the_CHAD Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 My S130 has a recirculating ball type steering and I've been planning for a long time now to swap over (or convert if necessary) to a rack system. I'm leaning towards to getting a manual rack system for its simplicity. But from what I've read so far, they're kinda rare. Either they're rare or nobody really wants them. Is it true they're that rare? On power racks, I also read that they tend to leak right away after a rebuild. I also want to know if that's true. I really love the fact that my daily driven nissan B12 has manual rack and I've never had any problems with it since the day I got it (20yrs ago). My 3rd option (worse case scenario) is to get a manual rack from a different car and adapt it onto my ZX. But I can't seem to find any info regarding the measurements of the stock ZX rack. Do s130s and s30s have the same measurements? If so, I guess I can use the info from this thread then? => http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=143445 Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attworth Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I also considered doing this. Then I actually crawled underneath my car and realized only my idler arm was screwed up. I'll be keeping my recirc. ball steering I think. I've been spoiled by new model cars. There's a member here in GA I believe with a manual rack, roger280zx, might wanna try to PM him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edz280zx Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Just remember that if you swap over to a rack (power or manual) you have to swap crossmembers too. And yes the manual rack is kinda rare...glad my car has one already! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_CHAD Posted March 6, 2009 Author Share Posted March 6, 2009 @attworth: Ah yah, PM'd him a few weeks ago, but I think he sold it already. @Edz280zx: You're lucky bro! But I really dont mind the recirculating ball set up. Its just that I'm not planning on sticking w/ the L28. Parts for the L28 here is very rare, so I'm hoping to do an SR swap someday. From what I know, the box is going to be in its way if ever I go through w/ it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tec280zx Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I believe the crossmembers are actually the same, manual vs. power. I have both sitting on my garage floor right now. Later today I can take some pics. The only difference is the caps to bolt down the rack. edited: sorry meant crossmember not rack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attworth Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 The biggest issue is the steering box for the reciprocating ball setup is huge. It's a hindrance for swap clearances. I know that JTR mentions it several times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tec280zx Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Scratch that...I just tried to fit my manual rack into the power steering crossmember and it looks like it won't fit after all. They look almost identical, but the mounting points are just a tad wider and I don't think the manual one will fit, even with different bushings. Manual on top and power on bottom. Good thing I grabbed the right xmember when I did. Sorry for the inaccurate info before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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