Greg asked for a few pics of the Steering combination on the Eller’s Jeeps, so Randy climbed under Devon’s Jeep to snap a few for us. Thanks Randy!
Here is Randy’s description, ”
I took a few pictures of the Saginaw steering setup in Devon’s MB but they were mostly taken from below because of his winch plate covering the top. It is a little unclear just how it all works without the top view.
Dusty will be bringing his CJ2A back up here in a few weeks and I think it will be easier to get good pictures from his Jeep. It still has the stock column in it which is what Greg is interested in. I might have a spare steering box mount to take pictures of as well.
Picture 1 was taken from the driver’s side tire. The frame was plated on the inside with ½ inch steel and protrudes an inch or so below the frame rail. The outside plate is 3/8 and is what the spring mounts are also welded onto (the Scout II axles require outboard spring mounts). 3 of the 4 steering box mount bolt heads are visible; the 4th bolt was welded inside the frame rail because I wasn’t certain if it would interfere with the spring mount if it passed all of the way through. The 2 bottom bolts from the steering box mount to the steering box are also visible; the 3rd bolt is visible in picture 005 on the top-front of the steering box.
Picture 2 shows how the steering box mount lowers the steering gear and in conjunction with the drop pitman arm almost eliminates bump steer even though this Jeep has probably 7 or 8 inches of lift.
The long bolt that protrudes down through the frame rail is one of the winch plate bolts and the other one you can see in Picture 3 ties the bumper and spring mount together. It is a pretty sturdy assembly with the plated frame rails, spring mounts, steering box mount, winch plate and bumper all tied together. The frame horns had to be cut off to plate the frame rails; the passenger side frame rail was also plated inside and out. This mount allows the steering arm to pass underneath the stock round crossmember and it works well with aftermarket motor mounts.”
