rhd swap info?

[tyson]

I have been doing alot of looking at my 66 520 while its been sitting in my garage, I decided tonite that It is going to be a rhd project. I tried searching a few times to get some info on the swap and didn't come up with weather or not the steering box will still work. It looks like it would work, has anyone tried it? Like I said its a 66, the one in my pic. I also thought I read something about flipping the King Pins to use the stock spindles as drop spindles? I looked and couldn't find that either after searching. Any help would be rad, I am out of work and would like to get something done to my truck while I'm off.

[impala_631]

dunno about the kingpin swap,i was going to try that when i first bagged my 520,but ended up just doing a z,heres a recent topic on the rhd tho:)

http://forum.ratsun.net/showthread.php?t=12496

[tyson]

Thanks, I have read through your build thread a while ago, makes me feel like a slacker, lol. is it definite no on reusing my stock box? The box you used looks like what I have on my 85 2wd yota, I can find those all day, make some mounting plates.

[Skib]

lol maybe you can beg some of our members from the other side of the pond to send you a RHD box :D

[impala_631]

Thanks, I have read through your build thread a while ago, makes me feel like a slacker, lol. is it definite no on reusing my stock box? The box you used looks like what I have on my 85 2wd yota, I can find those all day, make some mounting plates.

 

i tried it and the steering was backwards,yes its a 85 toyota box,just drill and tap 2 holes and splice the toyota/datsun pitman arms together and your good to go:cool:

[Pacific coast Datsun]

I remember somebody doing the kingpin swap awhile back. I seem to rememebr they took the DS & PS & put them on the opposite sides. Also i think one of the holes has to machined bigger. I wanna say Beebani did the swap but not totally sure.

[tyson]

thanks for the info on the king pins, I will look into that for sure, I am having trouble figuring out why the steering would be backwards? If I pull everything from one side and replace it on the pass side exactly the same way it shouldn't change anything? I need to have someone crank on the wheel while I watch the steering to see what's really going on under my whirling death machine.:confused:

[MikeRL411]

Look below in the parts wanted section. AUSSIEDAT69 wants to convert his 520 from right hand steering to left hand. Sounds loke a straight swap to me.

[tyson]

Look below in the parts wanted section. AUSSIEDAT69 wants to convert his 520 from right hand steering to left hand. Sounds loke a straight swap to me.

 

thanks, I will check him out, :)