gls355 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Anyone else tried this? I see a lot of positives if dropping a V8 and adding power steering. Particularly for a street car. If you've done it I would like to hear about any of the tough parts. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78zstyle Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Power steering is beneficial either way. Adding a V8 doesn't increase steering effort that much(especially aluminum motors). Others have added electric power steering and loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharaohabq Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 There's been a lot of discussion on the topic. A good search could lead to a few. But really the main issues are keeping the suspension geometry correct, and the possibility of loosing rigidity in the frame rails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gls355 Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 I've read most of the Suspension FAQ's but they were around general Suspension and mainly setups for the track. I also read Terry's install and him going to great trouble to use the existing Frame mounting area as it is reinforced. My thoughts on the power steering were because of the increased effort once you increase the Caster. I'm dropping a 4.6 4v so the extra inch and a quarter of space to the crossmember would help. Just curios if anyone else had done it. Thanks Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharaohabq Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 You can cut and reenforce the crossmember to get that extra 1.25" of space. for my VQ swap I cut out almost 2.5" from the crossmember. It's all boxed in under the steering rack. here's a pict: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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