FJ60 Marlin Hi Steer Question?

[Boston Mangler]

Hi Guys

I am currently building up a FJ60 Landcruiser and am about to do a SOA conversion using a hi steer setup of some sort. I am looking into the Marlin Kit, but was wondering if anyone is running this on an FJ60 and if so, what do you do for a pitman arm? All the articles and what not i read on the site and elsewhere online, mention that the pitman arm attaches to the IFS box (almost all articles i found were about installing this system on a mini truck or runner). I am running the stock soild axle FJ box in my rig. Can the hi steer be set up to work with this? Any advice would be great! Anyone got pics?

Thanks

 

[Cruiserdrew]

Contact Pismojim on this board, or reach him through www.realcruiser.com. He has a highsteer setup in his FJ60 that works very well and he sorted out all the connections. He also has great advice/experience about SOA FJ60's.

 

[TwoThirtyDirty]

I used the OTT system complete with pitman arm (burliest I've seen), drag link, and tie rod (all tapered and threaded for chevy 3/4 ton rod ends). Same as the mini-truck/four runner....works well on a 60 series unless your SOA uses lifted springs...pitman arm doesn't have as much drop as stock so the higher your rig sits, the more the drag link will run at a downward angle.

http://www.ottindustries.com/steering_toyota.htm

 

[fergus]

I'm using the All-Pro hi steer arms and they work good with my SOA w/OME springs.The arms I have are punched for 5/8" heims not TRE.The pass. side arm has some unapropriate touching between the heims at full turn.
I am using the stock FJ60 pitman arm.
I would consider the 4x4 Labs arms.................
HTH

 

[Boston Mangler]

Thanks Guys