A rack and pinion steering system consists of a pinion (a circular gear) with a rack (a linear gear). The system works by converting a revolving motion into linear motion. Most cars, small trucks, and ...

When power steering was first introduced, it was intended to help drivers of large or heavy vehicles to steer more easily when parking or heading around curves. Then it became a luxury option for ...

Everyone appreciates a nice rack, but not all is lost for the venerable recirculating ball steering box found in most muscle cars. Generally speaking, modern rack-and-pinion steering systems boast ...

One popular option is to replace the recirculating-ball steering box with a rack-and-pinion system, but this can lead to a lot of work and a much lighter wallet. Switching to a rack and pinion on a ...

SpeedDirect offers the Steeroids rack-and-pinion kit for the '63-'82 Corvette. This conversion replaces all of the stock components, using a reconditioned GM rack-and-pinion unit. The Steeroids kit ...

Rack-and-pinion steering is somewhat different from the steering boxes we looked at in last month's issue. Perhaps the best way to describe it is that it combines the steering box and tie rod, or ...