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hilux power steering on a zuk
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:04 pm
by bazuka
hey guys thinking about throwing some hilux diffs under my zook and fuigerd while i was there i would possibally do power steering too, i know alot of people use the jimny boxes and the vitara but if i am using hilux diffs i thought of just using a hilux box has anyone doen this and how did it turn out also am i better off running a hi steer kit on the lux diffs or can you make it work with the normaly steering set up cheers
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:39 pm
by mrRocky
standard hilux steering system sux and limits flex
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:53 pm
by germo
ifs box and high steer, check out a few of the zooks in members, I think tim - Reedzook used this setup though not a proper high steer kit and has pics of it!
ashley
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:06 pm
by zookimal
Consider the landcruiser boxes with forward facing pitman arms too. Depending on diff location, you will run into issues with the front body mount and crossmember running the IFS box.
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:05 pm
by Gwagensteve
The "perfect" toyota box would be an IFS LHD hilux box.
Steve.
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:44 pm
by v840
germo wrote:ifs box and high steer, check out a few of the zooks in members, I think tim - Reedzook used this setup though not a proper high steer kit and has pics of it!
ashley
I think he used a 60 series box (forward facing pitman) and crossover steer if you're talking about his old LWB.
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:09 pm
by dank
Gwagensteve wrote:The "perfect" toyota box would be an IFS LHD hilux box.
Steve.
Why is that Steve?
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:04 am
by fool_injected
dank wrote:Gwagensteve wrote:The "perfect" toyota box would be an IFS LHD hilux box.
Steve.
Why is that Steve?
Just a guess, maybe because when mounted on a RHD the box sits in the original zook position (inside the chassis rail) and situates the pitman closer to the standard zook position.
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:13 am
by Gwagensteve
Exactly.
Couldn't have said it better myself Fool_injected.
Steve.
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:20 am
by fool_injected
Anybody going to the US soon and have room to bring a box back for me?
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:43 am
by dank
that makes sense. I was trying to work out in my head how an inside mounted LHD steering box would work in RHD
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:43 pm
by Gutless
I think I used a bundera box in my old ute.....
Or it may have been and IFS lux box, I can't remember
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:52 pm
by redzook
i ran a 60 series box
i have also helped fit a ifs box
60 is better if you have your diff a fair way forward
ifs box has trouble clearing the front body/clip mount
i would rather my box on the outside of the chassis (of course if you can get it to fit without tires turning into it) outside the rail = longer draglink = less bump steer
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:09 pm
by Gwagensteve
All true redzook. Axle width and axle location have a huge bearing on what's possible.
I ruled out forward pitman boxes based on axle location as it gets too crowded between shock mount, body mounts and engine mounts with the diff in RUF location.
I also don't like the look of boxes outside the chassis, but that's just me.
Steve.