scary steering failure with 2 1/2 inch lift

[JohnF]

My son was driving our 1995 D1 with a 2 1/2 inch bodylift-- comercial lift kit, and my son lost steering and ran off road into a ditch at about 80km per houron the highway. The steering shaft that runs into the top of the steering box had let go, being held on by not much metal :( . Luckally no real damage or injury.

My son who a few years ago rolled our RRC after a front tyre blowout and broke his back, said "I would prefer to loose brakes rather than loose the steering."

After spending a couple of hours trying to fix it, my son hitched 73km home and got one from our D1 wreck as a tempory fix.

We have been driving this D1 for a couple of years since purchasing it in Kingaroy from a AULRO ad.

So, are any longer shafts available, or should we actually need one with that lift? What do others do?

Have others had this problem?

[Tank]

My son was driving our 1995 D1 with a 2 1/2 inch bodylift-- comercial lift kit, and my son lost steering and ran off road into a ditch at about 80km per houron the highway. The steering shaft that runs into the top of the steering box had let go, being held on by not much metal :( . Luckally no real damage or injury.

My son who a few years ago rolled our RRC after a front tyre blowout and broke his back, said "I would prefer to loose brakes rather than loose the steering."

After spending a couple of hours trying to fix it, my son hitched 73km home and got one from our D1 wreck as a tempory fix.

We have been driving this D1 for a couple of years since purchasing it in Kingaroy from a AULRO ad.

So, are any longer shafts available, or should we actually need one with that lift? What do others do?

Have others had this problem?
Glad your Son is OK, the lift kits that I've seen have an extended universal joint for the steering shafts, so if yours is the standard LR uni-joint then you need to get the modified/extended one, Regards Frank.

[justinc]

Yes, glad he is OK albeit shaken up John, but the shaft as frank says requires an extension spacer or extended universal fitted with any body lift.

JC

[JohnF]

since we do have a RRC wreck is the steering shaft longer in the RRC. is tat a swap option?

[Tank]

since we do have a RRC wreck is the steering shaft longer in the RRC. is tat a swap option?
Measure it against the original, the original body lift kit should have had an extended uni-joint, maybe you will have to contact a manufacturer of these body lift kits and purchase the correct uni-joint, Regards Frank.

[Duffman]

when i fitted the 2" body lift to my disco i used the steering shaft out of a defender it was about an inch or so longer.


cheers jon

[AFC1]

when i fitted the 2" body lift to my disco i used the steering shaft out of a defender it was about an inch or so longer.


cheers jon
+1 That seems to be the way,it will work with a 2"lift

Paul