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Identify this steering box

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 5:05 pm
by bubs
I bought a LWB chassis the other week and it has this power steering box on it. What is it, is it a vitara?

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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 7:14 pm
by 12uke
Looks Vitara toooo me.

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:08 pm
by bubs
thats what I thought as well

now someone PM me an offer for it :cool:

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:38 pm
by 12uke
Bubs u ain't far from me pm me your number and i will call tomorow.

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 1:10 am
by mud4b
its definently vitara..

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:48 pm
by RB zook
looks like a jimny box with vitara pitman arm

doesnt the vit box mount angled to the chassie rail :?:

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:55 pm
by duncan
looks like a saginaw box used in fords and holdens

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 8:37 pm
by Damo
RB zook wrote:doesnt the vit box mount angled to the chassie rail :?:
Yep, On a Vit box the face that mounts to the chassis rail and the axis of the steering shaft are not parallel. It's hard to tell in that pic but it seems they are parallel.

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 8:44 pm
by RB zook
Damo wrote:
RB zook wrote:doesnt the vit box mount angled to the chassie rail :?:
Yep, On a Vit box the face that mounts to the chassis rail and the axis of the steering shaft are not parallel. It's hard to tell in that pic but it seems they are parallel.
yeah it looks parrallel so yeah id say for sure its jimny

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:46 pm
by bubs
its vitara, there is spacers under the front bolt to get around the box not sitting flush on the side of the chassis

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:06 am
by mud4b
plus the jimny box uses the same holes as a sierra whereas the vit box
mounts the oppisite..