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He did mine as well.... Steers like a new car.I just installed a rebuilt steering box from Gary and it is AWESOME! My '79 steers like new again.:cheers:
:agree: It may be a fine product but for $995, I think they could have done more. I just saw a picture of an A-body rack and pinion kit. The brackets on that look a lot more substantial than the C3 Steeroids setup.Lower plate on that gearbox is a welded plate to a casting. I kind of cringe at the thought of that section failing. I would like to see more bracing at the lower section of the gearbox, some triangulation or stiffening brackets. I think I will stay with Corvette Steering service's adapter bracket for my changeovers. I like that weld about as much as I like the Steeriods bracket for the rack mount if you know what I mean.
:agree: It may be a fine product but for $995, I think they could have done more. I just saw a picture of an A-body rack and pinion kit. The brackets on that look a lot more substantial than the C3 Steeroids setup.
My $.02. I don't know why the aftermarket cuts corners on brakes and steering products for C3's. You could say it's because we are cheap but the A-body setup I saw was the same price as the C3 Steeroids setup. Being the low cost provider of brakes and steering products is not a good business plan.
That weld is most likely a lot stronger than the cheezy adapter plates and those holes drilled right on the edge of the mounting ears or even intersecting each other. Talk about a backyard way of doing it. I like how they turned down the box and welded on that sleeve. Why would this fail, yet welded axle tubes to a cast solid axle case won't?Lower plate on that gearbox is a welded plate to a casting. I kind of cringe at the thought of that section failing. I would like to see more bracing at the lower section of the gearbox, some triangulation or stiffening brackets. I think I will stay with Corvette Steering service's adapter bracket for my changeovers. I like that weld about as much as I like the Steeriods bracket for the rack mount if you know what I mean.
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Hey TT, I believe you were involved with a Flaming River rack & pinion install awhile back. Any updates on that? Right now, I'm thinking that and the Concept One are my two best alternatives. However since the Flaming River is a manual setup, I'm wondering how much steering effort is involved.
Most are spot welded. :crazy:Why would this fail, yet welded axle tubes to a cast solid axle case won't?
Hmmm... You do have a point there. :laughing::rolling: :rolling: :rolling: :rolling:
U do see Marck's pix there don't you.....you think for one second he is concerned about steering effort???
It's safer without it collapsed.MY only criticism of the FR rack install I see there is......since they are using 3 joints, why they don't collapse the column like I did to get more angle on the middle joint and relax the upper most joint angle a bit....other than that, and lack of power assist, it's a slick install.....
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With all those joints to swing back, it's a moot point.It's safer without it collapsed.