cookede

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Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and hope to gain some advice from you all.
I have a galvanised 88" coiled chassis which has range rover axles. I am rebuilding my series 3 onto this and would like to know what components I need to tie everything together from the series 3 steering drop arm to the range rover axles including a steering damper and panhard rod. i.e is it a range rover item or defender item etc
 
Well I think its similar, I have a disco axle on the front of my series 3, and the drag link to the steering relay is a disco item shortened by 3/4", the steering damper I'dve thought will be standard RR as it bolts onto the axle, the panhard is gonna be an issue, if the chassis is designed to be a coiler then I'dve thought it will have brackets to bolt a RR or disco panhard bar to, probablt better asking the folks who built the chassis.
I presume your aware of the registration and dvla potential issues by fitting another non standard chassis.
 
I have the exact same chassis as you.

Mine uses the range rover power steering box and arm damper etc, all standard afaik.

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Thanks to everyone so far.

What is the benefit of using the range rover power steering box, where is it powered from or is it just the means of linking it together. Does this mean I would have to have RR steering column as well.

Is there anyway of using the series 3 steering system or is this simply not practical with the RR axles.

I have the bracket mounted on the chassis for the Panhard rod.
 
I'm not a rangie man, but I'd say the steering is hydraulic and power for it comes off a engine driven pump with a remote resorvoir tank.
I've seen an articule somewhere some geyser had fitted the rangie power steering and used the standard series column, but he had to have an extension shaft made up at a machine shop, didnt look anything special.
If the rangie axle your on about is similar to the disco, and I think it is then you can get the axle to work with series steering, I'm doing that at the minute as I'm converting my series to disco axles, theres a few of us that have done it, like I said you need a slightly shortened disco drag link, the only thing is if you use series steering power steering is an issue, unless you use a very expensive system currently on the market.
series steering on a rangie axle will be slightly more stiffer, as the bellcrank on the steering arm is slightly shorter, making the steering 'quicker'.
 
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