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Looking for a manual steering rack. I dont want aftermarket, I was wondering what model car rack fits in a Fox Body Mustang.

 

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Fairmont manual steering rack.

When you say you don’t want aftermarket, are you saying you want an original rack?

 

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Yes

 

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Early Fox body Mustangs had manual racks, However they are a bit hard to find these days. Even the reman sites list them as out of stock.

 

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Yamahasrx700 said:

Yes

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Good luck.

No reason not to go with a brand new flaming river rack.

 

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Who makes a Flaming river rack... surely not them.

 

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Yamahasrx700 said:

Who makes a Flaming river rack... surely not them.

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Don’t know, don’t care. I can tell you the 4 flaming river racks I’ve used have all been great. Plus they can rebuild them if you opt to.

Sure beats trying to track down a 79 fox body steering rack.

 

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Let's just say I have a love/hate relationship with the aftermarket.

 

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The odds of you getting an OEM manual rack is pretty slim other than finding a reman.

https://www.autozone.com/suspension-steering-tire-and-wheel/rack-pinion?searchText=Rack+and+pinion

Definitely look into the tie rod ends and the steering column input shaft.

 

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You have options
I used to overhaul those power racks
You could pull the sector shaft out and remove the power piston seal and o ring rendering it basically a manual rack
That combined with connecting the input and output lines prevents contamination.
That way you have a stronger? rack IMO

 

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I found a company in Iowa that sold me a brand new Manual rack shipped to my door for $150.

 

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Nice, looks clean

 

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What's the name of the company ?

 

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Can use a manual rack from a Pinto or Mustang II, not super hard to find in the junkyard.. use offset bushings to mount it, use tie rod ends from a 79 mustang, and fab up a steering shaft (if this interests you i can walk you through how I did mine)

 

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Gearhead Enterprises in Hudson Iowa

 

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