94blownz281

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i was thinking bout not reinstalling my PS when i get the motor back together. my car is just a once in awhile drive car so its not a DD. how much of a pain is it going to be not having PS when i do drive it out somewhere around town. i have 275/40/17 all around. i'm going to have the lines loop to each other also.

BizZzatch350

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Fixin to be a bitch with those big wheels, skinnies it isnt bad, on a street car like yours, leave it in. You'll thank your self later, I have lost power steering before, its not fun with 17s. Once your moving its ok, other wise a pain in the ***. Buddies 93 had skinnies and the mad man kit, wasnt to bad, but skinnies make it easier.

94blownz281

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yeah i figured that.. wonder if i could put the resivor somewhere else so its hidden?

BlackScreaminMachine

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its much harder to turn a hydraulic ps rack with no fluid, then it is a manual rack, it wont be horrible.

94blownz281

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hmm even with the rack having fluid in it if i looped the wires still would be hard? i would love to relocate the fluid box somewhere else out of site... maybe on the frame near the battery..

The Big Show

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If you want to get rid of it you really need to buy a manual rack. Just looping it will "work" but you won't like it for long at all and it'll make you never want to drive your car.

94blownz281

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you know of any idea of relocating it to make the box kinda hidden like i said?

94blownz281

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i see the manual racks are like $200.00?? from summit i heard. how hard is it to install one,what has to be done. and will the manual rack still be nothing like having powersteering.. thanks

Razor_Blade

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The $200 racks are not going to just bolt on. Unless you or a close friend have some fabrication skills, it could easily end up costing more that a bolt on rack. The bolt on racks run around $500, and still require some brackets to be welded on.

Sharpe

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I loved manual steering. To me, it was more responsive and consistant. It's only harder to turn when moving very slowly or at a stop, like when backing out of a parking space or whatever.

If it's cheap, easy, and saves considerable weight, I'd do it in a heart beat. However, I don't think the weight savings would be at all justified in a street car. You's save what? About 20 lbs.? Would clean up the engine bay a tad for a show car, though.