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Old 07-16-2008, 08:09 PM
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who makes one? and what size belt would i need for a ls1 without powersteering? thanks....
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Take the entire pump off and cut the lines down by the rack. Use a piece of hose and loop the two together. I think I used a 50 1/2 or a 51 /12 inch belt.


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thanks....i hurd a 52 and 1/2 inch belt worked with stock pulleys....
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so you guys are leaving the stockrack in? mine is leaking at bothe ends. and i was thinking about deleting this as well. i thought i would need a manual rack though. how bad would it be on a dd?
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well i have manual steering on my 5.0...its only bad at speeds of under 10mph....and trying to park is a bitch...im just going to loop the lines for the ws6...not going to buy a manual rack for it...the flaming river kit for the stang was 350...so could only imagine how much it would cost for a f body...
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i dident think u can do this with the stock rack?? but i think its a good idea to keep some oil still in the rack and have the both lines connected if u do this
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yeah even if i left fluid in there it would leak out the seals in my 100k+ rack. it sounds like i will have to just replace the damn rack. i have run a bottle of lucas through it with no help.
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just buy a used rack....should be fine
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I forgot to tell you I have an underdrive pulley. I left some fluid in mine and it isn't that bad to drive on the street. If you have the stock wheels up front then it'll be a little more of a PITA.



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