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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 12:14 PM
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Kinda curious as to how hard our car are to steer w/o p/s and still have stock rack and pinion.

Any one out there be able to help me out
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 12:27 PM
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If you are running skinny's up front it is easy I daily drive with it like this. As for wider tires I could'nt tell ya.
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Kinda curious as to how hard our car are to steer w/o p/s and still have stock rack and pinion.

Any one out there be able to help me out
With your car off try, have some one push the car and try to turn the wheel, as a stop and slow speeds its very difficult. Once you get moving, it gets much easier. My buddy deleted his P/S and just kept the power rack in place to be used as a manual rack. It works fine for him, but I don't think he drives it a lot.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 12:37 PM
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I guess I should aslo say I have 05 c6 wheels on my car.


Would u happen to have any pics or advice as to how u deleted yours
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Originally Posted by litch2004
I guess I should aslo say I have 05 c6 wheels on my car.


Would u happen to have any pics or advice as to how u deleted yours
Are you deleting AC too? Relocating the Alt?
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Yes my a/c is already completly deleted inside and out. I just figured if I could relocate the alt to where my bypass pully is and use a turn buckle so I can remove everything else it would look a lot better and easier to work on
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Originally Posted by litch2004
Yes my a/c is already completly deleted inside and out. I just figured if I could relocate the alt to where my bypass pully is and use a turn buckle so I can remove everything else it would look a lot better and easier to work on
Yep, that's what a lot of people do.

Looks clean huh?
http://media.photobucket.com/image/L...x/101_4321.jpg
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...N%26start%3D20
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Yes it does any kits or sugjestions on how to make it look like that?
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with skinnies it's not bad, but far from easy

with large stock style wheels it will be a major PITA

I plan to run a short belt for track use only, but otherwise I prefer power steering for a street car.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 01:58 PM
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if you want to know how hard it is wen your comin down your street put it in neutral turn the car off but the battery power on and try turnin into the driveway. not that easy with stock wheels. i wouldnt DD that.
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if you want to know how hard it is wen your comin down your street put it in neutral turn the car off but the battery power on and try turnin into the driveway. not that easy with stock wheels. i wouldnt DD that.
Yeah, that's a good example.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 02:05 PM
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i did it once it was alot harder then i expected
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by z28rob18
i did it once it was alot harder then i expected
Yeah, a few times around the block and your arms will be spent. I have strong arms, but I still wouldn't DD it without skinnies.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 02:13 PM
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OP, look at this thread and contact that guy.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/lt1-lt4-m...or-ps-kit.html

I'm sure he can make a kit that deletes the ps pump.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 04:35 PM
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i have 275/17's up front i can do it only cuz i have muscle but seriously it sucks dont do it...parking blows with skinnies its ez
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 05:02 PM
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well i dont dd i have other cars to drive
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 05:47 PM
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I have the power steering deleted and the factory lines looped together. I've only driven it around the block a couple times since Im doing a bunch of work all at once to it, but the factory 245s where on the front and it was a little work, but wasnt bad, just like any other factory non power steering car.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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any one put a manual rack in ? loose some weight upfront
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 09:24 PM
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well i decided to go a different route when i go home and decided to keep the power steering and just fab the stock AB so that the alt was on the bottom where the a/c compressor used to be at. I will have pics posted up here shortly.
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the pully at the top is only ment for my purpose. I didnt have a regular one sitting around so i used my old alt pully untill i go and buy the one that will be going there.



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