Can a T Bird rack be used on a Mustang II?
Can a T Bird rack be used on a Mustang II?
For those with older Mustang II crossmembers you can still fit the T-Bird rack by simply using offset rack bushings to change the center-to-center mounting bolt location to the wider 16-inch dimension used on the original Mustang II. Our T-Bird rack is not a remanufactured unit.
Can a Thunderbird rack be swapped for a pinion?
However, a rodding trick that has grown in popularity is to upgrade to the Fox chassis Thunderbird rack-and-pinion due to its lower cost and ease of conversion. For most aftermarket Mustang II crossmembers it is a direct bolt-on swap thanks to the slotted mounting hole found on these newer crossmember designs.
How big is the power rack on a T Bird?
This power rack is modeled after the 1982-88 T-bird design with 9/16″-18 and 5/8″-18 O-ring port threads (includes male -6 AN adapter fittings). Uses a 3/4″-36 spline U-joint.
What are the ports on a T Bird steering rack?
The smaller 9/16-18 port is the “in” from your pump, while the larger 5/8-18 port is the return to your pump’s reservoir. The T-Bird-based rack uses a 3/4-36 spline input shaft (manual is 9/16-26), requiring little more than a 3/4-36 U-joint change at the rack end of your steering shaft in most installations.
This power rack is modeled after the 1982-88 T-bird design with 9/16″-18 and 5/8″-18 O-ring port threads (includes male -6 AN adapter fittings). Uses a 3/4″-36 spline U-joint.
However, a rodding trick that has grown in popularity is to upgrade to the Fox chassis Thunderbird rack-and-pinion due to its lower cost and ease of conversion. For most aftermarket Mustang II crossmembers it is a direct bolt-on swap thanks to the slotted mounting hole found on these newer crossmember designs.
For those with older Mustang II crossmembers you can still fit the T-Bird rack by simply using offset rack bushings to change the center-to-center mounting bolt location to the wider 16-inch dimension used on the original Mustang II. Our T-Bird rack is not a remanufactured unit.
The smaller 9/16-18 port is the “in” from your pump, while the larger 5/8-18 port is the return to your pump’s reservoir. The T-Bird-based rack uses a 3/4-36 spline input shaft (manual is 9/16-26), requiring little more than a 3/4-36 U-joint change at the rack end of your steering shaft in most installations.
