got it from
www.kingmotorsports.com
http://www.kingmotorsports.com/product.asp?product=402&vehicle=CRX
after a HUGE mistake on their part (they sent me the wrong rack and pinion TWICE!) the install was pretty easy.
you need the rack and pinion housing from a 88-91 DX (the Si rack and pinion has different inner dimensions and will not work). i picked one up from a wrecker for $70 CDN.
install goes like this: i ripped the OEM parts out of the DX housing, got about $20 CDN in replacement seals, plastic bushings and lock washers. Grease the Quaife rack up, install the rack bushing, then slide the rack in, slap the pinion in with the new bearing and seal. adjust the rack guide to manuals specs (you need a 40mm wrench for this, or take it in to Honda)Install the tie rods, lock the washers on there, and new boots. Take your old rack and pinion off, and try to make sure the new one going on is APPROXIMATELY the same length as the one you are taking off... or else you will have a severe alignment problem like i did
to make sure things are going in a straight line, find a good marker on the bottom of your tyres, and measure from one tyre to the other, near the front of the rubber and the rear of the rubber. if both numbers are the same (mine was 57.25 inches) then your wheels should be aligned. This isnt an exact technique, but much better than tyres like this / \
it may seem pretty hard to turn the steering wheel for the first little while but the gears will break in soon. Its still an arm wrestle to drive tho, and i plan on getting 15" rims sometime too, which will make thigns worse. My dad tells me that some cars have quick ratio steering available with hydraulic assistance only. i remember watching a WRC rally on tv once, and Carlos Sainz lost his power steering... he finished those stages, but ended up with bloody hands, even with racing gloves on. scary stuff
