Dana 30 High Steer
- Thread starter Badcop
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- Location
- Bountiful, land of rocks
Of your choices, I'd do the WJ knuckles to keep the costs down. Don't want to throw too much $$$$ at the D30.........{or I'd just upgrade the tie rod, keep the stock draglink as a 'fuse' and carry a spare}. Protect that unibody where the steering box mounts. I just checked my steering box bolts after every trip. I didn't even brace anything....
Tacoma
Et incurventur ante non
- Location
- far enough away
I'll second that.
Brett
Meat-Hippy
- Location
- Salt Lake City Utah
Just so you know, if you use that Teraflex high steer knuckle, you'll have to relocate the track bar mount on the axle side. It screws with geometry otherwise, and you'll have bump steer like it's going out of style
If you are trying to save money, buy the Terra.
It depends on the rest of your setup, and if you are happy with it.
I had 3 objectives:
1. Tighten up steering, loose and worn out
2. Raise the steering link, fix clearance issues.
3. Improve the brakes, mine were all shot anyways.
I am in the process of doing a WJ knuckle swap.
Knuckles / pair shipped Car-parts.com $115.00
ORGS hub flange /pair shipped $ 70.00
ORGS Tie rod and Drag link shipped $160.00
All 4 WJ tie Rod Ends EBAY shipped $125.00
Ford Explorer Sport Trac Rotors EBAY $ 75.00
2004 Mustang Cobra Calipers EBAY $200.00
All 4 Ball joints EBAY shipped $ 82.00
Welding Labor - $150.00
Filling and taper reaming knuckles from the top
Welding the ORGS spacers onto cast knuckles
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Total for WJ knuckle swap $977.00
and COBRA brake upgrade
I am building new coil buckets and all brackets.
You will need to either fab a new trackbar and mount or have one modified.
I chose to have an old time profesional welder do the welding to cast, this MIG stuff is fun and all, but he knew how to do it correctly.
I am still in the process, I will post when I am done, it will be at lease a few weeks though.
It depends on the rest of your setup, and if you are happy with it.
I had 3 objectives:
1. Tighten up steering, loose and worn out
2. Raise the steering link, fix clearance issues.
3. Improve the brakes, mine were all shot anyways.
I am in the process of doing a WJ knuckle swap.
Knuckles / pair shipped Car-parts.com $115.00
ORGS hub flange /pair shipped $ 70.00
ORGS Tie rod and Drag link shipped $160.00
All 4 WJ tie Rod Ends EBAY shipped $125.00
Ford Explorer Sport Trac Rotors EBAY $ 75.00
2004 Mustang Cobra Calipers EBAY $200.00
All 4 Ball joints EBAY shipped $ 82.00
Welding Labor - $150.00
Filling and taper reaming knuckles from the top
Welding the ORGS spacers onto cast knuckles
_________________________________________________
Total for WJ knuckle swap $977.00
and COBRA brake upgrade
I am building new coil buckets and all brackets.
You will need to either fab a new trackbar and mount or have one modified.
I chose to have an old time profesional welder do the welding to cast, this MIG stuff is fun and all, but he knew how to do it correctly.
I am still in the process, I will post when I am done, it will be at lease a few weeks though.
WayneXJ
grocery getter driver
- Location
- So. Jordan
RUYellow said:
that's alot of money to be spending on a d30....Why do you want the whole thing?
Simplicity, I assume. It will cost you a lot in shipping.
All you need is the knuckle -> out. Housing and shafts are different.
I put mine on a HP30 from an XJ.
Look on Car-parts.com for the knuckle only. Then call the yard and ask if they have the rotors and calipers as well. You don't want to use the WJ hub, unless you are swapping to a 5 on 5" bolt pattern. You will have to redrill the rotor for 5 on 4.5".
What size wheels do you run? "some grinding may be required" to fit a 15" wheel. That is why I choose the Cobra brakes, they have a slimmer profile. That and my spidertrax 1.25" spacers and my TJ canyons just clear.
JKS fab parts
4x4wire writeup
Cobra brakes
An interesting writeup on redrilling the WJ hubs. We have been conversing about this, he suggests spacing the hub out, ORGS sells the spacer, he was busting u-joints.
WJ knuckles and hubs
Simplicity, I assume. It will cost you a lot in shipping.
All you need is the knuckle -> out. Housing and shafts are different.
I put mine on a HP30 from an XJ.
Look on Car-parts.com for the knuckle only. Then call the yard and ask if they have the rotors and calipers as well. You don't want to use the WJ hub, unless you are swapping to a 5 on 5" bolt pattern. You will have to redrill the rotor for 5 on 4.5".
What size wheels do you run? "some grinding may be required" to fit a 15" wheel. That is why I choose the Cobra brakes, they have a slimmer profile. That and my spidertrax 1.25" spacers and my TJ canyons just clear.
JKS fab parts
4x4wire writeup
Cobra brakes
An interesting writeup on redrilling the WJ hubs. We have been conversing about this, he suggests spacing the hub out, ORGS sells the spacer, he was busting u-joints.
WJ knuckles and hubs