98Camarod

iTrader: (43)

I need to get a new rack and I generally just drive my car on the weekends and never in bad weather. I'd really like to clean up the engine bay getting rid of the power steering pump and all.

Also, will a manual rack bolt up to the stock k member or is an aftermarket one required?

Joshiedoom

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Subscribed. I ran the short belt that deletes PS this weekend at the track and it sucked pretty bad when your werent moving fast, well it sucked while moving fast too.

BassProCamaro97

iTrader: (10)

I finally put a few break in miles on my car and the manual steering was quite a wake up call. Don't get me wrong it's do-able, but I 'd think twice about putting it on a street car again.


Low speeds are fairly miserable, and this was with skinnies.

~Jim~

MADMAN

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With the racks we use street driving is different but not near as hard as looped P/S. I have lots of customers who drive the manual rack daily.

Fb0dy0nly

iTrader: (10)

Hey Madman, I have been reading around and from the sounds of it, people who are setting up their manual rack and manual brakes the proper way arent having any issues with day-to-day driving which is good but then again, I guess its personal preference. But are these customers you have just running the rack setup the proper way or is there a "better" way of doing; ie, running skinnier tires up front with the rack or having certain suspension parts to help out? Just throwing around these ideas and questions for the future...thanks

waterproofer

i drive mine on the street, its not bad. with a spool

DTB_LS1

iTrader: (2)

Are they running on stock wheels and tires or skinnies up front? I've been really thinking of going to your manual rack to get as much weight out of the car as possible. I'm on the fence though because I drive the car on the street with 275s on 17x9.5 ZR1s. Btw my car is not driven daily, it comes out on weekends and nice summer days.

01sscam

I run a BMR rack (complete bolt in), no problems here.

mad_steve

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Most are running skinnies up front with our rack, but -to my knowledge- it isn't much harder to drive with a full size tire up front. Our racks are set-up to run in the stock location and come with the correct bumpsteer kit that is needed.

LTFOUR

iTrader: (23)

Anyone know what size belt to run with no PS and AC?

98Camarod

iTrader: (43)

Just measure the length with a piece of string or rubber hose and get that size, above, and below and just take back the two that don't work.

A/C has it's own belt so that doesn't matter.

Joshiedoom

iTrader: (4)

Well the whole 51.5 **** goes out the window with the power steering delete.IDK who come up with that number. As for an a4 car. You have to move the tab for the transmission lines as well. Ask me how I know. PS delete got a rainy horrible DA day into the 12s lol.

ndfrsd6

iTrader: (5)

madman manual rack here and on skinnies .... not bad but as said not a dd , not worth the weight savings for a dd ... and its a 51.5 belt that you need

Joshiedoom

iTrader: (4)

I tried 51 to 52 and finally had to go bigger. Maybe the 98s are different?

ndfrsd6

iTrader: (5)

in post 11 thats what i used worked fine
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...ng-delete.html