Anybody running a Manual Steering Setup?

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May 30, 2005 | 04:26 PM

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Anybody running a Manual Steering Setup?

I have a BMR Kmember with a Flaming River Manual Setup.. Just wondering what I'm gonna have to do to make the belt work without the power steering? Do they make a delete pulley or can you just buy a shorter belt and re-route it? I havent really looked at it much but figured someone could tell me..

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Jun 1, 2005 | 10:14 PM

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Somebody has to know... C'mon fellaz!

Jun 2, 2005 | 11:32 PM

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damn, this is b.s.! someone has to know something.. im not the only person in the world to use a manual rack...

Jun 2, 2005 | 11:32 PM

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Lets see if the guys in here can help

Jun 3, 2005 | 03:57 AM

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You can use a shorter belt. I'm just not sure what the size is or part #. Maybe do a search or wait till someone else reads this.

Jun 3, 2005 | 10:24 AM

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It is a 51in belt, and you may have to remove the lower alt braket bolt.

Jun 3, 2005 | 12:13 PM

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it depends on if he has a crank pulley or not measure with a peice of string

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Jun 3, 2005 | 03:14 PM

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Measure it with a string line. It's the only correct way to do it. Kinda like asking "what length of pushrods should I run w/ this heads/cam setup?"

Jun 3, 2005 | 03:33 PM

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I installed manual rack/pinion steering in my '01 SS and it sucked big time as a street car.

Jun 3, 2005 | 05:33 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBake

It is a 51in belt, and you may have to remove the lower alt braket bolt.

Ditto!

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Jun 3, 2005 | 06:33 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bickelfirebird

I installed manual rack/pinion steering in my '01 SS and it sucked big time as a street car.

I'm not worried about it.. I'll be running skinnies up front most of the time anyways..

I was just trying to find out what size belt before I tore it apart and then got stuck looking for one that would fit.. I've used the string method before, just wanted to get it all taken care off before the swap goes down. And yes, I have an ASP pulley as well..

Thanks for the replies- Matt