Rebuild a 4 bolt or 6 bolt steering box?

Post by **def90** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:08 pm

i had a 6 bolt box in my 90 and was shagged, so put a 2nd hand 4 bolt in and it is not really the best either. so my question is which box is stronger, etc to get rebuilt. either pay the $700 - $800 (quotes i've been getting

) to rebuild the 6 bolt and refund the 4 bolt ($250) or if the 4 bolt is far superior somehow, probably refund it anyway and get a rebuilt one?

cheers

i've heard the 6 bolt arn't all that common? i know the 4 bolt are pretty common

Post by **lucy** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:57 pm

I got a brand new 4 bolt from Karcraft in Sydney for just under $800 delivered. Never heard of a 6 bolt, only the 3 and 4 bolt versions.

Post by **bowtie landie** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:27 pm

Chuck a GU box in it - I did. $550 from the wreckers & strong as buggery. A bit of work involved but

Peter K.

Post by **def90** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:28 pm

how much work peter? just mounts and plumbing?

Post by **defmec** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:13 pm

Chuck a GU box in it - I did
we need pics or it didnt happen

Post by **bowtie landie** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:46 pm

defmec wrote:Chuck a GU box in it - I did
we need pics or it didnt happen

All right - you're forcing me to take pics

So I take some this week-end. (I've never posted any pics before so I may need to ask for help.)

Mounting the box was fairly easy but the steering column took a bit of mucking around. You need to get the imperial splined landy shaft to mate to the 17mm metric splined unijoint from a Navara which fits the GU box.

Still need to do the plumbing but that won't take much. Steering arm was easy as I have GQ diffs but wouldn't be too hard to link to Rover diffs.

Peter K.

Post by **def90** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:49 pm

hhmmmm, too much hard work for me for a weekend toy pete, email me the pics and i'll post em for you if you want - AND THE REST OF THE TRUCK!!

Post by **def90** » Sun May 03, 2009 4:46 pm

so no info on which way to go, 4 bolt or 6 bolt?

Post by **THE 109** » Sun May 03, 2009 7:10 pm

I've just rebuilt my spare 4 bolt and was happy with the availability of parts as they're more common than the 6 bolt,they seem plenty strong enough so no worries there.As mentioned new ones can be bought for around $800 which I think is quiet reasonable.
So If I was in your position I'd use the 4 bolt one,the 3 bolt units are equally as good too.
Cheers Eric.

Post by **stikman** » Mon May 04, 2009 11:15 am

I was told that the 3 and 4 bolts have different gearing too? So different complete turns lock to lock. May be relevent to some condsidering the different options.

Post by **bowtie landie** » Mon May 04, 2009 7:09 pm

Photos of my unfinished toy on photobucket - thanks to instructions from Sam (I hope this works) - shows Nissan GU steering box with panhard rod bracket attached to Landrover County chassis. Steering column worked out OK also.

Other photos show chev motor & dual cab conversion. Tyres are 36 Simex's on centrelines with Second-Airs.

Peter K.

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Post by **defmec** » Mon May 04, 2009 8:57 pm

nice job pete the nissan box doesnt look too much differant than the 4 bolt in size

Post by **def90** » Tue May 05, 2009 6:46 pm

cheers pete,

so your panhard sits further back then factory? it doesn't fowl on the diff on full up travel of drivers side then, must be close? or is the box a little longer, as the mounting points look closer to the factory chassis panhard mount then mine - further forward? and theres no 2nd mount/brace back to just above the pitman arm obvioulsy with the new mount behind and inside the pitman arm, making it about 150mm shorter or so. the pootrol box is obviously more offset the wheel arch too.

thanks for the pics bud, glad they worked.

can't wait to see her/him in action

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