60 series into 40 Pwr steer ?

[toms47]

I may have missed something but why do you need to use 75 series steering arms when doing a 60s into 40s pwr steer conversion?

[Sixty's Guy]

The 70 series chassis is the same width as the 40 series. The 60 series is wider hence the arms are too long.

[shorty_f0rty]

75 swival arms to 75 tie rod ends and 75 tie rod..

[toms47]

will the 75s TRE fit into the stock 40s steering arms if so I can just use a 75s tie rod? and of course change the pitman arm from 60 to 75 if the tre are different
Cheers

[shorty_f0rty]

i dont think so. thats why you need to change the swival arms too. its not thats hard to do and there is a noticable difference in the thickness of the arms too.. so another bit gets upgraded. I think the taper is different for the TRE's between 40's and 75's (I had an 84 model 40 and even then I don't think they taper for the TRE's were the same as the 75)

[toms47]

Cheers
Sounds about right oh well good time to chuck a swivel hub kit thru as well.
any other advice on fitment going to use a fj55 column hopefully a bubs custom plate kit with crush tubes and the GM power steering pump with either a cooler or at least cooling tubes any one had any probs with a GM power steering pump?

[shorty_f0rty]

you should be right.. heres my thread when i did it.. took me a weekend on my own..

http://outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic139548.php&highlight=

[pcman]

you can use the 60 arms they just need to be chopped off at each end there is still heaps of thread to ajust the tre's aswell

[vk7ybi]

Late model 40s have the large stud pattern and small taper.. 60s, 70s and hiluxs have the large stud pattern and large taper..

[bj on roids]

Late model 40s have the large stud pattern and small taper.. 60s, 70s and hiluxs have the large stud pattern and large taper..

Yep, except the hilux drivers side arm is a big funky thing, but you can cut the back of it off, and still use it.