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The wheels are from a 2002 (or so) Explorer, 16x7's with sticky 225/50's all around. I am also using 1.5" aluminum BOLT ON SPACERS on all four corners, and not the crappy cast kind either, the good machined hunks of 6061-T6 aluminum. I don't want my wheels falling off :D. The suspension is...

As long as the rack doesn't have that variable assist thingy on it, you can use it. The one I used was for a 95+ Taurus, I imagine they are all pretty darn similar throughout the years...

The Taurus racks (and all rack and pinions, even the TCP one) don't have the same amount of equivalent travel the original steering box did. The Taurus is the worst out of the bunch at about 5.25" of travel. The new Flaming River one is allegedly 5.4". Next comes the Cavalier (j-car?) and the...

I think I have had mine actually in the car for a little over 3 years now and I have had ZERO problems with it since initial install and tweaking ;). The worst part about it is the increase in turning radius, but that is easily overlooked once you take it through some aggressive twisties...

Start looking for a rack similar to a Cavalier style rack (like what TCP uses and so does Randallsrack). A Taurus rack won't work too well since it uses the ends of the rack to attach to the spindles, a Cavalier will use a similar setup to stock. The biggest hurdle I had was getting the...

Randall, I commend you on your excellent work with designing a rack and pinion system for these old Mules :D, and I speak from experience! I really like the mounting bracket you made to attach the rack to the frame rails. I may have to try something similar with my Taurus rack ;) (when I...

I take that back, mileage is probably closer to 15,000 to 20,000 miles out of the tires. I drive my Mustang hard too, so you could get more than that out of them I'm sure. With tires, it's a give and take between mileage and performance, and in my case, I chose performance :). And as far as...

I agree. But like you said, assuming they have taken it into consideration. Even then, the amount of room you have to move things around inder the oil pan there is minimal, that is why they have those handy little bump steer "sticks" that stick further down on the spindle. But you are right...

They are Yokohama AVS100's. They have superb grip in both wet and dry. They are a soft compound tire, so mileage isn't great, expect them to last 10,000 to 15,000 miles. They are an ultra high performance tire, and they are damn sticky! And because of my more extreme alignment and the fact...

I stand corrected :D. But if the tires aren't inflated to that 32 psi, then speed rating and load ratings wouldn't be at their maximum, right?

The speed rating on a tire is the maximum speed the tire will stay together as one without flying apart while maintaining that speed for a particular amount of time (I don't know what that time is though, unfortunately). So if you have stock type radial tires they could be speed rated as low...

I may be able to answer a few of those questions for you from my experience with a rack and pinion in my mustang. 1) Yes, the steering will be tighter, similar to a modern car. No more "driving like a movie star" to go in a straight line. 2) It may or may not, astleast, it won't make it...

I have an O2 sensor in the exhaust, and I have a mixture meter that I hooked up too, but alas, the darn O2 sensor has bitten the dust :(, so no mixture reading for me. But I somewhat agree with you, I think it is going lean, like it is flowing too much air. But I shall get another O2 and...

The effective flow of the 14" (it is actually only 13" in diameter :shrug:) is 612cfm by the use of your formula's (the filter is 2.5" tall, so your were close). The flow of the conical filter (it does have a smaller area than the standard filter) is 546cfm. The standard filter is paper...

I have a 67 Mustang with a mild 351w underhood. I have recently been experimenting with different air filters, mainly a cone style filter adapted to connect up to a carb and the original stock style 14" round filter. I built up a little piece out of sheet metal that goes over the top of the...