Crown Vic (CV) IFS Swap - Rack and Pinion Option

[Aerocoupe]

I have seen that a lot of the swaps are having to deal with the EVO solenoid which is a part of the variable speed power steering assist :bs:. This came on the IFS I got and since I am replacing the rack and pinion with a reman unit I was happy to find that they offer one with out the EVO. The A-1 Cardone part number is 22249 and I got it on Rock Auto for $122 with a $150 core. I emailed them before purchasing to get an idea of what the return shipping would cost and through them it should be around $23 so that make my total investment $145 which is about $100 less than the local parts store.

[Aerocoupe]

So this was a bust in that if the come with out an EVO that just means you take the one off of your rack and put it on the reman unit. I called several of the reman builders and none of them at this time have a source for new EVO's as they just reuse the ones they get. So I will be using DC motor controller to adjust the EVO solenoid valve to an optimum opening amount. It would be nice if someone made a mechanical orifice to put in place of the EVO solenoid but I have not found one to date. This is the controller I will use as several others have used it and report it is working really well.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RY ... UTF8&psc=1

[michael69]

Let me know how it works out. Been thinking of trying that also. Thanks

[Aerocoupe]

No need to wait on me. Others have done it with great success and have been running it for some time. I’ll see if I can dig up the thread off another site where I learned about it and I’ll post the link.

Didn’t take me that long to find it:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1448 ... rol-2.html

[michael69]

thanks

[Ohiotinkerer]

Thanks for the heads up on that - just picked up my CV front and was wondering what to do about that........