4.8t

whats the difference in the rack and pinions on a 92 civic and 97 civic. i'm wanting to swap a 92 civic manual rack into my 97 civic for a h22a swap. then i'm going to swap the power steering back over to the 92 civic. will the racks bolt up? the part numbers between years are different. meaning the manual racks have diff part numbers and the power racks have diff part number between the two years.

has anybody done this?

97twodoor

The difference is, they won't interchange. Just get a 1996-2000 Civic manual rack and coupler and it bolts right in.

4.8t

free vs $250 this is why i ask. anybody have a manual rack they wanna trade for a good power rack?

rick_rabies

if you want a manual rack get a dx rack, some of those were manual. or you can rebuild yours with manual parts. cap the fluid ends after filling up the rack with fluid.
i have a manual rack in my car and im yanking it out to rebuild it with a power steering rack and pinion (tighter tolerances) or getting the Qualife rack n pinion (road racing)

4.8t

what ever will make it easier to steer with no power steering. the car that has the h22a now has the lines capped and it is a mother to steer. weather your moving or sitting still its hard to steer.

97twodoor

A manual rack is still harder to steer than a power rack, but the manual rack will be easier to steer than a power rack with no pressure to it.

rick_rabies

true. manual rack realy sux. but i dont regret it. i have more control then the car does with it. and it will be even better when i have a quick ratio rack n pinion www.jhpusa.com has them for sale

Trey

Actually you can make an EK 3.2 turn lock to lock with OEM parts.

http://www.jdmuniverse.com/forums/ho...ek-owners.html

rick_rabies

only on the 96-00 racks though

Trey

The OP has a 97 P/S rack. He should be good to go with the link I posted above.

rick_rabies

i know. i was saying the internals for the 96-00 rack wont fit in an eg rack for future reference if anyone searches for answers and finds this thread

Trey

Ahh, good info for the EGg heads.