It was the first Mustang with rack-and-pinion steering that also had power steering and front disc brakes. A neighbor’s husband died and left Sandy a 1978 Pinto, loaded, that she drove back and ...

We’ve focused on the front suspension upgrades for a 1970 Mustang project car at Motorcity Grind, which was receiving a coilover conversion, a rack-and-pinion conversion, and beefy disc brakes.

It is to be hoped that everyone in a responsible position at Ford gets to drive the Mustang, if only for the feel and response of its rack-and-pinion steering. Perhaps familiarity with a first ...

Part of a rack-and-pinion steering system, the rack is a bar parallel to the front axle that moves left or right when the steering wheel is turned, aiming the front wheels in the correct direction.