Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hi all
have a hj47s landcruiser that i have lifted 25mm bugger all i know didn't want it to look stupid. ok i have hit a problem the steering colum to the steering box is out to siht and short of getting a bigger hammer and clubbing of firewall and suround to make it fit. i have TEMPORARLEY spaced it up to suit but dont like the thought of it hits the steering box mount. any help would be great. [/b]

assuming your talking about body lift and not suspension lift?

thats it what do you think

sorry can't help cos i dont have a body lift.. a few others have done it on their 40's i imagine it would be similar on the 47..

what is the purpose of the body lift? Are you sure you really need it?

If you really want to keep the body lift you may as well switch to 60 series power steering at the same time and use a steering shaft with a uni joint and splined slip joint. .

I spaced mine between the steering box mount & the chassis, this way it keeps it on the same plane as it was before. I also welded an extra section on the mount where it runs down the side of the chassis & used the original bolt holes. It is a bit tricky to weld properly as the steering box mount is actualy a cast item, but I had mine done by an engineer. It will need to be engineered too.

croozy wrote:I spaced mine between the steering box mount & the chassis, this way it keeps it on the same plane as it was before. I also welded an extra section on the mount where it runs down the side of the chassis & used the original bolt holes. It is a bit tricky to weld properly as the steering box mount is actualy a cast item, but I had mine done by an engineer. It will need to be engineered too.

DAMN dude...

just trim the firewall hole down a bit.

Or convert to 60 PS...

bj on roids wrote:

croozy wrote:I spaced mine between the steering box mount & the chassis, this way it keeps it on the same plane as it was before. I also welded an extra section on the mount where it runs down the side of the chassis & used the original bolt holes. It is a bit tricky to weld properly as the steering box mount is actualy a cast item, but I had mine done by an engineer. It will need to be engineered too.

DAMN dude...

just trim the firewall hole down a bit.

Or convert to 60 PS...

Yep I trimmed the firewall to suit when I did mine but eventually went to 60 power steer. If you can go straight to 60 power steer now (which you will probably want to do eventually as no doubt you are lifting the body to clear bigger tyres - bigger tyres usually means heavier steering) you can avoid cutting the firewall.

would a 55 steering shaft + 80 rag joint to the existing steering box work? not sure if the splines are the same but might saving having to do ALL of the 60# power steering upgrade right away..

the lenghts might be an issue too but worth a thought.

yea thats what i was thinking but i was unsure as to whether it would work or not. does any body know if this works????

bj on roids wrote:

croozy wrote:I spaced mine between the steering box mount & the chassis, this way it keeps it on the same plane as it was before. I also welded an extra section on the mount where it runs down the side of the chassis & used the original bolt holes. It is a bit tricky to weld properly as the steering box mount is actualy a cast item, but I had mine done by an engineer. It will need to be engineered too.

DAMN dude...

just trim the firewall hole down a bit.

Or convert to 60 PS...

where I live things aren't easy to come by, only have one wrecker & he doesn't have any 4wd stuff.
Plus wouldn't trimming the firewall either mean the steering column would be on you lap because you would have to space it down at the top too to keep it lined up with the box or the angle of the column would be too sevre ?

Going to bite the bullet anf get a 55s steering coloum and go from there if anybody has any pics or info it would be greatly appreciated