TD in DC

I searched and did not see a specific answer to the following question:

Were any 1984 U.S. Spec 944s equipped with manual steering? I know that power steering was standard, but could manual steering be obtained as an option?

I understand that in Europe all cars after September of 1984 had power steering, but I wasn't sure whether that meant that some 1984 cars that were manufactured before September might have had manual steering.

Thanks.

MM951

My early build 84 has power steering.. Don't know if that helps at all

unsigned

Mine is power.

shiners780

Thinking of converting over to the dark side Todd?

TD in DC

No comment.

Actually, my car has a power rack that has been converted to manual . . . so I was thinking of "fixing" this by converting to a true manual rack.

iloveporsches

Not that I've ever seen.

I'm guessing you'd be out of "spec" if you swapped in an 83 rack?

sharky47

I have an 83 with a build date of 6/82 with manual and another car with a build date of 4/84 with power.

schwank

ITS may be different, but for NASA spec 944 it is fully allowed to swap in a manual rack to any year chassis. It was a stock part from the factory on a production 944, so it is allowed. I know I'm swapping out power steering on my car...