GC8 Quick Turn Steering Rack in a JDM BF5
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GC8 Quick Turn Steering Rack in a JDM BF5
Any body know if this is swappable? I have a power steering leak and I’m having to drop the steering rack anyways to fix the seals, so I though I might as well upgrade it if I can. I was looking into the 13:1 ratio steering rack the the GC8 since I can’t find any steering racks for my car. Appreciate the help!
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Re: GC8 Quick Turn Steering Rack in a JDM BF5
I'm sure it can be made to work, but I'm not sure if it's a direct bolt in or not.
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Re: GC8 Quick Turn Steering Rack in a JDM BF5
Damn, I was hoping someone had done it before. If you ever come across a rhd rack let me know.Legacy777 wrote:I'm sure it can be made to work, but I'm not sure if it's a direct bolt in or not.
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Re: GC8 Quick Turn Steering Rack in a JDM BF5
The LHD GC8 rack swaps onto BC's (you reuse the BC's ball joint arms), so it seems likely the RHD ones would work.
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Josh Colombo wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2002 10:23 am Wait....I'm confused now.
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Re: GC8 Quick Turn Steering Rack in a JDM BF5
Might just go for it and see if it worksmike-tracy wrote:The LHD GC8 rack swaps onto BC's (you reuse the BC's ball joint arms), so it seems likely the RHD ones would work.
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Re: GC8 Quick Turn Steering Rack in a JDM BF5
Lhd to lhd works is what I meant. So rhd to rhd should also work
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Josh Colombo wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2002 10:23 am Wait....I'm confused now.
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Re: GC8 Quick Turn Steering Rack in a JDM BF5
Did you try this yet?
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Re: GC8 Quick Turn Steering Rack in a JDM BF5
Nope I have not, still trying to find the rack again, really want to get this in because I’m tired of no power steering
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Re: GC8 Quick Turn Steering Rack in a JDM BF5
Well I ended up buying a 1993-2001 GC8 steering rack (34110-FE140) and the splines were different than my car. I cant return the rack so im kind of stuck at the moment.
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Re: GC8 Quick Turn Steering Rack in a JDM BF5
You'll need to have a welder uh weld your legacy knuckle to a GC knuckle. This is SOP when swapping racks, unfortunately. I had one made when I put a GD STI rack in my GC. I believe I paid $40, plus the cost of the second knuckle.
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Re: GC8 Quick Turn Steering Rack in a JDM BF5
Do you know of anywhere I could buy a Legacy knuckle that is a sure fit? I don’t want to take any chances. Thanks for the info thoughmike-tracy wrote:You'll need to have a welder uh weld your legacy knuckle to a GC knuckle. This is SOP when swapping racks, unfortunately. I had one made when I put a GD STI rack in my GC. I believe I paid $40, plus the cost of the second knuckle.
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Re: GC8 Quick Turn Steering Rack in a JDM BF5
I'd reuse the one that came on your car, just to be sure. I have a feeling that a normal LHD 1st gen legacy one would be the same, but I've never tried that. If your JDM gc8 rack didn't come with one, I would try a junkyard GC/GM/GF lhd knuckle, but once again, I don't know if theres a difference between LHD and RHD ones.
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Re: GC8 Quick Turn Steering Rack in a JDM BF5
Lastly, the length of the Legacy knuckle may differ from the GC one, so the welder will need to ensure the developed length of the end result is correct.
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Re: GC8 Quick Turn Steering Rack in a JDM BF5
Sadly around where I am there are no junkyards that would have any old GCs. I’ll probably try to find a cheap one onlinemike-tracy wrote:I'd reuse the one that came on your car, just to be sure. I have a feeling that a normal LHD 1st gen legacy one would be the same, but I've never tried that. If your JDM gc8 rack didn't come with one, I would try a junkyard GC/GM/GF lhd knuckle, but once again, I don't know if theres a difference between LHD and RHD ones.
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