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JOSE wrote: NO, unless you get a custom intermediate shaft made.
the input shafts are different between EA-ED and EF-EL this is another of the things on my looong list of mods ill get around to one day. Can I at least retain the K frame? And fit the EF steering rack to the NC K frame? And and BTW, is there a difference between the I6 steering racks and the V8 ones?
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well, from what chef said, you can modify the later steering rack to fit the earlier Kframe, i dont think the reacks are different 6 to 8,
it would be easier and cheaper to get the wheel modified to fit an ea-ed boss or to get a custom intermediate shaft made.
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JOSE wrote: well, from what chef said, you can modify the later steering rack to fit the earlier Kframe, i dont think the reacks are different 6 to 8,
it would be easier and cheaper to get the wheel modified to fit an ea-ed boss or to get a custom intermediate shaft made. I agree. But i would prefer to fit the EF steering rack, as i think EF/EL's steer better then EA-ED's.
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that would probably be due to roll centre and suspension geometry adjustments,
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would it be hard to make up a custom intermediate shaft?
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offhand, no it wouldnt, you use the upper half of the EF shaft, bottom half of the EA one, and a sleeve of metal between, some nice strong welds to haold it all together and viola,
this may very well be my next project once i go back to work, (steel fabrication) so i can use their good welders, and we have an EF-AU leather wheel sitting around that may look nice on my car.
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JOSE wrote: offhand, no it wouldnt, you use the upper half of the EF shaft, bottom half of the EA one, and a sleeve of metal between, some nice strong welds to haold it all together and viola,
this may very well be my next project once i go back to work, (steel fabrication) so i can use their good welders, and we have an EF-AU leather wheel sitting around that may look nice on my car. Sounds easy enough. I know a bloke who could do that. Is there any difference in steering racks between EA-EL's (apart from the ones already mentioned)
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fordzatmyplace wrote: I just want the ELGT steering wheel, the only reason i wanna do this mod. lol. Can i retain the original steering rack?
yeah u can use the old rack all u have to do is change the input sharft to the ef /el one they are the same size just the ends are differnt , it is easy to do ,and also u won't have to get a wheel aligment if u do it right |
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BenJ wrote: When you say you need to adjust the holes on the EF/EL rack, what part of the dash are you refering to? Where the column sits under the instrument panel or near the firewall
Regards BenJ I meant the steering column (my bad), and I mean at the top where the 2 bolts go through to hold the column in place, you can make it fit as is, but it sits a little to the left instead of in the centre. The rack fits the k-frames in exactley the same spot in my test fitting at the wreckers i saw no difference in mounting, the only thing needed is the tie rods have to be wound out and a wheel alignment would be required, but this is needed with any rack swap.
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Dellboy, thanks for clarifying that.
cthawes wrote: yeah u can use the old rack all u have to do is change the input sharft to the ef /el one they are the same size just the ends are differnt , it is easy to do ,and also u won't have to get a wheel aligment if u do it right
According to cthawes, you can use the original steering rack, and just use the EF/EL intermediate shaft? Dellboy, can you confirm or deny this? Many thank BenJ
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BenJ wrote: Dellboy, thanks for clarifying that.
cthawes wrote: yeah u can use the old rack all u have to do is change the input sharft to the ef /el one they are the same size just the ends are differnt , it is easy to do ,and also u won't have to get a wheel aligment if u do it right According to cthawes, you can use the original steering rack, and just use the EF/EL intermediate shaft? Dellboy, can you confirm or deny this? Many thank yes u have to use the el intermediate shaft but u also have to change the rack input sharft ( in the rack ) with the el one what u have to do is pull the rack tower off ( the top part of the rack it has 4 pipes and 2 hex bolts holding it on ) then on the bottom of the rack there is a 17 mm or 19 mm cap undo that in side there is a 13 mm nut undo that then to the side of that u will see a offset 19mm female nut with a locking ring un do the locking ring and remove then female cap inside there is a spring plastic washer and a v block this will all just fall out then u can withdraw the input sharft and put a el one in then when putting it pack together where the v block goes that is a preload adjsment so what u have to do is turn the female nut in to it bottoms out then undo it just a bit a very little bit then do up the locking ring the whole job takes bout 40 min BenJ |
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My rack is leaking hence I am replacing it with a known good EF/EL rack with no leaks, otherwise if my EA rack was in top condition i would consider the above swap. thanks for the info.
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Thank you very much for that advice. I have a spare car so I can try this out without too much worry if it all goes up the creek. I guess this means that you still have to buy an EL/EF rack to get the parts from, but you could at least get a stuffed one cheap for the donations. Merry Christmas to all BenJ
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Dellboy999,
would you have to upgrade to EF cruise control in order for the set + and set - buttons to work correctly when installing the EF steering colum and steering wheel into a EA-ED?
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fordzatmyplace wrote: Dellboy999,
would you have to upgrade to EF cruise control in order for the set + and set - buttons to work correctly when installing the EF steering colum and steering wheel into a EA-ED? Hi, That would require a complete install of the EF system. They are very different. Dellboy said you could use the EF/EL Cruise buttons, but change the output resistance to match the signals sent by the EA/ED system. Once identified, this shouldn't be too hard to accomplish. Regards BenJ
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