Whatley power steering

[shmukster]

Hoping someone can tell me in what issue of Toyota Trails the article by Mark Whatley about installing 60 series power steering box on a 40 series appeared. Anyone?

 

[JohnnyC]

@Mark W

I think some time around 03’ was the article

 

[Mark W]

I don't remember right off the top of my head. It might have even been pre-2000. Nothing special about the approach I was using then. Although I do still like the 3/4 inch mounting pad approach.

Mark....

 

[JohnnyC]

After our first Cruise Moab, I was reading through the July/August 2003 issue of the Toyota Trails and saw an article by Mark Whatley that detailed installing 60 series power steering into a 40. This became a central idea to my build. I knew I could tolerate modifying my 40 if I did it with pieces from a 60 series Land Cruiser. Soon I had a project workflow – I would lift the vehicle first, and then add power steering.

 

[shmukster]

Thank you so much for the information I had looked back through 2004!!!! with no luck. Found the right issue now with a piggy on the cover. A friend is putting a 60 PS box on his 40 and is coming here today to look at my 40 to see how it was done. I highly recommend Mark's approach using the 3/4" mounting plate rather than bolting through the frame rails with bolts and nuts. Thanks for the info much appreciated!!!!!

 

[B y r o n]

Check out post #1 in this thread.

 

[PabloCruise]

Wow, I am glad my thread is still helping people - almost 20 years later!

Feel free to ask any questions - I might see them faster in the thread: FJ60 Power Steering Conversion for FJ40 while keeping air pump - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/fj60-power-steering-conversion-for-fj40-while-keeping-air-pump.84527/