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coyote72 · 10-16-2010, 03:44 PM

Has anyone ever put a two wheel drive manual box in place of a 4x4 manual box? Aside from pitman arm differences is there a ratio difference? I have not been able to find any 4x4 manual boxes (going into a '72 K5) but two wheel drive boxes are plentiful. I enjoy the manual steering, and don't want to go power. It seems my options are to use a two wheel drive box and find a pitman arm that will work with the steering drag link, or go to power steering. Any ideas? Thanks!

69TowRig · 10-26-2010, 10:25 PM

The 2wd box has the pitman arm facing forward, whereas the 4wd box has the pitman arm facing to the left. What is wrong with your box, just worn out? I still think I have my old one laying around in the garage somewhere, I converted to PS a few years ago.

coyote72 · 11-07-2010, 02:20 AM

I found out that the only difference between a 4x4 and 2 wheel drive manual box is the shaft the pitman arm goes on... Too bad thats the part I need, but plenty of 2-wheel boxes for other parts out there.

10-16-2010, 03:44 PM	#1
coyote72 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 191	Manual steering box issues Has anyone ever put a two wheel drive manual box in place of a 4x4 manual box? Aside from pitman arm differences is there a ratio difference? I have not been able to find any 4x4 manual boxes (going into a '72 K5) but two wheel drive boxes are plentiful. I enjoy the manual steering, and don't want to go power. It seems my options are to use a two wheel drive box and find a pitman arm that will work with the steering drag link, or go to power steering. Any ideas? Thanks! __________________ 72 K5 4x4 350 70 Nova 454 5spd 4-link

10-26-2010, 10:25 PM	#2
69TowRig Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 894	Re: Manual steering box issues The 2wd box has the pitman arm facing forward, whereas the 4wd box has the pitman arm facing to the left. What is wrong with your box, just worn out? I still think I have my old one laying around in the garage somewhere, I converted to PS a few years ago. __________________ -Chris Building a stripper, one part at a time: 1969 K5, 307, 3spd, 3 seats, hard top. Added Pwr Discs, Pwr Steering, Aux Battery, T-case Skid, Lighted Sidemarkers, HEI, Lock-Right Diff, ECE Class IV Hitch, 32" MT/Rs. Parts to Install: Hand Throttle, Console, Tow Hooks, Dual Horns, AM-FM, Dealer Swing-Away Tire Carrier, Gas Tank Skid. Also building a 1950 Willys CJ-3A and off-roading a 2001 Nissan Frontier on 1-Ton Portals...

11-07-2010, 02:20 AM	#3
coyote72 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 191	Re: Manual steering box issues I found out that the only difference between a 4x4 and 2 wheel drive manual box is the shaft the pitman arm goes on... Too bad thats the part I need, but plenty of 2-wheel boxes for other parts out there. __________________ 72 K5 4x4 350 70 Nova 454 5spd 4-link



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