Used Steering Racks From Japan: Silvia, JZX and Z33 Prices (2026)

Yes, you can buy a used steering rack for an S13 Silvia, 180SX, S14, S15, JZX100 or Z33 from Japan, and they sell every week. On Yahoo! Auctions Japan, 216 of them sold in closed listings ending 27 April to 24 October 2026, for ¥550 to ¥88,000. A used genuine Silvia rack usually goes for under ¥20,000 (about $125), while new, rebuilt and drift-modified racks start around ¥35,000. We checked these listings and read every sale page on 24 Oct 2026; dollar figures use ¥160 to $1, and prices exclude proxy fees, freight and import tax.

Sellers call the part ステアリングラック (steering rack), パワステラック (power steering rack), ギアボックス (gearbox) or ラック&ピニオン (rack and pinion). Many titles also say ハイキャス付き or ハイキャス無し, meaning with or without HICAS, Nissan’s rear-wheel steering. That label matters, because D-MAX says its new rack does not fit HICAS cars.

What do used Silvia and 180SX steering racks sell for?

We counted only listings that sold, and left out boots, bushes, rack spacers, mounts, hoses and tie-rod ends sold alone.

The 66 used genuine racks had a middle price of ¥17,600. The top of that range is usually a rack sold with extras: the ¥38,500 S13 rack came with its power steering pump and tank. The cheap end is where the problems sit. One S14 rack sold for ¥1,980 because the seller wrote that it was stiff to turn and looked bent.

Rebuilt racks (リビルト, ribiruto) are overhauled with new seals. Some are sold on an exchange basis, where you return your old rack as a core (コア返却, koa henkyaku), which is hard to do from overseas.

Are new or modified drift racks worth the extra?

D-MAX explains on its product page that longer lower arms, big-angle knuckles and grippy tyres put more load on the rack, and seals blow. It built its rack on a non-HICAS S14 rack. The page lists ¥43,450 including tax, fits the S14 and S15, and says it can go on an S13 or 180SX, though the oil line angles and mount bushes differ. D-MAX also lists a left-hand-drive 240SX rack as a limited item at ¥66,000. Its right-hand-drive S13 rack was marked in development and out of stock.

All 24 drift-modified racks used the same description. It says each one is a fully overhauled genuine rack, modified inside to take 15 mm rack spacers on both sides and give more travel, with no core needed. If you are chasing angle, read our steering angle knuckles guide first. It shows why the rack is usually the first part to break.

What about JZX100 and Z33 steering racks?

The two dearest JZX100 racks, at ¥85,000 and ¥88,000, were listed as rebuilt genuine Toyota racks for the 1JZ turbo car. The cheapest used JZX100 racks came from non-turbo 1JZ-GE cars. One JZX93 rack sold for ¥12,650, and one modified JZX100 rack sold for ¥21,500. Z33 racks are the bargain: half of the used ones went for ¥6,600 or less, and six more sold still attached to the front member for ¥6,980 to ¥13,500.

Where does buying a steering rack from overseas get stuck?

None of the 214 sale pages that showed Yahoo!‘s overseas delivery setting had it switched on. A proxy plus a forwarder can still buy most of them. The harder problem is condition. 16 pages said no claims, no returns (ノークレーム・ノーリターン), and most say to judge from the photos. Among the 66 used genuine Silvia racks, 5 admitted an oil leak and 5 had torn or cracked boots. A photo cannot show a seal that only weeps under pressure, play in the pinion, or a bent inner tie rod. You find those at the first track day, after the money is gone.

What should the photos and video show?

How much does each route cost?

Japan Post’s EMS limits, checked on the same day, are a 1.5 m maximum length to the United States, United Kingdom and Canada, and 1.05 m to Australia and Germany, with 30 kg as the ceiling (20 kg to Australia). No seller we read gave a rack’s length, so whether a rack with tie rods fits your country’s limit is TBC until it is measured. Three sellers quoted a domestic 180-size box. A rack still on its front member is freight, as in the oversized JDM parts shipping guide.

The DIY route is cheapest when the listing ships by ordinary courier and the rack is clearly described. When a seller only offers collection or depot pickup, the pickup-only parts guide covers your options, and the used propeller shaft guide covers another drivetrain part bought the same way.

Once the steering is back together, the Japan drift tracks directory lists the circuits and what each one allows.