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X2 on the 24v question for the steering column. Very cool setup!

Pete
 
Placed my order for the booster! Can't wait!

May be looking at the electric power steering option as well. Any more info on time lines for that?
 
thecrazygreek said:
May be looking at the electric power steering option as well. Any more info on time lines for that?
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Yes, as a matter of fact. I'm close to wrapping up the business odds and ends, so it should be ready to go as early as next week. Pricing will be posted by October 5th.
 
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You can now download the electric power steering (ePS) install guide on my site. When you go to the page, it's on the right hand side in the "Downloads" section. This is the latest version of the guide with some slight revisions.
 
Your website shows euro style 40 series mirrors. Are these still available? If not, do you have the oem Toyota part number so I can check with Beno? My 40 is an 81 model. Thanks
 
Bear Lake Cruiser said:
Your website shows euro style 40 series mirrors. Are these still available? If not, do you have the oem Toyota part number so I can check with Beno? My 40 is an 81 model. Thanks
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Good timing. I will have 3 sets available next week, which is quite uncommon!

Part numbers: 87901-90803 (mirror), 87902-90803(arm)
 
Racer65 said:
I'll don't have a firm number to give you at this time, but expect it to be in the $1700 - $1800 range. It's certainly a high-end product with quality components throughout. Variations of this kit have been used in hundreds of vintage exotics in Europe (Lambos, Ferraris, Astons and such), so the product is very well proven. From my conversation with the manufacturer, it can steer a lifted truck with large tires, and even handle hard core offroading (e.g. rock crawling). You can ford water as long as you mount the torque sensor and control unit high.
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I see nothing wrong with that price. Considering most PS installs are that or more.
 
Trollhole said:
I see nothing wrong with that price. Considering most PS installs are that or more.
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A typical saginaw setup can push about 1500 lbs at the end of the pitman arm. The stall torque of this motor at 12v can not be much more than a fraction of that, even after multiplying it through the steering gearbox. It doesn't look to be internally geared to a high degree.
 
Racer65 said:
Good timing. I will have 3 sets available next week, which is quite uncommon!

Part numbers: 87901-90803 (mirror), 87902-90803(arm)
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Save a set for me. I am on planes all day and will order when I get home or I can you payment and shipping info via phone if you share your number with my. A couple years ago I bought the air cleaner hose from you for this 40 and was very pleased
 
Fast Eddy said:
A typical saginaw setup can push about 1500 lbs at the end of the pitman arm. The stall torque of this motor at 12v can not be much more than a fraction of that, even after multiplying it through the steering gearbox. It doesn't look to be internally geared to a high degree.
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I'm not an automotive engineer, but I know that this gear is used in production vehicles. Check out this vid:
 
Bear Lake Cruiser said:
Save a set for me. I am on planes all day and will order when I get home or I can you payment and shipping info via phone if you share your number with my. A couple years ago I bought the air cleaner hose from you for this 40 and was very pleased
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You got it. I'm on the go a lot too. Just PM me whenever it's convenient.
 
Racer65 said:
I'm not an automotive engineer, but I know that this gear is used in production vehicles.
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I'm not either, but I had a corvette with bigger tires than that, and it didn't even need power steering.

In my fj40 with 35x10.5s the Saginaw box with fj60 pump works up to a point, but won't always turn the tires against a rock if there's weight on them.

I suspect the electric setup will work fine with stockers and 31x10.5s or 33x9.5s so the wife can park it, but will quickly see their limits in almost any off road situation. Offering it as an option is a fantastic idea. No permanent mods to a classic vehicle is an awesome feature. I don't mean to dismiss it outright at all.

I was commenting on the comparison to a typical hydraulic setup, which could surely be better in some situations for a similar or lower cost.
 
I just got confirmation. I will be going with the electric power steering kit. Can't wait to try out some of the latest in land cruiser gear. I'll do an install and performance write up as well. Let me know when your ready and I'll get an order in the next few days.
 
thecrazygreek said:
I just got confirmation. I will be going with the electric power steering kit. Can't wait to try out some of the latest in land cruiser gear. I'll do an install and performance write up as well. Let me know when your ready and I'll get an order in the next few days.
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Awesome. You've got quite a fleet. Which model year is getting the ePS?

The price is now posted on my site. You can order next week.

By the way, for anyone doing a build there is really not much incremental effort, since you need to drop in a steering column one way or another.
 
I'm interested how it works with big tires. But for me if someone wants 35" tires I'm going to do a saginaw swap using lukes stuff. But most of the trucks I'm getting in the shop lately want PS and have stockish tires on it. Plus they don't want to hack up the truck doing it. Which even minitruck installs do to a certain extent. Plus Minitruck boxes are getting harder and harder to find.
 
Trollhole said:
I'm interested how it works with big tires. But for me if someone wants 35" tires I'm going to do a saginaw swap using lukes stuff. But most of the trucks I'm getting in the shop lately want PS and have stockish tires on it. Plus they don't want to hack up the truck doing it. Which even minitruck installs do to a certain extent. Plus Minitruck boxes are getting harder and harder to find.
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Less labor involved is my guess too. Takes a hell of a lot more time to take fenders off, grind rivets, and weld in plates than it does to swap a column. That means a cheaper install for those stock guys.
 
I'm running 33x10.5x15 tires on stock rims, and very tempted to try the ePS instead of a 60 PS conversion.
 
We haven't talked about some of the bonus benefits of ePS - horsepower and gas mileage. With a hydraulic system, the pump is always running, sapping horsepower and reducing gas mileage. It may not be a lot, but with a Cruiser every little bit counts.
 
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