TRZ Manual Rack, Worth it?

From what I understand, since you cannot use a sway bar with the TRZ kit, it's for drag only. I could be wrong, but I wouldn't want to drive a car with 35 year old suspension technology on the street with no sway bar in the front. I know some out there will disagree, but the wagon they just built on Horsepower TV on Spike used a rack and pinion setup, and they retained a sway bar in the front. I think that setup looked killer! Granted, not an oem style bar, but if TRZ ever made one like that, I'd be first in line for my pro touring build!

I've read more than a few times that the TRZ won't work with the sway bar. Maybe they meant the STOCK one...Hmmmmm. If they'd offer a power one, I'd get it! I'm done with manual steering.

TNT still making theres?

TURNA said:

TNT still making theres?

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Good question, I don't see it on their site.
I think it was a bolt in kit. It used the sway bar mounting points.

I've got a trz rack. to be honest, I wasn't impressed with the mounts at all. One of the mounts included a hose clamp! My first thought was....hose clamps are for hoses. Their mounts got tossed...and made my own....no hose clamp. Shy of that...I'm happy with the kit and it drives just fine. I also have 15 x 3.5's up front, so I'm sure that makes it easier to steer regardless of the steering components. And to answer the initial question....Yes, there was a significant difference from the weight of the factory steering components.

They are pricey....Why not just go with the manual s-10 box??

JBreu said:

They are pricey....Why not just go with the manual s-10 box??

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I did to start. The one I had had a lot of play. The rack is lighter also, but that wasn't important to me, and it changes the geometry some too.