power steering or not!!!!

[ToplessMarrine]

im thinking about taking my power steering off of my car. has anyone doen this without buying a new manual rack andif so how did it turn out, and how does this work, or if i do "need" to buy a manual rack is there any other parts that need to be purchased with tha rack?

[nastynotchback1]

im thinking about taking my power steering off of my car. Has anyone doen this without buying a new manual rack andif so how did it turn out, and how does this work, or if i do "need" to buy a manual rack is there any other parts that need to be purchased with tha rack?


not to bad to turn with skinnies but with 8in wheel/tire i would not want to drive it unless it had a manuel rack

[ToplessMarrine]

but it can be done without going with a manual rack? and i agree with that, i have a set of welds so thats what id go with.

[midnight stang]

daily driven I have heard It would wear the rack out fast and lock up with no pump. Strictly hear say hasn't happened to me.

[91blackbeauty]

i took mine off and i put it back on, wasnt worth the wear and tear on the steering wheel and the 12 point turns,lol. personally i would put it back on.

[nastynotchback1]

daily driven I have heard It would wear the rack out fast and lock up with no pump. Strictly hear say hasn't happened to me.



+1

[cobra_4]

Been there, hated that. Manual rack or not it still sucks.

[1wildcoupe]

Been there, hated that. Manual rack or not it still sucks.

:yes1:

[jboren93]

i say hell no:thumbsdown1:. you gain nothing from taking it off but headaches:headbang: ...any particular reason you was wanting to take it off??:headscratch:

[blue93steed]

i just went through the same thoughts as you.... i ended up keeping it even though i went grey trying to run the setup i wanted..... pm and i can walk you through it. basically: keeping it vs not keeping it only costs you about 3-4 pounds.

[1loudmouthpony]

im running with no pwr steering, i just looped the the lines with fluid still in it. and i have 235 45 r 17s to steer. with them its kind of a pain but after a week you get used to it and it feels like nothing. i drove it for about 2 months with no issues so far.. but if i had the chance id keep it on.

[jboren93]

im running with no pwr steering, i just looped the the lines with fluid still in it. and i have 235 45 r 17s to steer. with them its kind of a pain but after a week you get used to it and it feels like nothing. i drove it for about 2 months with no issues so far.. but if i had the chance id keep it on.

WELL PUT IT BACK ON!! LLOL

[1loudmouthpony]

WELL PUT IT BACK ON!! LLOL



maybe in a month or so, i tossed the other one, it was shot . lol

[boosted91lx]

I run a Saginaw pump on mine. It weights bout 2 pounds and works great. I run 17 x 8 Cobra R's with no issues. Coming up with a bracket is a pain though.

[darren]

leave it on!!!! Even with skinnies.

[kdawgg11]

I would say leave it on to but that is my 2 cents you do what you want :)

[midnight stang]

I run a Saginaw pump on mine. It weights bout 2 pounds and works great. I run 17 x 8 Cobra R's with no issues. Coming up with a bracket is a pain though.

is that a nascar style pump? if so a place in thomasville NC called CV products will have the brackets, pretty expencive though.

[boosted91lx]

is that a nascar style pump? if so a place in thomasville NC called CV products will have the brackets, pretty expencive though.

Yeah thats what it is. The price is worth it for the added space and weight lose.

[ToplessMarrine]

well here's the deal. my car has whats called "dealer" a/c which is 100% ok with me but is also 100% different from the "factory" a/c. So now that my pump is going bad and I bought one it was the type that goes with the "factory" a/c and wont work with the "dealer" a/c. Now I dont want to get rid of my a/c or my power steering but I would rather lose my power steering than my a/c thats why I was asking. Oh!! And I can't find the style pump that fits the "dealer" a/c and I don't want the headache of switching the a/c compressor. So now everyone can get an idea of what my issue is. Its not that I want more power or less weight, I don't care because my car is a daily driver and not a race car or dyno car, I just want an "LS" chevy killer that I can drive to the beach or the mountains or the city and be comfortable but still pretty fast.

[midnight stang]

Yeah thats what it is. The price is worth it for the added space and weight lose.
If you need another bracket let me know they make them 30 min up the rd.

[ToplessMarrine]

so i have been thinkin..... is it possible to change the brackets from one pump to another, because i didnt want to try and take my good pump apart and ruin it. if its possible how can it be done.

[NC STANG GUY]

Both my 90 coupe and my 93 hatch have manual racks. Honestly going from my 89 vert with p/s to my 90 coupe without I don't even think about it. Even with 17's I don't think its that bad.

Now a power rack with no p/s pump is a whole different story! That's tough.

[93mustang2.3t]

it truthfully depends on what your doing if the car is a street strip car and your not going to be turning a ton at high speeds then i say go no p/s if your doing autocross street strip i am going to say keep it just because of the speeds you normally go in autocross and how hard you turn.