Rallyru Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I heard from a friend that the manual racks are stronger then the P/S racks. Does anybody know if this is true? I’d be swapping an ea82 power rack into my ea81. With my big lift and big tires manual steering is something I’d like to get rid of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I really don't think so. Inner tie rods are essentially the same, and that's the weak link of the racks. Get a good EA82 power rack and throw it in there. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 By stronger you mean “more reliable”? Someone with experience can describe the “why” behind a suggestion, what is this persons reasoning and experience? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallyru Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 I think his reasoning had something to do with the manual racks having bigger teeth on the pinion. Again I have no idea if this is true. I guess a better question would be, has anybody ever had a catastrophic failure with their P/S rack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Inner tie rods are essentially the same, and that's the weak link of the racks. I think his reasoning had something to do with the manual racks having bigger teeth on the pinion. Again I have no idea if this is true. I guess a better question would be, has anybody ever had a catastrophic failure with their P/S rack? I've never heard of an induced steering rack failure. looks like Gloyale has some experience above regarding what is going to fail if it does. this is an indirect comparison but i've rebuilt wrecked and totaled subarus. the control arms, struts, rims, tires, knuckle get mangled all the time and i've yet to see a damaged rack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodsWagon Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I broke or bent a lot of parts offroading my Loyale, but never had any trouble with the power steering rack. That was with 29" tires on it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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