Help with steering rack,donor

[Grande]

Been building my roadster quietly trying not to bother anyone, but I’m stuck and confused on my steering rack situation. Searches only confused me more. I have a base roadster kit, using 1995 donor parts, just installed donor steering rack from 1995 GT. I wanna keep it power steering. Have the FFR adapter for sn95 rack,so here is my problem, kit says I have extenders in my parts list,which I don’t.... and have to cut tie rods....but in my kit I have tie rods in kit included,inners and outers...so do I cut,do I need extenders?, Second,I have installed rack,and my steering column from the firewall is very off in angle and no way will go on rack...the rack adapter bolted on my rack has no swivel so angle is strange...am I missing something?...thanks in advance.

[Joecobr]

I feel your pain. I went through the same grief a while back. I contacted Dan at FFR to walk me through the various configurations. It’s important in order to avoid the dreaded bump steer. I have a ‘98 power steering rack and 95 spindles. The extenders came with my base Canadian kit. To make it all work I bought the inner tie rods from FFR. I believe they were were 87’- ‘93? Hope this helps.

[Norm B]

The multiple combinations of parts that can be used makes some of the instructions confusing. My understanding is, if you use the sn95 front lower control arms installed using the inner mounting holes on the frame, then you don’t need the rack extenders. I have them installed on my car and will be removing them this spring to see if that improves a small steering wheel shake I have.


HTH

Norm

[Joecobr]

I have the FFR LCA’s if that helps.

[Grande]

I should have been a little clearer in my details, I have the Canadian kit, purchased FFR lower control ams, SN 95 power steering rack, and purchased the adapter for the 1995 mustang different shape...so all is installed . My kit came with NO extenders but I did get inner and outer tie rods, there is no way I can get my column to connect to lower steering rack adapter...my angle isn’t possible..there is no joint.. awkward .

[Grande]

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[Joecobr]

The steering piece you show looks like the part that goes inside the foot box. There should be a polished piece with joints on both ends to go from the foot box bearing to the steering rack.

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[Higgybulin]

FF recently change the joints on the steering shaft. Contact them, they will get the right one out to you. I have a manual rack but the same thing happened to me.