Unisteer Rack and Pinion Steering

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  1. NICK DOMINICK

    NICK DOMINICK MCCI Virginia State rep.

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    Today I dropping my 1972 Grabber (Spooky) off at Unisteer in Twinsburg, Ohio. Unisteer is using my car as the prototype to design and build a bolt-in rack and pinion setup made for the Maverick and Comet that will fit with long tube headers and use the factory steering column with no modifications. It should take two to three weeks to get my car back, I will let everyone know how it works. :thumbs2:
     
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    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    Oh yeah!! So that guy came thru!! Awesome!!!
     
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  3. NICK DOMINICK

    NICK DOMINICK MCCI Virginia State rep.

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    Yea, I am looking forward to feeling the difference.
     
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    Congrats and good luck. Glad to see another company step up to help the Maverick community. In the street rod world Unisteer is known for having very poor turning radius. I will be curious to hear your feelings after you drive it.

    Glenn
     
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    It won't be the same rack, as they use in their Street Rod kit, it'll be based on the Cavlier rack, or that what he was saying, at Carlisle.
     
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    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    Way to step up Nick and get it done.
     
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    That is good news then.
     
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    Great! Looking forward to how it turns out!
     
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    I cannot wait until I can gather the funds together to do my rack in pinion setup with coil overs from Rod & Customs. However their cross members/parts are extremely expensive compared to other companies.

    Why should I go through them, and not someone else?
     
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    you get what you pay for...my R&C kit came with everything, does theirs...:huh:
     
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    Eager to hear how this all turns out. It may be the best solution for my Comet as it sits now.
     
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    Unisteer is a rack & pinion conversion, for the steering only and still retains the shock towers.
     
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    Nick,
    Are you planning to go with the Unisteer power rack or the manual rack?

    Any chance you can see if Unisteer would offer us an initial product group buy, assuming you like the results?

    Thanks
    -Craig in NC
     
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