oldmates260z Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Allzparts in Sydney do a kit to fit power steering onto a Zed. Has anyone had any experience with these kits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sco_aus Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Really? How much? Yeh does anyone know anything about them? I need it bad for my semi slicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
620Z Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 How did you hear about this? Do you know what rack they are using? I am interested as well. Maybe one of us will have to ring all Z parts and report back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeddophile Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 The best power steering for your zed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmates260z Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 I have emailed Warren at Allzparts and it is $475 including steering rack and new cross member (wrong, does not include cross member) and then you need 280zx pump, special hoses and fir electric fuel pump. I heard from a guy selling one in Brisbane, he had to mod the cross member, but looks like Allzparts do that now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_mcmahon85 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 hahaha...it took me a while to get that zeddophile... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmates260z Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 Sorry I was wrong about being supplied with cross member. You have to modify your own, picture below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sco_aus Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Hahaha, good call, but there are none near me so ill stick to power steering and no bump steer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
620Z Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 All looks a bit dodgy for me. I think I will stick with the original plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sco_aus Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Tempting, but thats a lot of money and stuffing around, plus more custom mods. Just put in roll centre adjusters so hopefully they will get rid of the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
620Z Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I have printed off a few pictures of a nice job done in SA with a Subaru Rack. No butchering of the crossmember. Details are on "The Z Garage". That is the way to go if you want a quality job but I am tipping a few grand from start to finish. Ahhh one day along with everything else. My pholosophy is to do it right and do it once. I have gone cheap and re done things to many times. Cost me heaps in throw away half assed jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nat0_240_chevZ Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 that would be brzi's or aka johnnys job. very nice and did very minimal butchering i think from mem it was put a slot int eh rh engine mount post and smake a dent into the crossmember but guys in the US just rotate the body of the rack to avoid the 2nd part. Will be my next project as now i had broken neck and back, power steering would be a nice touch. nato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid280 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I got a Z31 300zx Power Steering Rack and with new Rack Ends sittin in the workshop here doing nothing, customer crashed their Z31 and we never ended up putting the parts in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSSJZ-ZED Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Subaru liberty rack,1998-02 from memory,$180, shorten and rethread track arms $80, pair of N15 tie rod ends $40, Cut out in subframe a bit bigger than a 50 cent piece,10 minutes with a grinder on the drivers side of rack so that the original rack mount is re-useable, shorten intermediate shaft, set up to take subaru universal.. all up about $400, plus pump, I had one on my transplant. Steering intermediate shaft clears rail by about 12mm 2 turns lock to lock, with heaps of feel . You don't have to butcher the subframe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZeder Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Subaru liberty rack' date='1998-02 from memory,$180, shorten and rethread track arms $80, pair of N15 tie rod ends $40[/quote']What year for the N15 tie rods I see there are two different N15 tie rods availible. From Camelot they list a TE926 or the TE872 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
620Z Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Great info and shots Russ. I will add them to my collection ready to do the job sometime soon. Where did you get the Rack? I presume it might have been a reco from any such WRX dealer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VertexZ Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 I had p/s on my 260Z (bought it that way) No idea what rack, but used 260z tie rod ends. There was a slice of the cross member taken out, and the steering column had been modified at the end which attaches to the rack. not sure if it was to change the length or coupling... it used a 260c pump. it certainly makes parking alot easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sco_aus Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Do you get a better lock with it? I dont really understand the steering side of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSSJZ-ZED Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 The rack in vertex z's car looks like an earlier Subaru, take it (or a pic of it to a power steering shop and they should be able to ID it. Tie rod ends on mine, not familliar with those part numbers, number cast on tie rod end is 3E2TRW, I think that there are two racks used, one local (TRW)one Japanese, the Japanese tierod end is probably to long. The steering arms need a slight reeming for the TRW one. I started to look for a suitable rack cold, did not know what would fit, but definately needed power as the 1JZ brings the weight up to 1290KGs(good balane though-53%front, 47% rear, engine mounts well back, off the rails, more of this later) The rack was an import from Brooky parts plus , in Smithfield,(02 8788 8888 They had several hundred racks there and were good enough to let me take in a subframe and find one that was close. :oops: When I posted the pic's one thing got past me, So used to not seeing them I forgot about them, due to my mounts being on the rails, I don't have mount brackets on my subframe. There could be a clearance problem on the drivers side with the steering take off. I have another standard subframe that I can do a comparison with,problem at the moment is, due to space problem, the front of car is under a shelf in garage , can't open bonnet, can't move it as the rear end is out of it, and will be for a week, as the urethane moustache bushes I ordered from the States turned out to be for a Corvette, awaiting the correct ones, and not moveable till they arrive . 14/02/07 update after comparing subframes, probably have to take a small mouthfull out of drivers side upright if you are using original mounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
620Z Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 So Russ did you use a later model WRX Rack? Are you able to tell me exactly what Rack you used as I need to start shopping around to work out what would be best. I have a V8 in my car and the engnine mounts are well back and shouldn't be in the way. My weight is 50/50 F/R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSSJZ-ZED Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 It is a 1999-03 Subaru liberty, (don't know if it is the same as WRX)detail of what was done to it on in the technical forum,www.thezgarage.com my alias is splatt on that site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooley Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I used the MX5 Rack with Pulsar Rod ends. Just had to shorten the rack ends and grind a bit off the cross member and it works fine. Got the idea from Les here in the NSW Zed Club, he recons it works great, I haven't tried it yet, but should when my car is finished later this year. Anthony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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