Today, one popular option is to replace the traditional steering box with a rack-and-pinion system. The problem with that is the conversion can be a lot of work and tends to be on the pricey side.

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 ...

Part of a rack-and-pinion steering system, the rack is a bar parallel to the front axle that moves left or right when the steering wheel is turned, aiming the front wheels in the correct direction.

If you've ever driven an older vehicle without power steering or a contemporary car with a power steering malfunction, you probably understand just how important these systems are. They drastically ...

Maintenance? Wear and tear? Random leaks? Tires?! You mean to tell me building and running a track day toy isn't just about dive bombing GT500s and getting point-byes from guys in overpriced "super ...

Quaife America is pleased to introduce close-ratio steering racks for 1988-1995 Honda Civic and 1994-2001 Acura Integra. The Quaife sport steering rack eliminates the vague feel of the stock rack and ...

General Motors built the last of its full-size, body-on-frame, rear-drive passenger cars at its Arlington, Texas, plant in 1996, some 27 years ago, but interest in these long-discontinued vehicles ...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MISUMI USA, Inc., a subsidiary of MISUMI Corporation, part of MISUMI Group, Inc. (TOKYO: 9962), has announced the addition of a new Z Axis Simplified Adjustment Unit ...

Formula 1 is nothing if not technologically advanced. What you see on the surface does little to give away how much time and effort goes into every detail of the car and the sport. Yes, at the end of ...

TRW Automotive showed off a new commercial steering technology at the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show. Called ReAx, it merges the company’s hydraulic power steering system with an electrically powered ...