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| | | | Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 2 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 2 | Hey everyone, especially you Truckedup as I also am interested in British Bikes as well (I have a 1971 Triumph Tiger/Daytona highly modified in the finest British tradition) On to the current subject. I have a 1951 Chevrolet 3/4 Ton that I swapped out the 216 cu.in for a 1958 283 cu.in. over 25 years ago and have been very pleased with the power to weight ratio and the front to rear weight distribution. Additionally I converted the single reservoir Master cylinder to a dual reservoir. Now I would like to change the Steering to Rack and Pinion from the old bump steering. pitman arm drag link technology and convert to disc brakes. Anyone "KNOW" of any quality conversion kits available? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 384 | Welcome Chesedog-- I've always stayed with straight axles myself but there are several suppliers making kits for AD IFS conversions--I've heard TCI is highly recommended but have no experience. Someone will be along shortly with experience and advice I'm sure. Welcome. 
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,554 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,554 | I used the TCI mustang 2 kit,it included everything hub to hub,plus power rack and pinion steering.I am very happy with it. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | Are you looking to replace the front suspension with IFS, or just upgrade the steering? I only see steering in your question.
You can put disk brakes on the original straight axle, but rack and pinion steering on a straight axle creates some engineering challenges.
Think about how rack and pinion works, and then think about where the rack would need to be mounted. To prevent bump steer the rack would almost have to be mounted on the axle, increasing unsprung weight, and making the connection to the steering column tricky. Mounting the rack on the frame is more complicated and I'm not convinced it could be done successfully.
If you are committed to rack and pinion you probably want to convert to an IFS at the same time.
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