cold85
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« on: January 12, 2006, 11:13:42 AM » |
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In my pop rodding mag they said unisteer has a new rack and pinon bolt in for b & E body mopars that will convert with no fab work and will be under 1000.00 dollars. i called unisteer and they said it would be ready in a few months. The guy said it was direct bolt in. I think i will take the power steering off for that.
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hammer4406
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« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2006, 11:21:25 PM » |
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Where can I find imore info on the new rack & pinion set up? The price sure beats Magnum Force and Reilly Motorsports set ups!
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« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2006, 02:00:51 AM » |
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I would like to see more...
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cold85
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« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2006, 08:52:40 AM » |
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the company is www.unisteer.com but they do not have it listed yet but i called them and the guy said it would be ready in a few months |
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Silver R/T
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« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2006, 12:32:55 AM » |
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sounds interesting
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68ChargerJMP
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« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2006, 11:17:00 PM » |
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Sounds cool, if I hadnt already dropped some money on my new gearbox from Firm Feel. I also seen where TimeMachines is coming out with a true bolt-in Viper independent rear for b and e bodies.....$10-14k!!!
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Mike DC (formerly miked)
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« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2006, 08:04:52 PM » |
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$14,000 for a rear suspension?!?
I expected to hear that it was several thousand bucks, but that's nuts. I mean, an actual Nextel Cup NASCAR tube chassis can be bought for way less than that. For $14,000 you could probably pay a racecar shop by the hour to custom-design & fabricate that rear suspension for you.
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68ChargerJMP
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« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2006, 09:21:42 PM » |
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Looks like a 8 3/4 with leaf springs for me.
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« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2006, 01:59:19 PM » |
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Where can I find imore info on the new rack & pinion set up? The price sure beats Magnum Force and Reilly Motorsports set ups!
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« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2006, 03:03:25 PM » |
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Mopar B/E-body Rack & Pinion Steering Conversion www.unisteer.com800-338-9080 Text from Popularhotrodding.comFor too many years, Mopars have been on the bottom of the list when it comes to developing and selling high-performance handling products. Now Maval Manufacturing is doing something about it with its rack-and-pinion Unisteer conversion kit. Thanks to Maval, glacial handling, poor steering response, and excess weight can now be a thing of the past. Maval uses a 17:1 hydraulic rack and packages it with all the necessary brackets, steering pump, hardware, and hoses. The kit costs around $1,000. The manufacturer claims the kit is a simple bolt-on and requires no major modification. |
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Blakcharger440
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« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2006, 03:21:11 PM » |
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Ummm..it looks like the rack bolts in behind the K-frame? This would cause alot of interference with many headers wouldnt it??? Also it seems that most rack systems are bolted in front of the K-frame?
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« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2006, 05:37:55 PM » |
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I'd like to see pics of that baby installed.  |
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Mike DC (formerly miked)
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« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2006, 12:36:24 AM » |
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We'll have to see how that thing fits. It looks like a geat setup so far. R/P setups are much better at road-feel and they weigh a LOT less than the stock stuff too.
The worst thing about R/P setups is that they're more fragile than an old-school recurculating ball steering box. You don't see R/P setups on many trucks & Jeeps. (Seems like somebody could make a "fusible link" part in the linkage. Something that's made just weak enough to break before the gears in the expensive R/P setup start stripping . . . )
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« Reply #13 on: January 29, 2006, 01:21:19 AM » |
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Im looking forward to this, WOuld like to buy one when theyre finished with it
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http://www.cardomain.com/id/mitmaks 1968 silver/black/red striped R/T Like the tiger, you can see his stripes but you know he's clean... 2001 Ram 2500 CTD 1993 Mazda MX-3 GS SE 1995 Ford Cobra SVT#2722 If you don't have the best-you're just running with the rest
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« Reply #14 on: January 29, 2006, 02:41:04 PM » |
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I'd like to see pics of that baby installed. from your lips to god's ear: |
"Hey, Flintstone....If you play with a hot piano, you get your fingers burned"
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« Reply #15 on: January 29, 2006, 03:34:23 PM » |
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so it mounts on front of kmember?
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« Reply #16 on: January 29, 2006, 06:26:48 PM » |
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unless the pic is reversed, would have to be the back. note the steering coupler is on the left.
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« Reply #17 on: January 29, 2006, 07:23:34 PM » |
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is there any word if they are going to re-design it so it mounts on the front of K-member?
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« Reply #18 on: January 29, 2006, 10:37:23 PM » |
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don't know, but that unit picturred is for a 68-70 B body, and the K it's on is 71 or newer, just a mock up. so it's not even pictured on the correct K frame in the pic. seems like it would almost have to be on the rear of the K to work, header clearance could be a bitch.
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« Reply #19 on: January 29, 2006, 10:45:10 PM » |
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Might as well design unit that would work with headers in first place. ill snap it for $1k bucks
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