Hi all,

I too am tired of replacing steering boxes.i was wondering if anyone has thought of fabbing a rack-n-pinion setup to a 2nd gen.i am currently trying to find a core unit to mock up and have a welder/fab guy ready to help.

Any thoughts???????????


Enjoy,
Mike

 

On a solid axel I think it will be almost impossible or labour intensive

 

my question would be is the rack and pinion heavy enough? the turning forces on these trucks are incredible. i know in small cars rack and pinion is the way to go but i have never seem one in a light truck application.

 

Whats happening to your steering boxes??

 

don't the newer trucks have rack and pinion in them?

 

on the 03 and up it is an option on the 2wd. this is what got me thinking it may just be a good retro fit on my 97 2wd

 

my bad I incorrectly assumed you were refering to a 4x4,

the boxes (even out of the box) require proper adjustment, and are prone to lower bearing wearing out unless you install a DSS