manual steering rack

[cornwhiskey]

i would like to convert my 1990 240sx to manual steering i serched and fount nuthing just wondering if anyone knows what i need to do to change it over...i am wanting a acutal manual rack not a ps rack with the lines looped around.thanks

[Alfador]

Thats gonna be a lot of work. Something tells me if you had a practical reason for doing it, you'd already know how.

[Sky80]

+1 I would also like to know, if i remember right someone before said that the sentra manual rack dropped right in?? Can anyone confirm this?

[RB20DETodd]

i heard a stanza manual rack fits but thats what i "heard"

[Slickdrift78]

Can anyone confirm what year Sentra or Stanza manual steering rack I could use?

[simmode1]

Can anyone confirm what year Sentra or Stanza manual steering rack I could use?

Nice zombie bump there...

Never heard of this mod before, using a FWD car's steering rack on a RWD... that seems wierd.

Why not jump in on the Atomic Rex manual steering rack group buy thread?zer...d-s14

[raremotive]

Can anyone confirm what year Sentra or Stanza manual steering rack I could use?

91 to 99 sentra, any newer they start bolting directly on to the cross-members. They usually have a 4.21 lock to lock turn, and they push out 1 to 3mm longer than the 240 rack.

Why not jump in on the Atomic Rex manual steering rack group buy thread?zer...d-s14

because you can get a steering quickener for $100 and get away with 2.1 ratio..
Modified by Rare_f8 at 11:16 AM 11/10/2009

[StandardProspect]

need more info on this Rare_f8do you have more info or pictures on the sentra rack?

And what belt would be needed to eliminate the p/s? iirc the p/s belt is the same belt that drives the water pump/fan clutch.

There are one or two companies that produce true manual racks for the s13, but a manual sentra rack would be much cheaper. If this is legit i'm all over it.

[breadbox]

Flatblackian is doing this mod.

You have to remove the rack, dissassemble it, remove the fluid seal and reassemble it. Find a shop that rebuilds racks and It might cost $100-200

Removing the seal may require machining.

[simmode1]

91 to 99 sentra, any newer they start bolting directly on to the cross-members. They usually have a 4.21 lock to lock turn, and they push out 1 to 3mm longer than the 240 rack.

because you can get a steering quickener for $100 and get away with 2.1 ratio..

Holy shizz... Learned something new today. Anybody got a link with more info? This needs to be in 240sxTech...

[brewer]

Someone definitely needs to elaborate on the Sentra rack!

[ReaperBJJ]

I'm thinking about trying it, according to their website, the junkyard by me has a manual rack from a 93 for only $40.

I mainly want to do it to keep my engine bay as clean and simple as possible, and I've never had a problem the few times I've drove cars with true manual racks. Plus it'll be less of a pain in the a** come time for my RB30 swap to get a DOHC rack or custom lines and everything needed to keep the power steering.

[brewer]

Awesome, let us know what happens!

[hbpignosePA]

interesting...........

i am going to the yard on weds.

if i find one

ill get one and keep it for later

[s13beast]

Ima gunna try it. There are at least 6 sentras at my fave yard.

[basic]

any updates on this? I'm curious. My rack is starting to give me some issues, and would like a manual rack anyway.

[raremotive]

Sentra rack is not a direct fit. it's very tiny. light as hell! do not recommend to change, unless you know how mount it as a custom fitting.

I know that the 240z-280z manual racks are close to fit, but I do not know how direct fit they are with the 240sx.

I will post some comparison photos at the beginning of march.

[sr_240sx]

Anyone have more info. on this? mine started to leak and I might want to do this. What about how hard is to turn? What aboit this Atomic Rex manual steering rack????

[raremotive]

Heard the older AE-86 Corolla rack can be retrofitted too. Quaife offers a rack and pinion upgrades for those.

[basic_mod]

any updates on this? I'm curious if any of the Z car racks fit or not.

[the a3k]

bump old thread lol

[SX APPEAL]

Interesting info, most of it looks pretty sketchy though. Lots of hearsay and internet myths, not much actual experience. What I've been wondering lately is: what size belt do people use to run their water pump and how do they tension it without the power steering pully in there? I measured what the size belt you'd need and gates doesn't make one, not sure about other brands.

[s13beast]

You can gut the internals of the PS pump to make it act as a free spinning pulley, xcessive sells a PS delete kit, or you can use the SOHC alt bracket and coolant neck to push out the pulley to use it as the tensioner. I was also Thinking about welding a second ALT pulley over the original one to use it as the tensioner...
Im going to run a Sentra rack on my track car regardless of the fab work I have to do.