AD power steering

[mach92bill]

I have a 1985 Toyota power steering box I am planning to use in my '54.

I found this pic on the internet, and was wondering if the bracket was made by a member, or if anyone has information re: dimensions, etc.?

[67GMCkid]

That is the Toyota factory mounting bracket (I bought one last week before doing my homework on this conversion). From web searches I found this conversion is better suited to Fords. In the end I said screw it and bought a MII kit now we will have PS, PDB and IFS and no cutting and or bending of crucial arms and linkages..

[55dude]

the toyota boxes work great! simple bracket for mounting, do a google search!

[67GMCkid]

If you do a google search,
One will find the picture posted in the first post of this thread was taken from a thread over on Ford Truck Enth.

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/32...on-kits-3.html

post # 37 was posted by member Willys36 he had used this set up on his 53 Chevy

If you bother to read over to page 4 he states in post #47
This is copy and past quote, errors and all.

"One more note on the Toyota box conversion; my application to a Chevy pickup didn't have the advantage of the stock Chevy pittman arm bolting onto the Toyota gear as with early Fords. I simply ued my torch and heated the Toyota weird shaped arm and bent it striaight (steel in that is amenable to this treatment, just let it cool slowly, don't quench it), cut off its ball, drilled it and taper reamed it for the rod end. Had to do the same procedure on the steering arm of the '53 Chevy spindle (bent it up a couple inches) to get it lined up w/ the Pittman arm. Works great."

If you scroll to the end of the page #4 you can also see the cobbled up mess in a close up photo...

Sorry I worked in Drop Hammer Steel forging a few years back, you do not heat twist streach and bend a forging without creating weak spots!

If a manufacturer were to produce an out of the box forged arm , I would be all over the idea of using a Toyota box..

But in my opinion this is an accident waiting to happen..

[mach92bill]

Hey, that was a good read on the f**d site. I did locate a factory Toyota bracket.

[mach92bill]

The bracket I found isn't even close to the one shown on my first post. Ended up with $40.00 worth of scrap!

[mach92bill]

My Toyota power steering box install. Had to manufacture a mount, probably overbuilt but it won't break!

[55dude]

Originally Posted by mach92bill

My Toyota power steering box install. Had to manufacture a mount, probably overbuilt but it won't break!

nice looking mount!