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Old 12-20-2014, 12:47 PM   #6 (permalink)
Baltothewolf
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Originally Posted by The_Jed View Post
@Spacemanspi: I had considered picking up a manual rack or de-power the o.e. rack but, even after the weight reduction it will still be a 3,600 or 3,700 lb car.

Also it goes back to the character of the car; if it were a Fox Mustang I'd have no troule slapping a manual rack on it and manual brakes for that matter. That's one of the niceties I'll wind up keeping on this car.
My fox weights just under 3k lbs with the spare tire, back seat and rear carpet removed (all back in now) and it's still almost impossible to steer without the p/s pump.
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