What the hell?

[Clip]

so i get a new (reman) rack and pinion from autozone, bring it to the shop and they tell me it's not the right one. the fittings for the hydraulic hardlines are in a different place and the two tie rod ends are about an inch and a half/two inches longer than the original. just a mistake or is this supposed to be that way?

 

[Joel W.]

I would say it is the wrong part.. Take it back...

 

[supra90turbo]

Yeah, man for $375 that fucker should be no fuss...

 

[Clip]

guys at autozone are takin care of it for me. they love my supra, but every time i come in they get a look on their faces that just screams "oh shit, what impossible part is he looking for this time?"

 

[Superjustin13]

375..

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i bought mine for 224..with core... Napa auto parts.

 

[Clip]

with core?

there were ones in the sub $300 range, but none of those had a lifetime warranty.

 

[daledoe]

Take the old rack in with you!!!! The reason it costed less at NAPA is because they changed there parts distribiter (sp). I worked at NAPA for a little bit. I sucked!!!!!

 

[tomjan87]

I dont mean to upset anyone here, but stay away from autozone. From my experience, its just a game of luck if your going to get a part that fits and/or is of good quality. Just my opinion, but I learned the hard way.

 

[Justin727]

too bad you dont have an oreilly's near by. What about an advance? Both oreilly and advance carry the same reman racks. Just different names. OEM=A1cardone

 

[Clip]

reason i go to autozone is because the guys here at advance are dicks. i was standing in line for like 20 mins waiting to get the rack and as soon as i get up there to the counter he looks right past me and says i can help someone. that was bullshit.

 

[Maroon88]

I thought there were 2 different racks that were put in the MKIII, depending on the year. One was standard and the other had a spped sensing system or something like that which came on later models. They probably gave you the wrong model rack.

 

[whiplash]

i believe 86.5 - 88 was a regular rack, and 89+ was progressive steering

 

[GotToyota?]

That looks like a different part to me.

-Matt

 

[Clip]

progressive steering was an option on 89+ models, took the thing to advance again today and some different guys were there (non-dickish), brought my old rack and pinion in and compared it to pics they had of their stock ones. the one that autozone gave me was the electric variable one rather than the normal one. thanks for the help, guys

 

[927mgtepat]

What is the advantages of the other rack that came on the 89+?

 

[born2drv]

mine came from autozone too, i don't remember paying more then $200-250ish for mine, i'd say they ordered you the wrong one that costs more. the main reason i got it from there was for the lifetime warranty. mine fit with no problems.

little do they know, i will actually own it for a lifetime. well worth it in my opinion. got my mr2 100amp alternator from them too, lifetime warranty.

 

[Clip]

difference is at higher speeds the electronics will dumb down the steering, making it less responsive (= less deadly, but less fun). ill stick with the non-electronic, but thats just me

 

[supra90turbo]

Not for less deadly, nor less fun.
Have you ever driven a car with PPS? It has incredible road feel at 60mph+
I would MUCH rather have no powersteering at 100mph than full power steering. PS at high speeds is waaaay too twitchy.

 

[NashMan]

dude that looks like mk2 rack i thinks they fucked up on you

 

[927mgtepat]

is there alot of work to change over to the 89+ one? I mean with wiring?