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Title: Samurai Power Steering help please!!!
Post by: hardin316 on March 25, 2009, 04:09:35 PM
I have a sammy with a 4.3, stock axles, and plan on 35's (some day) but i need help on what power steering gear box to run and maybe a tech article and/or pictures if possible please

thanks
Title: Re: Samurai Power Steering help please!!!
Post by: Drone637 on March 25, 2009, 04:25:05 PM
The easiest would be to use the Tracker power steering.  Or you can modify up a Toyota conversion.  Acks Faq probably has a few write-ups.
Title: Re: Samurai Power Steering help please!!!
Post by: Amilla on March 25, 2009, 05:21:23 PM
For a 35" tire i would go with Toyota power steering, the trakick power steering is a little bit small for that size.

I mounted up a Toyota IFS power steering box and pump, if you have any way of welding/minor fabricating its not very difficult to do.

Here is the IFS box mounted
(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f261/rellim87/Samurai/IMG_0297.jpg)

Stock pump before cutting into it.
(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f261/rellim87/Samurai/IMG_0301.jpg)

Motor side of the mount.
(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f261/rellim87/Samurai/IMG_0302.jpg)

Altered pump bracket.
(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f261/rellim87/Samurai/IMG_0303.jpg)

Pump installed with trail toughs double V pulley.
(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f261/rellim87/Samurai/IMG_0305.jpg)

Top view, used a car quest belt (part# 7330)
(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f261/rellim87/Samurai/IMG_0304.jpg)

Added a big ass power steering cooler too.
(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f261/rellim87/Samurai/Cooler.jpg)

So far it has all be working great for me, no problem turning my 34 LTB's at idle.  While at a stand still in the rocks you do have to give it some low revs to turn it with out killing the engine...but thats with a stock 1.3L

Not sure if this is the rout you are willing to take, just tossing around some ideas .

Amilla
Title: Re: Samurai Power Steering help please!!!
Post by: mike5721947 on March 25, 2009, 05:45:11 PM
Quote from: hardin316 on March 25, 2009, 04:09:35 PM
I have a sammy with a 4.3...

i would say use a ps pump and box off an s10 or fullsize chev... it all mounts up to the engine and would work the same as mounting the toyota box
Title: Re: Samurai Power Steering help please!!!
Post by: Amilla on March 25, 2009, 05:56:20 PM
Quote from: mike5721947 on March 25, 2009, 05:45:11 PM
Quote from: hardin316 on March 25, 2009, 04:09:35 PM
I have a sammy with a 4.3...

i would say use a ps pump and box off an s10 or fullsize chev... it all mounts up to the engine and would work the same as mounting the toyota box

Wow i completely over looked the 4.3, ya man use what ever bolts up to the 4.3.

Amilla
Title: Re: Samurai Power Steering help please!!!
Post by: Drone637 on March 25, 2009, 08:29:07 PM
Good call on the 4.3, I completely missed that as well.  :)
Title: Re: Samurai Power Steering help please!!!
Post by: Amilla on March 26, 2009, 06:42:04 AM
Are you doing any sort of axle swap? Or do you plan on running a 4.3 with 35s with stock axles?

Amilla
Title: Re: Samurai Power Steering help please!!!
Post by: hardin316 on March 26, 2009, 03:16:44 PM
probably doing yotas in the winter but i may try the chromoly shafts from lowrange bc right now i break birfields on command