In case you haven’t noticed, OEM manufacturers have replaced traditional hydraulic power steering with electric power steering and the latter eliminates heavy, bulky hydraulic lines and pumps, so it’s lighter and can be packaged to fit in tight engine compartments, like those of kitcars.

They made the switch for fuel economy reasons, primarily but the advantages of electric power steering make it ideal for updating your kitcar, classic car, muscle car, truck, or street rod to modern steering.

Summit Racing now carries EPAS Performance electric power steering kits that make the swap a cinch. The kits use an electric motor and a control module to provide power assist. The control module measures the amount of effort applied to the steering wheel and tells the electric motor to apply the needed power assist. You can dial in the amount of assist you want with the potentiometer – for example, set the system at maximum for parking and less when driving on the road. In the unlikely event you lose electrical power, you still retain full manual steering control.

The EPAS systems do require the use of a manual steering box – EPAS says a power steering box’s internals have a lot of drag and will put too much of a load on the electric motor. The EPAS systems retain the factory steering linkage, so there are no major or irreversible modifications made to your vehicle. Everything tucks up under your dash and out of sight – only you know the system is there.

EPAS Performance electric power steering kits come with the electric motor, pre-wired control module, and all necessary shafts, U-joints, wiring, and mounting hardware. Most installations will require steering column modification. If you don’t want to modify your factory column, some EPAS kits do include an aftermarket steering column that’s ready to install.

SEE EPAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING KITS AT SUMMIT RACING

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