ls1 steering shaft install on lt1
ls1 steering shaft install on lt1 I got a used ls1 rack and pinion from ebay. I got the rack with the intermediate shaft for the LS1. I ordered some new tie rods for the rack and while I wait for my new tie rods, I thought I'd hook up the intermediate shaft and see what the difference was on my lt1 rack. My current intermediate shaft has the rag joint eliminator.
Two things:
1) I was able to pull my intermediate shaft and replace with ls1 shaft and my steering wheel is still on the money.
2) steering feels a lot firmer and tighter, i was suprised by that, but it really feels good and I have less play in it!
These intermediate shafts are only $30, I think it's a great upgrade. Clears the LPPs pretty good too.
Two things:
1) I was able to pull my intermediate shaft and replace with ls1 shaft and my steering wheel is still on the money.
2) steering feels a lot firmer and tighter, i was suprised by that, but it really feels good and I have less play in it!
These intermediate shafts are only $30, I think it's a great upgrade. Clears the LPPs pretty good too.
I thought I'd share my experience doing this. I read a lot about people doing it and some saying the steering wheel would be off with the ragless conversion, so for me I did not experience that.
The second part, is yes, I was having issues and that's why I got the ls1 rack, figured I'd try something different. Here's my post earlier this year explaining my particular problem. https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...th-should.html
I'll post some pics later, was doing it in the garage real quick. I'll put some pics up when I put in the ls1 rack.
The second part, is yes, I was having issues and that's why I got the ls1 rack, figured I'd try something different. Here's my post earlier this year explaining my particular problem. https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...th-should.html
I'll post some pics later, was doing it in the garage real quick. I'll put some pics up when I put in the ls1 rack.
I recently did mine and it would not work off the bat. I had to grind down the factory folded tabs (from the splined end) and separate it, then clock it/line it up with the LT1 shaft, then hammer it back on (and tack welded it for more assurance). Definitely an awesome mod. I found mine at a local u-pull-it junkyard and got it for like $5 from an LS1 car. I painted it black and now it's one of the loudest things in my engine bay -_- Header clearance definitely was increased and steering was MUCH more responsive.
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I recently did mine and it would not work off the bat. I had to grind down the factory folded tabs (from the splined end) and separate it, then clock it/line it up with the LT1 shaft, then hammer it back on (and tack welded it for more assurance). Definitely an awesome mod. I found mine at a local u-pull-it junkyard and got it for like $5 from an LS1 car. I painted it black and now it's one of the loudest things in my engine bay -_- Header clearance definitely was increased and steering was MUCH more responsive.
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Just picked up a LS1 shaft off a board member. Going to be doing this myself. I am doing LPP's right now and my stock shaft would not slide down to allow me to take it off. It is siezed up somehow. I had to loosen the column and pull it back to get it out. I figured now was the perfect time to this mod.
no ls rack, i've had the car since new. my steering is f'd up though, I must have put it in this position before I took it for an alignment and just gotten lucky that they could get it straight, but there is an issue though, I think they pulled in one side more than another and I have issues with the rack anyway, so out it goes, and the ls1 is going in shortly.
