Thread: Rack-Pinion or Manual steering Box

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This is a good thread and I'd like to horn in if I may... I'm looking for R&P for a '68 Firebird... it's rear steer. Anyone know a good replacement? The aftermarket has some but it seems the period Camaro/Firebird specific units are quite a bit more spendy than your run of the mill pinto unit...

thanks and sorry for the hijack

-Chris

Originally Posted by skids72

This is a good thread and I'd like to horn in if I may... I'm looking for R&P for a '68 Firebird... it's rear steer. Anyone know a good replacement? The aftermarket has some but it seems the period Camaro/Firebird specific units are quite a bit more spendy than your run of the mill pinto unit...

thanks and sorry for the hijack

-Chris

your spindles are then same as A body gm front steer from 65to 72 the spindles have a bolt on arm. by bolting the arm in back that make yours rear steer from GM so maybe you could make yours front steer by swaping your bolt on arms ? i know your car has the cross member could be in the way for a rack the arms are not the same from A body but the spindles are but the arms for the disc brakes use a bigger bolt thru the spindles that can be drill out .i made new ldle arm bracket and new pitman arm for the gto when i had to cut and box the cross over for the bigger engine could have gone rack but that would of been less work