Toyota Project runner up

[I Lean]

It's probably your birfields being not-yet-broken. There is a lot of binding on the drivetrain in 4WD, so a lot more load on the birfs.

 

[sLcREX]

Where did you go wheeling at? that spot looks pretty messy

 

[krany]

Where did you go wheeling at? that spot looks pretty messy

all that was out by five mile, the pics where i was flexed out in a rut were between rattle snake and waynes world

 

[sLcREX]

Ah, I've only gotten as far as Rattlesnake, I havent been past that point. But looks like a fun spot to mess around

 

[krany]

Okay, who was it?!? I remember Simone posting up saying to hurry and ditch the stock push pull steering.....well guess what..……

It appears to have been broken before, there is a rust spot And a chip missing where the spot is.

Man I need to stop going to mini Moab always brake something out there....even in my jeep I never came unscaved from there.

 

[iamsparticus]

guess its time for highsteer check ih8mud.com i got my high steer arms for 50 bucks you never know the deals out there

 

[krany]

No shit? I guess I am gonna have to log on and see what it's about

 

[iamsparticus]

Yeah ih8mud.com is a toyota/landcrusier only site but its a nationally based one and the classifieds are pretty good, i got mine from a guy in colorado for 50 and they were in great shape

 

[sixstringsteve]

In addition to ih8mud, yotatech, pirate, and ttora are a few other big sites that often have great deals on toyota stuff for sale in the classifieds.

 

[krany]

In addition to ih8mud, yotatech, pirate, and ttora are a few other big sites that often have great deals on toyota stuff for sale in the classifieds.

I will have to go check those out.
What's a good source for some nickel rod so I can fix this steering arm and have it has a spare? It's cast iron and mig welding it's not an option. So arc plus nickel rod should do the trick as far as fixing it goes.

 

[iamsparticus]

screw keeping it as a spare once you go to a high steer system you wont be able to use it at all

 

[Marsh99]

I think I have one I would give you

 

[Coco]

I will have to go check those out.
What's a good source for some nickel rod so I can fix this steering arm and have it has a spare? It's cast iron and mig welding it's not an option. So arc plus nickel rod should do the trick as far as fixing it goes.

If you heat up the cast, you can MIG it just fine.

 

[krany]

If you heat up the cast, you can MIG it just fine.

nickel rod will make it even stronger. hopefully next paycheck i will have hysteer

 

[dumassaim]

In my experience as a welder every time i have ever welded cast it eventually just breaks again right next to where you welded. Even with nickel rod etc ... Once cast breaks its not really worth doing unless your Stuck somewhere and need to do it to limp it home. :-\

 

[iamsparticus]

In my experience as a welder every time i have ever welded cast it eventually just breaks again right next to where you welded. Even with nickel rod etc ... Once cast breaks its not really worth doing unless your Stuck somewhere and need to do it to limp it home. :-\

this is so true plus krany like i said once you go high steer you can use a "J" arm because you will have to use a IFS box

 

[krany]

In my experience as a welder every time i have ever welded cast it eventually just breaks again right next to where you welded. Even with nickel rod etc ... Once cast breaks its not really worth doing unless your Stuck somewhere and need to do it to limp it home. :-\

yea, this arm would be a just in case arm to throw in the back of the truck when i go wheeling.

 

[krany]

this is so true plus krany like i said once you go high steer you can use a "J" arm because you will have to use a IFS box

yea i need to go pick up an ifs box and a mount, probably a lowrange one. do you know if the p/s lines from my current push pull box will go right on to a ifs box?

 

[I Lean]

The Toyota steering arms are different from normal cast iron. I've made several crossover steering arms, and they actually weld quite well.

That said, I wouldn't bother fixing that. Just go with either a crossover steering setup, or hi-steer.

 

[krany]

It's probably your birfields being not-yet-broken. There is a lot of binding on the drivetrain in 4WD, so a lot more load on the birfs.

so what your saying is that they are broke just not all the way?

The Toyota steering arms are different from normal cast iron. I've made several crossover steering arms, and they actually weld quite well.

That said, I wouldn't bother fixing that. Just go with either a crossover steering setup, or hi-steer.

whats the difference between crossover steering and hy-steer?