carnut Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 Anyone done a rack and pinion conversion on the 65 66 Mustang. I am close to ordering the manual kit from Chris Alston Chassisworks, (Total Control Products) and was wonder if anyone has done this conversion and what do they think of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnut Posted November 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 Anyone done a rack and pinion conversion on the 65 66 Mustang. I am close to ordering the manual kit from Chris Alston Chassisworks, (Total Control Products) and was wonder if anyone has done this conversion and what do they think of it Gee I start a boring old tech question and I end up replying to my own post to keep it alive. How sick is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastersmech1 Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 Anyone done a rack and pinion conversion on the 65 66 Mustang. I am close to ordering the manual kit from Chris Alston Chassisworks, (Total Control Products) and was wonder if anyone has done this conversion and what do they think of it No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnut Posted November 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 Thanks. A reply is a reply, no matter how you get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastersmech1 Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 Thanks. A reply is a reply, no matter how you get it. I hoped I was giving you some support. Hang on baby, Friday's coming. :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drlovegun Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 I have a manual rack in my 65 and the steering is definitely improved, as well as road feel, it's one of the best upgrades I've done to my car (right behind stroking the motor ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnut Posted November 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 Do you mind telling whose kit if any you used. Yeah, stoker, cool. The rack and pinion will be done when I replace motor and tranny. 347, 10 to 1 cr, block girdle, Probe rotating assembly, Probe shaft mounted rocker conversion, ported AFR heads, mechanical roller cam, divorced plane manifold, 750 double pumper, Baumann EOD with stand alone computer control system, multidisc lock up converter, a sniff of gas, 9 inch with 3:90 gears, 4 wheel disc brakes. It will most like kick the crap out of my new Shelby. So with the hp, I am thinking the rack and pinion is the only way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69boss429 Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 I installed the TCP power rack and pinion(now owned by Alston) in my Boss 429.Works great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnut Posted November 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 I installed the TCP power rack and pinion(now owned by Alston) in my Boss 429.Works great! Really nice car, (I'm jealous) thanks for input. I realize the Boss is significantly heavier, and this would be hard to guess, but would you have gone with the manual rack if your car was a lot lighter, say 3,000 lbs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69boss429 Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 With only 3000 lbs and a smallblock manual would be first choice,but if you are going to drive a lot of street miles power sure would make it comfortable to drive. The KRC pump that is used with the system has a valve that takes about 5 minutes to change if you want to increase road feel.Also,the installation of wider wheels and tires on the front will have a bearing on the decision. Along with your upgrades,don't forget the 4 wheel discs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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