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Old 05-27-2008, 02:10 PM
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Talking nice rack!
is there any difference between steering racks between the 98-00 to 01-02 model years for fbodies?
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Old 05-27-2008, 02:18 PM
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theres a firm rack and a standard you need to go off the vin code of which your car has...when i changed mine napa didnt understand this and sent me the wrong one twice until i went down and explained then i got the right one
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Old 05-27-2008, 04:03 PM
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I have a 99' ws.6 how do i know i got the wright one from autozone, there is only two options with firm ride and w/o firm ride?
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Originally Posted by staringback05
theres a firm rack and a standard you need to go off the vin code of which your car has...when i changed mine napa didnt understand this and sent me the wrong one twice until i went down and explained then i got the right one
so what is the real difference between the 2, are they not interchangeable?
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no...the steering shaft input on one is slightly longer...

like i said i got the wrong one twice and both would not take the steering shaft...the only way i got it right was when i called and gave the vin codes...
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****... im trying to buy a rack from a guy online and now i dont know which he has or which one i even need.
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on a lighter note...i myself prefer firm racks
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on a lighter note...i myself prefer firm racks
Not too firm!
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does anyone have any info on this firm rack option i think F41? i'd like to know the difference, see if its worth upgrading to.
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Originally Posted by cookba
does anyone have any info on this firm rack option i think F41? i'd like to know the difference, see if its worth upgrading to.
so its was a factory option to chose between racks?
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apparently so, but i cant find any other info about them or which one does what better.
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Not too firm!
yes, too firm is never good
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