Rack and pinion steering.

ValiantS said
A couple of things to digest. Unless you move the engine back excessively ( i don't recommend for many reasons) EITHER suspension will compromise the oil pan. Most the weight will be saved in brakes. Also, you can save 10-15# more by eliminating the tbars with a coilover shock. and that'll 'require' a tubular upper for clearance $. The best bang for the buck is cleaning-up the K while reinforcing it after you cut it for a 'good' full oil pan and lighter brakes. If you swapped the spindles you can heat and bend the steering arms outward and I've heard a Dakota rack is closer to the pivot WIDTH for the oem suspension than typical Must2 stuff. I have seen bend arms work properly on a light drag car and have bent the arms myself on a homemade jig. But again that'll take some time engineering all aspects of a functional /safe suspension to include bumpersteer over a good amount of travel (4" MINIMUM) and ackerman and really net you minimal gain other than easier removal of the still compromised pan (now in the front). Personally if you have the time to do this, I'd spend the time doing some easy chassis jobs for customers and make money. Just KISS when it comes to your car IMO.

Thank you Sean for your input. I have strange brakes up front, k member is already good for my 9 qt milodon.
Definitely a lot to consider. At this point I'm just going to table this and finish the rest of the car and get the thing making passes for this season.

go-fish said
Personally, if OP has time to do this (and actually considering it) then he should never work on someone else’s car.
Any form of modification to the stock spindle (especially heating and bending) to achieve front steer r&p is slap stupid.

This should be a sticky, a list of boneheaded products and companies that are safety hazards :

Uni-steer or anything like it

Magnum Force anything

…..

There are other goofball products on the market but these above are actual safety hazards.

If I get into it and something doesn't seem right, something doesn't work & 1st of can't be made safe I won't do it.
I would not be making any modifications to a spindle. Although pro stock guys in the 70s drilled the **** out of them.
I have a thread on the car if you want to check it out & see if I should or shouldn't work on someone else's car.