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Defender Steering boxes?

Time for a new PA steering box and everything else steering related - is Ad West the best to go for? Genuine?

I have an old style one I'm told - 4 bolts or 6 bolts I can't remember - are any of the models better than others.

As with all of my posts this is for fairly extreme trips to remote places in Africa usually alone, so I like to look at the best options available, then work down a little if the prices are too high! ;-p
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Go direct to adwest, they apparently supply land rover!
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Adwest is best , and the 4 bolt is the later better option , the price for genuine adwest vary £250 to £650 , gen comes in adwest box , watch out for " OE type" and other vague claims
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"4 bolt" or "6 bolt" refers to the number of bolts holding the top plate onto the box. (Classic Range Rovers and some early coil LRs even had a 3 bolt). I think you'll only get 4 bolt boxes new, "new" 6 bolt ones are likely to be rebuilt, which I would avoid at all costs - the seals never last, even if the rest of the innards have some life left. Adwest is fine.
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OK, Ad West it is - 4 bolt if possible, should be ok. Is there a kit available as I'd like to replace the other steering bit - round thing where the fan belt hooks onto, whatever that is called ;-p

Mines a bit damaged after some rapid crow barring on the Ethiopia/Sudan border area, sadly on the Ethiopia side with 100 screaming kids.
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