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

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.

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


Stock pump before cutting into it.


Motor side of the mount.


Altered pump bracket.


Pump installed with trail toughs double V pulley.


Top view, used a car quest belt (part# 7330)


Added a big ass power steering cooler too.


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

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

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

Good call on the 4.3, I completely missed that as well. 

Are you doing any sort of axle swap? Or do you plan on running a 4.3 with 35s with stock axles?

Amilla

probably doing yotas in the winter but i may try the chromoly shafts from lowrange bc right now i break birfields on command