The A/C has been deleted, Power steering moved up in its place using the FMS kit. Now Im switching to a Manual rack kit, what takes the place of the PS pump now? Obviously an idler pulley of some sort, but which one? Thanks in advance!
Qwk88LX said:Nothing in mine..we just got a shorter belt and used an u/d pulley..I'll see if I can find the belt size for you later..
BADPONYsc said:There are several options for this and it just depends on which setup you like best and how much you want to spend.
A) You can reverse the tensioner's spring so that it pushes upward instead of pushing down. I've never done it, but I've seen sone people do it this way. Don't know what belt size. This method is free, other than a new belt.
B) The March tensioner relocate kit (A/C delete). It's a bracket and extending rods that relocates the tensioner over to where the A/C compressor originally was. Everywhere sells this kit, Summit, etc. Not sure on belt size. The kit is about $40-ish.
C) The march Alternator bracket kit (what I now have). It's a mounting bracket and a tensioning rod and completely does away with not only the tensioner, but the big heavy bracket that the tensioner and alternator mount to. It really cleans things up, sheds a little bit of weight, and uses a tiny belt (38" on mine w/underdrives). This kit is $60-ish. Some people are fearful of this setup because there's not a whole lot of belt on the WP/fan pulley, but mine works great, doesn't slip at all, and works/cools just like it did before. Another option for this setup that I would eventually like to do is to get a standard rotation water pump. Then instead of the belt wrapping around the left side of the pully, it would wrap around the right side and cover more of the pully. But there's no rush on that since this setup woks fine and has for over a year.
Hope this helps!