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Mar 4, 2007 | 04:59 PM

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rack swap -- help

I need to change the steering rack on my car, its a 93 Z28.
I have an LS1 rack in the mail, how hard will that be to install?
The only time I've worked on my steering is when I changed the tie rod ends.......

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Mar 5, 2007 | 07:03 AM

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so....nobody has changed a rack before?

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Mar 5, 2007 | 10:48 AM

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After the steering shaft, tie rods and lines are removed, I think it's just a couple bolts and off it will fall off.

You do realize that the steering shaft coupling orientation is different between 93-97 and 98-02 F-Cars, right?

The coupling will fit, but the steering wheel will be rotated 90*.

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Mar 5, 2007 | 10:55 AM

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hm....is there a way to fix that? Right now my steering wheel already sits at a 30 degree rotation anyways

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Mar 5, 2007 | 12:48 PM

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Not sure ... change the column or remove the wheel and rotate it on the splines seems the logical moves

The steering shafts are keyed

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Mar 5, 2007 | 12:58 PM

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hmmm......why did they change that?
I dont see a reason to do that for the 98+ cars......
argh

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I think it had something to do with routing the steering shaft around the LS1 motor's exhaust and motor mounts.

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