WG Jeep Grand Cherokee with rack-and-pinion steering

A modification which is now quite common in Brazil is the fitment of a rack-and-pinion steering gear in vehicles with a solid front axle, which resorted by default to an ancient worm-and-gear steering box. More usually adapted to 4WDs such as the WG Jeep Grand Cherokee, for recreational off-roading, this setup requires some custom fabrication to match a very unlikely setup, as usually only vehicles with independent front suspension are factory-fitted with a rack-and-pinion steering.

The most usual steering rack used on such adaptations is the one from the Hyundai HR, known as Hyundai Porter or Hyundai H-100, which is basically the same of the Mitsubishi Delica/L-300. A much more direct steering response is the goal of such adaptations, yet the matching to a solid-axle front suspension may be surprising at a first glance.