Would you do this to keep 4ws as an option? If you are never going back to 4ws, I would say to remove everything from the rear. I did this with my car. The pros are that there is less weight in the rear, and everything else is easier to reach without all the 4ws parts in the way..........that's what i got.

Ok I gotcha...I had read from an old post of yours Bob about welding those together, getting rid of the passive rear steering altogether and getting a bit more oversteer out of the car.

So in theory the rod end removal would work, but the question is why do that instead of either:
a) capping the lines
b) capping the lines and removing the entire system

My thought is that I'm really not sure how long I'm going to keep the galant, and therefore not sure I want to completely disconnect the system permanantly by welding the lines. I just can't stand the 4ws and was looking for an alternative.

Maybe I'll just try it out and see what happens.

There's no consequences to removing the rod ends though right? I mean, those two lower arms don't "need" to be connected to each other via the rack, correct?

J

That's what I thought, thanks a lot Bob.

Jon

I have my 4WS removed: no rear steering rack, LSD diff with no 4WS pump, removed lines, etc.

I kinda feel that the rear of my car is a bit loose whenever I'm on a high speed turn, e.g. freeway overpass junction.

Am I just imagining things, or do I need to reattach my rear steering rack, and have the rack locked. I have read that you can do that easily with washers.