well, having experiance with all 3, my suggestion would be to buy a flaming river box. Racks require a bit of custom fabrication, even when it is a "bolt-on" kit

 

i thought the only way to get rid of play in the steering is to switch to the rack and pinion?????

 

heck no! before putting a rack on my bro's 67, it had a 15:1 gear box with 65 Shelby R pitman and idler arm...it had no play at all and this car would run hard into the corners

 

wow....my car has tons of play and i thought id have to get new steering in order to get rid of that slop!


what IS the actual advantage to rack and pinion anyways then????????

 

The advantage of rack and pinion steering is that it is more precise than the mechanical system. By reducing the number of parts and pivot points, it can more accurately control wheel direction and is more responsive. The down side of a rack and pinion steering system is that they are prone to leakage requiring replacement of the rack assembly.

for a vintage Mustang, the weaknesses of the system are at the pivot points. The pivots are ball and socket joints that do wear out over time and will require replacement.

 

Hey I was planning on replacing my steering sector with a new one from Flaming River. I have an early67 mustang that has the long shaft, and i was wondering if i could replace it with the short two piece one.