[mhunger]

cracked box solutions

all true. There are two areas the boxes can crack. Firstly, as illustrated above, where the stress of steering inputs from the wheel into the box can cause cracks at the top of the body. The second area, and this can be seen with any box, including the ZF, is where the box attaches to the inner fender of the vehicle. Cracks here occur for the same reasons described elsewhere: the strength of the fender was engineered for 155 width tires, not 205 tires. The solution for the weak fender problem is simple: reinforce it. A simple solution for montreals can be found at 105 Revive. For the weak box, you can either find a new one, find a great mechanic/engineer like Jim Steck, or pony up the money for a completely re-engineered unit CNC machined in aircraft aluminum from alfaholics. Alfaholics Billet Aluminium Steering Box Casing - LHD Burman Type - Classic Alfa Romeo spare parts you can get one for about $1000, which seems expensive, but is probably cheaper than you could buy one for a new toyota.