Power steering to non-assited rack

Hennie Marais · Post by **Hennie Marais** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:39 pm

Anyone got an idea what non assited rack will fit in the SX without too much mods.

Ero_sennin · Post by **Ero_sennin** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:00 pm

Hennie Marais wrote:Anyone got an idea what non assited rack will fit in the SX without too much mods.

why you want to do that? Do you work out alot?

Ero_sennin · Post by **Ero_sennin** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:05 pm

Hennie Marais · Post by **Hennie Marais** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:14 pm

LOL, a little. I do mostly drags so I don't use it really and the pump's in the way, but I don't want to bypass the pump, then it'll be like erhhmmm, a bit HEAVY.

Speed breeder · Post by **Speed breeder** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:52 pm

i rebuilt my car, so when it came to deciding to put on the power steering pump, i procrastinated... until today. Thus i am driving around without a pump with the original rack. funny thing is it only becomes a hassle when you want to park. Other than that, no problem. You do get stronger though... I think that a picture of my arm before I started driving the SX...

Hennie Marais · Post by **Hennie Marais** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:04 pm

only problem I heard is the rack wear out earlier by doing that. I'm removing my engine soon then I'll take it to a local breaker and compare it to other non assited ones.

Speed breeder · Post by **Speed breeder** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:27 pm

Is it because of lubrication or other stress related factors? I don't understand will it be because of the assistance the power steering pump provides.

johansx · Post by **johansx** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:24 pm

The 2L Sabre came out with a nice 2.9 lock to lock p/s. Normal is around 3.5. Very nippy drive.

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:01 am

hey hennie

i'm not sure if it helps but the sentra/sabre's (i think its 96 on) have exactly the same steering racks as our cars.

i've done the comparison at a scrapper, and they looked exactly the same, even the mounting hardware! thats how i found out i can use the tie rods and ends from that FWD nissan for my s13!!!

now all we need to do is find out if they had a non power-assisted rack that was similar! you'll probably find these in the smaller engined cars like the 1.4 or 1.6!

200SX MP · Post by **200SX MP** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:24 am

I think that is a very bad idea but hey ure the owner

*Nissan 200SX Club - South Africa

Power steering to non-assited rack

Power steering to non-assited rack

Re: Power steering to non-assited rack