[ekcx]

i was trying to put my manual rack and pinion on my eg crossmember, but the bracket that goes around the rack and holds it to the crossmember, the bolt holes are not align the with the holes on the crossmember. this is a new bracket from honda, i bought the bracket a long time ago.

i did notice the bracket has different part #'s for a power rack and a manual rack. all i know is that it says SR3M on it. please dont tell me that the "m" stands for manual rack, because that means i have the wrong crossmember. especially the crossmember is already installed with a fresh paint job. this is so frustrating

 

[ekcx]

bump for some help

 

[Adam West]

search the part number on Honda's site to confirm what bracket you have.

 

[PSYCHO DAVE]

What is the cross member from? And there is a way to get around it if you have a PS cross member and a Manual rack. I had the same problem but I changed my cross member because it looked like crap.

 

[ekcx]

search the part number on Honda's site to confirm what bracket you have.

i bought this bracket a long time ago from honda, but i threw away the package. it does say SR3M on it and i hope it doesnt mean manual rack because thats what i have and it doesnt work, so that means the crossmember is wrong.

 

[ekcx]

What is the cross member from? And there is a way to get around it if you have a PS cross member and a Manual rack. I had the same problem but I changed my cross member because it looked like crap.

i believe the crossmember came off of a 93 civic, but i dont know if it was for a power steering rack or non-power. so how did you fix your problem?

 

[K20egcw]

Are you tryin to swap a manual rack into a car that originally had a power rack?

 

[signalpuke]

Can you drill new holes for it?
Maybe post some pics if you can.
Also, there is a lot of info here from Brian, might help you out some
http://www.k20a.org/forum/showthread.php?t=12251

 

[drhonda]

Yea Aaron this is the thread I was trying to find that other thread for.

 

[signalpuke]

Yea Aaron this is the thread I was trying to find that other thread for.

Yeah, I kinda thought so lol
I bet the pics were in one of the posts of the dozen threads we searched, but they are no longer hosted :silly:

 

[Slociviccoupe]

honda has 2 different crossmembers. one for a power rack and one for a manual. there are also 2 different clamp type brackets to hold the rack to the crossmember. The reason for this is the differance in the diameter of the racks. the bolt spacing on the power crossmember is further apart for the larger diameter power rack. The manual rack will fit just the manual bracket has to have the holes slotted so that the bolts will go into the mounting holes.
No other options but making a new bracket of your own and drilling new holes.
hint hint some company like carcepts or hybrid might want to consider this. maybe even a billet rack clamp.

 

[ekcx]

Hey Chris can you post those pics that i sent you. i cant because i am on a government computer and i cant get to my gmail account, thanks.

 

[ekcx]

honda has 2 different crossmembers. one for a power rack and one for a manual. there are also 2 different clamp type brackets to hold the rack to the crossmember. The reason for this is the differance in the diameter of the racks. the bolt spacing on the power crossmember is further apart for the larger diameter power rack. The manual rack will fit just the manual bracket has to have the holes slotted so that the bolts will go into the mounting holes.
No other options but making a new bracket of your own and drilling new holes.
hint hint some company like carcepts or hybrid might want to consider this. maybe even a billet rack clamp.

what about doing this, buying the power steering clamp and the round bushing and cut it to fit, just like this thread, first page, halfway down......http://k20a.org/forum/showthread.php?t=35426


so i bet i have a power steering crossmember, and i bought a non-power steering bracket from honda.

 

[ek18vtec]

go to the junkyard find civic with the manual rack get the bracket

 

[ekcx]

go to the junkyard find civic with the manual rack get the bracket

well thats the problem, i have a bracket for a manual rack, but my crossmember is for a power steering rack.

 

[drhonda]

what about doing this, buying the power steering clamp and the round bushing and cut it to fit, just like this thread, first page, halfway down......http://k20a.org/forum/showthread.php?t=35426


so i bet i have a power steering crossmember, and i bought a non-power steering bracket from honda.

I should re-read my own threads...Thats what I was looking for! lol i'm such a dumbass.

 

[PSYCHO DAVE]

what about doing this, buying the power steering clamp and the round bushing and cut it to fit, just like this thread, first page, halfway down......http://k20a.org/forum/showthread.php?t=35426


so i bet i have a power steering crossmember, and i bought a non-power steering bracket from honda.

This is what I did....But ended up using an EG manual rack subframe in my DC.
The cut bushing works fine, I just did not like the way it looked, and its cheaper than buying a subframe.

 

[drhonda]

Hey Chris can you post those pics that i sent you. i cant because i am on a government computer and i cant get to my gmail account, thanks.

Sorry I missed that man.

here ya go.

 

[signalpuke]

:facepalm:

Glad we got that sorted out.

Is there no way to buy the bracket at the dealer?

 

[ek18vtec]

:hammer: lol next time i have to drink coffee before i post thread