I've been thinking about doing the manual rack when i swap mine, how f-ing hard is it to turn without p/s??? I've taken it out of rice rockets before but they don't have half the wieght sitting on the front wheels as a big 5.0. I'd like to clean up the engine bay and get rid of a/c, p/s, smog delete pulley. Just have whats needed you know.

 

It's not that hardunless your trying to park. If your rolling it's pretty easy.

 

manual quick ratio's are eassssssy with skinnies. if you have regular tires it kind of sucks when parking like fastblack said. when doing your regular driving you hardly notice you dont have PS. and i also think the manual rack saves you like 20lbs including removal of the ps pump or something and with ac gone thats another.....8-10 or something.
when i get my tube k member in spring i plan on a total of a 120-145lbs weight reduction with new member, delete ac and ps plus manual rack. woOt woOt!!

 

ctgreddy:

Hope all goes well with the car and it's just the k-member then. Let us know what happens.

 

if i had to guess without looking it would probly be the rack, its got what you call worm gears in it when they get worn out it will do this. had this prob more than once