Reply With QuoteI’ve seen this on your FB posts, its great. Are there any clearance concerns with the pitman arm and the leaf springs?
ForumSage
If your on Facebook Landy groups good chance youve seen this.
A few years ago I scoffed at the idea of putting Power Steering on a SWB . But this is my daily driver & I do a lot of parking and due to ongoing shoulder issues, its come to this, either drive my wifes Renault (boo) or convert the Landy (yay).
Couple of pictures of my Power Steering conversion, I used a GU Patrol steering box and a Holden Astra pump. RAV4 colapsible lower shaft , modified original upper shaft with machined and splined spiral section.
Rivet counter caveat- it's nothing that can't be put back to original.
Result is the best steering Landy Ive ever driven and painfree.
Ignore the fact that its an EV, this will work on any Series , It deletes the original steering box / link rod & relay box
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Cutting the guard on a rare Landy took a leap of faith, but it was so worth it.
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The Astra pump mounts on a bracket attached to old relay box bracket.
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Nissan GU drag link , complete with rod ends are under $100 & fit the original Series steering arm taper, just needed a spacer to get the cotter pin lined up with hole.
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I made this housing to hold the lower bearing, original steering column and shaft resplined to RAV4 colapsible lower shaft, which uses the same spline as Nissan.
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Remnant of spiral can be seen, which I machined from shaft then cut a 36 spline on the milling machine.
Swaggie
I’ve seen this on your FB posts, its great. Are there any clearance concerns with the pitman arm and the leaf springs?
Cheers
Slunnie
~ Discovery II Td5 ~ Discovery 3dr V8 ~ Series IIa 6cyl ute ~ Series II V8 ute ~
Master
SupporterAs a matter of interest an 80 series steering column uni joint fits on a GU steering column too, likely the same part as a Rav4 knowing Toyota.
ForumSage
No, considering the original has the rod end under the pitman arm the GU has the TRE on top, the clearance is about the same. This is not the best photo as its on full right lock so the pitman arm is away from the spring but on full left lock when the pitman arm is above the spring it still has heaps of clearance, not that you would take a huge bump on full lock but thanks for reminding me, I'll park it with the axles articulated to get some clearance photos.Originally Posted by Slunnie
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ForumSage
yes, Toyota and Nissan use the same spline, The bigger stronger GU steering box is a upgrade swap for an 80-105 steering box, same spline & bolt pattern. The less chunky Toyota box would have been a good choice too, but they are much more expensive at wreckers than the GU box.
I hava a HiAce shaft that I was going to use but the RAV4 was a lot nicer with its slip joint.
Wizard
SupporterA bit off topic, and probably a silly question given your interest in the topic, but have you seen the Vintage Voltage tv series? A Defender and a Series 2A(?) among the line up for conversion to Tesla motors and batteries. A laugh, when they have to get speedos reprinted to read max of 130mph (from memory)
ForumSage
No, have not seen, I know the Vintage Voltage bloke was asking a few questions after I built mine 6 years ago, He was building a 2WD 90 with an EV Transit motor, I wasnt impressed , they simply cut the diff out & welded a lump of pipe in its place. Just doing a search now , it seems to have been expunged from the internet.
Wizard
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ChatterBox
I fitted the P38 steering box to mine, best thing a Series Land Rover can have in my opinion especially if you have worn out shoulders
ForumSage
Agreed, The more I drive it the more I'm loving it. Havent had any shoulder pain since . Its even made parking in tight spaces somewhat of a novelty.I fitted the P38 steering box to mine, best thing a Series Land Rover can have in my opinion especially if you have worn out shoulders
Asides from them being cheaper and easy to source I went Nissan GU over P38 as its bolt holes are within the chassis height, as you know the P38 are above & below the chassis.
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