monk302
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red65 said:Mine arrived this afternoon. I broke open the box and took a look -- the rack assembly appears to be of good workmanship, the parts were all present and accounted-for, the installation instructions appear to be comprehensive, and it was well-packaged. All good omens, I'm sure...
red65 said:Mine arrived this afternoon. I broke open the box and took a look -- the rack assembly appears to be of good workmanship, the parts were all present and accounted-for, the installation instructions appear to be comprehensive, and it was well-packaged. All good omens, I'm sure...
68efisuper said:My kit arrived Friday afternoon at 3:30. By 5:30 I had all the old steering out and the new rack bolted in place. It looks good and the directions are great. The steering column is getting modified this morning. Only problem so far is the rack hits the oil pan every so slightly. Not sure if I should dent the pan a little or shim down the rack, either should get the job done. I have shorty headers and as of right now it looks to fit easily, but I will know more by later today. So far I am very pleased with the unit, and really pleased with the price.
68efisuper said:The column housing has to be cut a little bit as well as the shaft that goes inside the column. I also looked at my clearance issue with the oil pan and I am going to have to drop the unit with spacers about a 1/4" in order to clear the u-joint and the pan. Keep in mind this is not the stock pan, the motor is a efi and I am not sure what pan is on it. I am curious to hear if any one else has this problem.
SnakeStang65 said:Any pictures yet???!!!
I gave up and called Unisteer today.
Here are my questions that I asked of Unisteer sales/support for the 65/66 rack and their response:
Q: What is the travel? (How will it affect turning radius?)
A: 6" (this is about 1" too short from what I recall)
Q: What is the ratio or number of turns lock to lock?
A: 3.5
Q: How much closer to the oil pan is this rack verses the stock cross member?
A: Could not answer. Much fumbling around for pictures then tried to tell me about a big block oil pan clearance. Not much help here.
Q: Did you mock up the system with Hooker Comps (what I have)?
A: We mocked it up with the Hooker Comps, but not the Super Comps.
Q: My car has Granada spindles. How do you address the different spindles?
A: When you order the rack from us, tell the sales person that you have the Granda spindles. We have 3 different ends for the rack. One of them is for the Granada.
They would not honor Summit's pricing, so I told him thanks for the information and hung up the phone. I figure worst case, order the one from Summit, and order the adapter bushings from Mustang Steve.
Of those who have ordered the rack and have it, please let me know if the information above is correct. Please provide photos...
John