Drew,
Luke got back to me on the steering. Here's what he said:
Randall,
A couple things,
First, the All Pro arms will not have correct ackerman geometry no
matter what you do to them. They will work okay on the 62 axle though
you will not be able to use the 1 ton drag link end on the passenger
side steering arm due to clearance issues. There are two holes on that
side, one for the drag link end and one for the tie rod end. The GM end
is physically larger and will interfere with the other. The holes are
too close together as they were designed for the smaller head of the
FJ80 TRE's.
The solution would be to use a hybrid drag link with a GM end at the
pitman arm and FJ80 end at the passenger side steering arm.
So, what I will need from you is-
1. Eye to eye measurement between the pitman arm hole and pass side
steering arm hole for the drag link (forward hole) basically the length
you will need for the drag link.
2. Same for the tie rod, eye to eye from side to side.
3. The FJ80 pitman arm for tapering.
Tie rod assemblies are $125 each and the tapering I'll do at no charge.
Just let me know when you are ready to go. I have parts in stock.
thanks,
-luke@4x4labs
Can I measure my stock steering? I assume I cannot and I need to wait until I setup the spare axle housing on the new perches / springs...
Can someone explain why different cruisers have different measurements?
Drew, you were dead on about the hybrid steering Fj80 / 1 ton end combo.
I think I will be using your FJ80 pittman arm if you're still offering it.