While the Corvette has always been America’s sports car, they didn’t exactly know how to put the “sport” in the clunky, old technology steering design which dates back to the 1950’s. When you drive your Corvette you deserve the greatly enhanced steering control and improved feel which a modern, well engineered rack and pinion steering system can deliver. The stock factory re-circulating ball steering box which came on the Corvette is vague and unresponsive. This is especially true “on center” where modern cars with rack and pinion excel with the crisp response you have come to expect. Power steering racks offer much quicker ratios over the stock steering. Steeroids TM rack and pinion conversions for 1963-1982 Corvettes yield approximately 2.5 turns lock-to-lock (power system), and 2.9 turns (manual system).
As an additional benefit you get a lighter weight steering system - Steeroids TM - rack and pinion conversions save up to 15 lbs over your stock setup, depending on how your car was originally equipped. Our kit is an entirely bolt on installation - absolutely no welding, cutting or drilling. Others claim to be bolt on but beware. The kit installs with basic hand tools in approximately 3-5 hours. On a power kit, your existing or readily available power steering pump and brackets can be used. If you choose a manual system (higher steering effort, but you save even more weight) no pump is required. The manual system is permanently lubricated, so there is no maintenance.
An added feature of our kit is that you can adjust for bump steer.
Steeroids TM rack and pinion conversion kits are complete kits; all the necessary parts are included, with the exception of the power steering pump which your car already has if it came with power steering; so you can use the existing pump with our kit. The kit completely replaces all your existing steering components! Yes, that includes that leaky, heavy steering box and kludgy slave cylinder (what were they thinking).
PARTS INCLUDED
1963-1982
Rack and pinion (Performance remanufactured GM Saginaw unit)
Adapter brackets which bolt on to the frame in the same holes your old steering did.
Adjustable tie rod ends (Self cleaning & lubricating, teflon lined, adjustable for bump steer).
U-joint assembly
Power steering hoses that fit the factory pump. (on power kits)
Grade 8 plated fasteners.
Read more in the Tech Section or check out our new Shark Bite rear coil over kits, Shark Bite front coil over kits or our aluminum upper control arms. Or, check out our full line of complete suspension stage kits to completely outfit your Corvette!
You have heard what the competition says about themselves. Now take a look at what our customers have to say about us in the Customer Testimonies Section! Or, read more about the difference between our kits vs. others on the market by clicking here!
PLEASE NOTE: When deciding on a manual or power kit, we usually recommend going with the power kits. Most customers have enjoyed more benefits from the power rack, since the quick ratio manual (~2.9 turns lock-to-lock) still has resistance at lower speeds. If you have stock manual steering and are interested in converting to power, please look at our pumps, pulleys and brackets page.
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