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Old 12-22-2005 | 03:59 PM
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Does anyone else besides Madman make them for the Fbody? If not how is the fitment on the Madman Manual Rack, i thought they came out with a better design that was a better fit?
Old 12-22-2005 | 08:47 PM
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Lets try this one over here.
Old 12-23-2005 | 01:05 AM
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Coppied into drag racing tech also.
Old 12-23-2005 | 07:16 AM
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I saw somebody say they had a Stenod and I was wondering the price....
Old 12-23-2005 | 08:40 AM
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TTT. I'm ready to buy a Madman as of now.
Old 12-23-2005 | 09:38 AM
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The madman rack is worth every penny! It was a walk in the park to install, and looks much cleaner.
Old 12-23-2005 | 11:12 AM
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I have a Madman. He's got a great rack.

Only warning: Don't try to run 275/40-17 tires up front with it if you have Grover arms like me. I had to resort to running skinnies 100% of the time.
Old 12-23-2005 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Camaroholic
I have a Madman. He's got a great rack.

Only warning: Don't try to run 275/40-17 tires up front with it if you have Grover arms like me. I had to resort to running skinnies 100% of the time.

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Old 12-24-2005 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Camaroholic
I have a Madman. He's got a great rack.

Only warning: Don't try to run 275/40-17 tires up front with it if you have Grover arms like me. I had to resort to running skinnies 100% of the time.
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Old 12-24-2005 | 02:50 PM
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Curious if anybody else makes them as well.
Old 12-24-2005 | 04:37 PM
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Im pretty sure AJE has a manual rack setup on their website. Could be wrong though.

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Old 12-26-2005 | 02:24 AM
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is it really that much easier to steer with a manual rack vs a looped stocker?
Old 12-26-2005 | 09:48 AM
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That is a good question. I've had old rides with manual steering. They get easier after you start rolling. The pontiac does not.
Old 12-26-2005 | 10:32 AM
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To answer the questions.
1. The manual rack is alot easier to steer than having a looped rack. The ration is completely different.
2. My rack comes with everything to install it including new tierod ends, bumpsteer kit and a new steering shaft.
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Old 12-26-2005 | 10:59 AM
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Stenod made mine while they had my car but they had mentioned possibly doing them for anybody so probably best to just give them a call and go from there. I've heard good stuff about madman's as well so you can't go wrong either way.

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Old 12-27-2005 | 11:40 AM
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Just a question...how do you "loop" the stock rack? would this make it harder to stear? What would be the advantage of this?
Old 12-27-2005 | 01:14 PM
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Looping the stock rack means eliminating the power steering pump and just running the in/out lines of the rack to itself (or else the fluid would just leak out of it unless you used plugs but people have said that isn't good for the rack).
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Looped stock rack sucks.
Old 12-27-2005 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
Looped stock rack sucks.


Go Madman or don't go at all. IMHO.
Old 12-27-2005 | 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by MADMAN
To answer the questions.
1. The manual rack is alot easier to steer than having a looped rack. The ration is completely different.
2. My rack comes with everything to install it including new tierod ends, bumpsteer kit and a new steering shaft.
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