Does anyone make taller high steer arms anymore? (1 Viewer)

[EWheeler]

Builds - 1967 FJ45LPB resto-mod 1HDFT H55 build

New build just showed up at the shop. This is going to be a fun one! I just looked it over pretty quick, seems pretty much all original. Been painted before, not the best job. Rust, rot and bondo doesn’t seem to terrible. Transmission is not happy at all nor is the engine. Carb is in bad...

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You can see how we did it in that thread. It’s about as low as you can go SoA and still have up travel.

Cheers

Here is a good post with photos from that thread (post 505). Nice setup for sure.

Builds - 1967 FJ45LPB resto-mod 1HDFT H55 build

Cheers

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[jeffro42]

For the frame end, I see your springs are outboarded a bit. You could holesaw a tube into the frame right at the bottom and use a toyota minitruck offset shackle, that would be clean and solve the issue, just a suggestion.

They are not just outboarded a bit ..they are outboarded all the way because they are from an fj60

 

[jeffro42]

X100

I fairly recently did my P/S conversion. I’d had the pitman arm since ‘96 and the Scout II steering box for 10+ years.

Not to mention my rolling restomod that started in ‘91. It took more than 5 years to get my new rear bench seat in. And 12 years to swap in the front 3.70 diff to match the rear so that I could use 4wd again. I can’t remember how many years ago I bought a new wiring harness… it was more than 18 years ago that my parking light circuit failed and I ran a jumper to the back as a temporary measure… which prompted me to buy the new harness. Hopefully I get the TPI installed while gas is still readily accessible.

So 3 years doesn’t seem so long to me.

How long do you plan on being alive? Some of us have limited time on this earth. 18 years is way too long ...

 

[Mark W]

Mark, I did plan on making slightly longer shackles to account for bushing flex in use, but I set this up with a spare main leaf removed from the pack flexed flat with 1/4" plate between the spring eye and the frame.

Gotcha. In the pic it looks iffy, but if you actually measured and checked it right to the edge of the envelope, then,

Mark...

 

[pbgbottle]

4x4 Labs did do custom bend and height arms he made them for shackle up front ,shackle reversal ,SOA and SUA all custom as to your requirements I have pics of his examples somewhere. But been years since I’ve seen anybody talk about getting a set of arms from him. I love my High steer from 4x4 labs.

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[pbgbottle]

You could order the double steering arm from Aqualu it works
I used one for years before switching to Luke’s high steer from 4x4 labs. If ya can make those arms work.

 

[pbgbottle]

Pic of different bends on his arms. He could bend up what ya needed.

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[Fjtdi]

4x4 Labs did do custom bend and height arms he made them for shackle up front ,shackle reversal ,SOA and SUA all custom as to your requirements I have pics of his examples somewhere. But been years since I’ve seen anybody talk about getting a set of arms from him. I love my High steer from 4x4 labs.

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I have these on my SOA. Plenty of Clarence of the leaf springs. I can post a picture of anyone is interested.

 

[EWheeler]

I have these on my SOA. Plenty of Clarence of the leaf springs. I can post a picture of anyone is interested.

I just dont think you can buy them from Luke anymore, though i admittedly havent picked up the phone and called him to ask.