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Disco 2 steering box upgrade

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Disco 2 steering box upgrade

Post by RedlineMike »

hey guys,

hopefully you might be able to help with the issue i have,

on my winch buggy i run a d2 steering box, this was initially chosen because it had a huge sector shaft & should be alot stronger than the normal 4 bolt one,
ive since discovered that although the sector shaft is stronger, the worm inside the box is made of cheese & at the moment im replacing the steering box each event & in some instances on multi day events, replacing it every day, ( we took part in the King of the valleys event which is based on the King of the hammers concept, 4 laps in 2 days, we did 3 steering boxes that weekend :x )

i know that you guys use your D2's offroad far more than what we do so any suggestions on an upgrade is welcome, ideally reasonably bolt on as possible as the chassis/frame is all tube & the current bolt spacing matches the centre spacing of the tube,

i am currently in the process of fitting D2 axles under it so that should help with the geometry issues that have been noted, it should also help correct our poor scrub radius & lack of caster,

i have considered fitting full hydro steer but would like to be 100% sure that theres not a better upgrade for what i have before going down that route,


a picture or 2 of what i have

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thanks in advance for any help
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