zim Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Hi, Whilst at billing, i had a chat to the guys that make the steering boxes for landrovers, but for the life of me i can't remember the company name Have had a search on the net / here, but i'm not very good at finding any info At the show, they had a colour brochure showing the different boxes through the ranges, and i remember him telling me that the disco 2's (i think) had more upgraded internals than the defenders and earlier disco's. This is what i want to check. Do the defender / disoc td5's use a stronger steering box than the older v8 disco's. Thanks Gordon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 The Disco2 box is strongest, however it also mounts differently to every other LR steering box The guys you were talking to were probably Adwest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 90 Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Yes they do have stronger box's and the firm your looking for is Adwest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 90 Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Doh, Must have posted at the same time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 The Disco2 box is strongest, however it also mounts differently to every other LR steering box The guys you were talking to were probably Adwest. thanks for the quick reply ! i already have an older v8 box for my hybrid, but got a little bargain on ebay today for a tenner ! from a disco td 5 between 2002 and 2004 (he wasn't sure of the exact year). how different are the mounts ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 This is the shape of them: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 This is the shape of them: thanks, is this your good work ? are the splines the same the same as a defender on the steering column end ? are the splines the same the same as an older disco on the drop arm, as i see this is a different shape. The older disco looks straight as opposed to the new banana'd one ! G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 thanks, is this your good work ? It is my work, I guess it must be OK as it's still attached are the splines the same the same as a defender on the steering column end ? No but you can use a Disco2 UJ and a Defender shaft & top joint and it all fits. are the splines the same the same as an older disco on the drop arm, as i see this is a different shape. The older disco looks straight as opposed to the new banana'd one ! No, the splines are different as far as I know. I'm fairly sure it also has one "missing" spline for alignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 thanks, is this your good work ?It is my work, I guess it must be OK as it's still attached are the splines the same the same as a defender on the steering column end ? No but you can use a Disco2 UJ and a Defender shaft & top joint and it all fits. are the splines the same the same as an older disco on the drop arm, as i see this is a different shape. The older disco looks straight as opposed to the new banana'd one ! No, the splines are different as far as I know. I'm fairly sure it also has one "missing" spline for alignment. cheers so you just used the disco 2 drop arm then i assume ? have you any more pics of it fitted, and what chassis are you on ? thanks for your replies Gord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Or if you were having a proper chat with the Adwest bloke at Billing ,he would of told you that they make a box for Tomcat , Defender housing and D2 internals and quick ratio if requiered . Bout £550 IIRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Or if you were having a proper chat with the Adwest bloke at Billing ,he would of told you that they make a box for Tomcat , Defender housing and D2 internals and quick ratio if requiered . Bout £550 IIRC So about double the price of a D2 box & arm brand new from them then I just used a D2 drop arm, they seem pretty beefy. The chassis is Series 3 109" with a couple of tweaks. A couple more piccies: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Or if you were having a proper chat with the Adwest bloke at Billing ,he would of told you that they make a box for Tomcat , Defender housing and D2 internals and quick ratio if requiered . Bout £550 IIRC Not quite, cause I wanted to do this at home; The adwest option is actually a London taxi housing with D2 internals (The D2 internals wont fit the defender housing ) Its still not quite a bolt on setup, because there is no support for the panhard bracket. Its a conversion I want but its either very complicated or expensive and this far I havent found a solution for my car (which is also LHD to make it even more complicated). daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim Posted September 2, 2008 Author Share Posted September 2, 2008 cheers for all your help Gord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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