Offset steering rack bushings...

smokeshow · August 13th, 2009, 04:40 PM

Has anyone bought them or tried them out? I recently replaced mine along with some tube brackets to stop my steering crunch/creak that was happening. Then I came upon these on american muscle last night and was just curious if they really do take that much slop out of the steering.

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stealthfighterGT · August 13th, 2009, 04:54 PM

Offset rack bushings are for lowered cars, they re-set the steering geometry to compensate for the drop of the front end.

smokeshow · August 13th, 2009, 05:15 PM

well my car is lowered 1.5" so would it be worth my while to get these? as apposed to stock ones.

Jazzer The Cat · August 13th, 2009, 09:22 PM

1.5" is generally not considered to be enough to "need" those bushings and should possibly help reduce some slop, as they are stiffer than stock ones. I would be willing to bet that you probably would not notice them once installed unless you had a VERY tight front suspension already.

Jazzer

SWEET2KSTANG · August 13th, 2009, 09:37 PM

i have some on mine, but i had to have them when i chengedmy k-member. i was sitting low before, and never needed them. when i change my k, it dropped even more.

jonwrong · May 3rd, 2010, 11:57 PM

So you install them with the offset (hole) toward the ground or the sky?

mrbigjeep · May 4th, 2010, 01:03 AM

uh don't they face horizontally?...should only be one way

pp_puncher · May 4th, 2010, 02:44 AM

Originally Posted by mrbigjeep

uh don't they face horizontally?...should only be one way

Yes it is horizontal to the ground, but the hole for the steering rack is offset meaning it can be offset to the bottom or top. You want the hole towards the ground, b/c you lowered the car which brought the tie rods up. With the offset bushing the steering rack is bvrought in-line with the tie rods. Make sense OP?

jonwrong · May 4th, 2010, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by pp_puncher

Yes it is horizontal to the ground, but the hole for the steering rack is offset meaning it can be offset to the bottom or top. You want the hole towards the ground, b/c you lowered the car which brought the tie rods up. With the offset bushing the steering rack is bvrought in-line with the tie rods. Make sense OP?

Yup. One of my friends has a program for suspension changes that includes the full profile for a 2000 Mustang. He plugged it in for me, and the rack needs to come down as you suggest. Thanks!

mrbigjeep · May 4th, 2010, 03:25 PM

Lol I figured that was a given.

August 13th, 2009, 04:40 PM	#1
smokeshow Regular 2004 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta Canada Posts: 198 iTrader: 0 reviews	Offset steering rack bushings... Has anyone bought them or tried them out? I recently replaced mine along with some tube brackets to stop my steering crunch/creak that was happening. Then I came upon these on american muscle last night and was just curious if they really do take that much slop out of the steering. BBK Polyurethane Offset Steering Rack Bushing Kit (86-04) at AmericanMuscle.com - Free Shipping! __________________ 2004 Mustang GT 40th Anniversary Full Mac Exhaust (LT Headers, Pro Chamber, Catback) BBK UDP's FRPP 4.10 gears Diablo Predator Tuner MGW Short Throw Shifter JLT CAI Eibach Proline Springs lowered 1.5" 18" Saleen wheels, 305 Nitto Drag Radials

August 13th, 2009, 04:54 PM	#2
stealthfighterGT Newbie 2001 Mustang GT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: St.Louis MO Posts: 43 iTrader: 0 reviews	Offset rack bushings are for lowered cars, they re-set the steering geometry to compensate for the drop of the front end. __________________ 2001 Black Mustang GT 4R70W - MMR Street Mod 600 Shortblock, Patriot Stage 2 Heads, Modular Head Shop Stage 2.5 N/A Cams, Full Bolt Ons

August 13th, 2009, 05:15 PM	#3
smokeshow Regular 2004 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta Canada Posts: 198 iTrader: 0 reviews	well my car is lowered 1.5" so would it be worth my while to get these? as apposed to stock ones. __________________ 2004 Mustang GT 40th Anniversary Full Mac Exhaust (LT Headers, Pro Chamber, Catback) BBK UDP's FRPP 4.10 gears Diablo Predator Tuner MGW Short Throw Shifter JLT CAI Eibach Proline Springs lowered 1.5" 18" Saleen wheels, 305 Nitto Drag Radials

August 13th, 2009, 09:37 PM	#5
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,430 iTrader: 8 reviews	i have some on mine, but i had to have them when i chengedmy k-member. i was sitting low before, and never needed them. when i change my k, it dropped even more. __________________ project warhorse under construction being built by MP2 Performance

May 4th, 2010, 01:03 AM	#7
mrbigjeep I Post Entirely Way Too Much 04 mustang gt 7.21 @ 98 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: upstate sc Posts: 5,685 iTrader: 0 reviews	uh don't they face horizontally?...should only be one way __________________ cams + 150 shot

May 3rd, 2010, 11:57 PM	#6
jonwrong Enthusiast 2000 Mustang GT Super'ed Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 641 iTrader: 2 reviews	So you install them with the offset (hole) toward the ground or the sky?

May 4th, 2010, 03:25 PM	#10
mrbigjeep I Post Entirely Way Too Much 04 mustang gt 7.21 @ 98 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: upstate sc Posts: 5,685 iTrader: 0 reviews	Lol I figured that was a given. __________________ cams + 150 shot

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