Difference in LX and GT steering rack?

iwashmycar said:

i recall a post somewhere (probably in the 94-95) but people are using 03 cobra steering shafts (i think).

are they REALLY supposed to help kinda like switching to a solid one, or is that not at all for a fox ??

just curious lol

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First off, sorry for being redundant before - dial-up and your quick postings caused a delay (there were no replies when I loaded the page ).

IWMC, You are correct. Mine just arrived and looks pretty decent. The SN's seem to eat rag joints more than Fox III's do. I'm about positive that the Terminator shafts only work on 94+ cars though.

Ive blown 2 power steering rack and will be the first to tell you that there is no big difference at all. Just one stamped with ford and 1 trd i believe. But some LX's had the sport steering rack so its nothing special..

To add a bit to RSG1987's post:

When I went for a rack for the '88 GT vert, there were 4 options. Ford and TRW - standard and sport versions of each. I had the Ford Sport (the part number is where the steering shaft attaches to the rack).

From what I gather, the TRW racks were rare in Aero foxes.

What if it was an LX 5.0 Sport??
isnt that exactly like a GT except the body kit? and im sure the 4 cyliner foxes steering racks where a little differnt.

Mustang5L5 said:

5.0 LX's should have the same rack as the GT

It's the 2.3L LX's that have the looser rack

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You nailed it. I used a 2.3 rack in my old 87 and the fugger blew apart..

GT racks are 1.5 turns lock to lock and LX (meaning 2.3)'s are 2.5 turns lock to lock. they are NOT interchangeable as they use different pumps.