Jon89le Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 I have an '89GP LE and my rack has gone to shit. Its leaking like crazy(bottle of fluid every week or so) and the cars very darty. Will i have to modify anything if i step up to the SEs steering rack? They guy over at autozone said i needed different oil lines and mounting harware. I didnt exactly believe him which is why im here. Thanks for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomshado Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 I didn't know there was a difference between the SE and the LE. However, I have changed a power steering rack in an 89 cutlass, and it was a bitch and a half. The manual says that the subframe has to be separated from the frame. You can just drop the back half, but it takes some manuevering to get the racks in and out. The rubber boot that comes off the steering linkage is a pain in the ass to move. The most important thing is at the end, the adjustment of the tie rods. On a scale of 1-10, its about a 6-7 for difficulty but a 12+ for time consumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon89le Posted December 1, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 That i know. My mechanic will be doing it since i dont have a means to lower the subframe and get underneath. Autozone has two listed and one has a lesser lock-to-lock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon89le Posted December 1, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 That i know. My mechanic will be doing it since i dont have a means to lower the subframe and get underneath. Autozone has two listed and one has a lesser lock-to-lock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92turboLE Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 a similar question... would there be any benefit of bumping up to a setup from a gen2??? i would think more responsive and tighter steering. is it even reasonably possible??? - Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon89le Posted December 1, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 do you mean the newer GPs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomshado Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 if I were you, I'd get a rack for a TGP, I think that has a tighter turn radius. Other than that, I think anything Gen I would fit, but I'm a little skeptical of Gen II. We all know, as fellow W-body owners, that these cars will never turn on anything tighter than Kansas. Its the one shortcoming of an almost perfect line of cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon89le Posted December 1, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 Alright, but will these bolt right on or is the guy from autozone right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92turboLE Posted December 2, 2003 Report Share Posted December 2, 2003 should bolt right in... iits all on the same framework - GM IS NOT going to spend more money to redesign something that already sometimes works... - Jusitn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Posted December 2, 2003 Report Share Posted December 2, 2003 my steering is much tighter than my fiance's 96 GTP, both have new tie rods and ball joints, i thought it would have been the other way around. just some input. later Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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