everyone involved......Well Done!
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My Astro tows my toys to Glamis sand dunes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp2pqjQtpso
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Re: Rack & PInion Install
is the rack for a gt or 6cyl
john 79 camaro, 01 safari, 00 astro , 94 caprice wagon lt1, 89 safari gt
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Last edited by HPbyStan on Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
'04 White AWD Astro cargo
'00 Astro / El Camino
'61 BSA Super Rocket
'71 BSA B50 engine in a '67 C25 250 chassis
Impossible is just a degree of difficulty....
'00 Astro / El Camino
'61 BSA Super Rocket
'71 BSA B50 engine in a '67 C25 250 chassis
Impossible is just a degree of difficulty....