Can you put power steering into a 1988 honda civic

blayke-m, May 19, 4:13pm
can you put a power steering set up from a more modern civic in a 1988 honda civic that doesnt have power steering!
ct9a, May 19, 4:31pm
yes ef7,ef9 will swap in,colom,rack.inner rack ends,tie rods
_peas, May 20, 2:56am
Or buy one with PS.
grangies, May 20, 3:23am
Goodness Gracious me.
jason18, May 20, 4:01am
Why tho. Just grow some muscle ;)
mugenb20b, May 20, 4:15am
Exactly, the steering in '88 Civics isn't heavy at all, provided tyre pressures are correct.
hijacka, May 20, 4:34am
This may come as a surprise to most, but a DA integra subframe steering rack,lines,pump etc will bolt straight up to a ef, just find One with the same series engine in your case D/ZC and theres plenty more DA integras than civics to pick fromi rekon. But on another note i would think a non powersteer civic would be more sort after than one with powersteering, because it would be more economical.
johnf_456, May 20, 4:35am
Heck if you think a civic is hard, try driving much older and much larger vehicles. Grow some muscles, right on mugen20b and jason18.
blayke-m, May 20, 5:41am
i was only inquiring on behalf of my elderly grandmother who has a 1988 honda civic and is struggling to drive it but does not want to part with it so i was going to put a power steering set up in for her so she doesnt have to part with her car.
NZTools, May 20, 5:48am
Once it is converted, it will require certification. ($400 ish)
sr2, May 20, 5:51am
I hear where you're coming from, I helped fitpower steering to a mates elderly Mums Falcon some years back, wasn??
a18a, May 20, 5:59am
you could probably find someone without much effort who wants a manual steering rack and tell them they can have it if they convert your car to power steering
mrfxit, May 20, 3:48pm
DING .^ ^
ct9a, May 20, 3:55pm
if all swapped and OE who will ever even know!
mrfxit, May 20, 3:59pm
Insurence could be the only hassle, but if done really well with NO SIGN of the alteration, TOTAL factory bolt in job with NO fabrication of any sort & working correctly. then yea why not.
desmodave, May 20, 4:23pm
Good on ya for looking after your Grandmother.
shuddupowh, May 20, 5:26pm
Since when. If you modify a car in this way without increasing power (eg no turbo) and no structural changes then there is no need. Just like doing a manual conversion to an auto - no cert required if no cutting etc is done. Use all OE parts and your fine.
mugenb20b, May 20, 7:23pm
Get her a new car with p/s and auto trans.
vtecintegra, May 20, 7:31pm
You could try posting this on the http://nzhondas.com forums and see if anyone would like to swap.

Manual racks are always in demand, however most people doing to power-manual conversion are looking for the manual EF9 rack as it has a faster ratio.Still worth a try though.
blayke-m, Mar 16, 4:09am
thanks for the advise we ended up getting her a 1995 ford telstar with power steering and an auto trans it worked out cheaper then doing the mods