hydro assist and hy steer arms Q's

[The Dude]

I ran Luke's Frombe-steer arms on Marmaduke and my buggy project. Never and issue with drag link hitting anything.

My rig is a RHD and I had both arms on the front side of the arms. One for the drag link, and the other for hydro assist of the axle housing.

BTW I will have a set of arms for sale if you are interested. They have the double arms out the front so you could use one for hydro assist. Reamed for GM 1 ton ends.

 

[PKP80]

Oh... I will have to think about that but with a steep DL angle like our I guess that will work huh? no triangle issues. Yes like you I would love to have it to the tie rod but I guess its not possible with our setups. Is that why you went to the DL?

The only problem with that is you must have bad bump steer? right now my steering wheel just jerks to the side but the truck goes perfectly straight. I would have to imagine with the ram like that does the truck jump to the right?
btw (I am sure you know) your tie rod is bent

I went with it b/c I wanted more clearance and didn't like the drive when it was on the tie rod. No bump steer, No jumping to the right. Yes the rod is bent that's what happens when you don't have bump stops and try and jump your rig.

 

[camcruiser13]

see my write up for the route i went,

make it easy on yourself and get the 4x4labs stuff and be done. go hy steer once and be done

 

[snowboardonsnow]

BTW I will have a set of arms for sale if you are interested. They have the double arms out the front so you could use one for hydro assist. Reamed for GM 1 ton ends.
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The old Aqualu arms? that its the only setup I am sure will work for me. I would buy that.
Lukes really Looks like it will smash my oil pan unfortunately

make it easy on yourself and get the 4x4labs stuff and be done. go hy steer once and be done

Yea, I wish I could run his stuff but with my 3b its not looking good.



My phone died but I had my buddy take some pictures of my clearance. Waiting to get them from him. When cycled I have less then 3" from my TR to the tallest part of my pitman arm. I am having Steve jones get me some measurements but I am pretty sure any regular high steer arms will put my tie rod 3" higher then stock right?

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[The Dude]

4x4 labs arms. They work.

I have had a set on a HJ61, BJ60, and a BJ42 (on a 60 series frame) Only issue was clearance on the 12H-t but that is a long engine compared to a 3B. How far forward is it pushed? you should have a ton of room.

A bad picture but you can see the rear TR and it is almost in front of the whole 3B and that engine is sitting 4-5" lower then stock.

 

[snowboardonsnow]

uh I will take pictures tomorrow, but my engine seems further forward. What about that double arm? got a picture? I am interested in that for sure if its what I am thinking.

 

[snowboardonsnow]

Oh sorry, miss read that. I seen them in the classifieds.

I will take some pictures tomorrow and see if Lukes stuff will work for me.

 

[The Dude]

Sorry, those arms are sold. I have gone to the 6 stud version on everything. but I still have one set left. They are powder coated black and never used.

These are them before paint. When I say double arms, both left and right have the portion on the front side. It's hard to see on the axle picture I posted but the ram is going to one side and the drag link goes to the other.

 

[snowboardonsnow]

So I was wrong, I don't have clearance for the aqualu arms either. And I really don't see Luke's stuff working but it's hard to tell without actual measurements.

Ok bare with me here. What if I get 80s RHD tie rods ends put them on. If I am thinking correctly the tre with the drag link hole will only thread into the drivers side. The other on the pass side. Then rotate the tie rod ds to ps so my tre with the dl hole is on my pass side. Now my ps tre with dl hole is tapered the wrong way. But if I ream out my steering arms from the top for 80s tres and put the rod on top tres down. Now I have a proper reamed tre with draglink hole facing back and I put a new 80s dl end on.

It would raise me 3" and give me 1-1/2" clearance on my frame at full stuff.

Does that make since? Or am I missing something.

 

[snowboardonsnow]

Oh crap that won't work, I was looking at 80s tres and they have the "hole" but it's for a stabilizer not the dl duh because the tr is in the back... Ugh

 

[cruiserjunkie]

My 4x4 labs arms are tapped on top Luke will make standard or frobe steering arms lets see some pictures why none of the standard arms will work with your setup so we can help you better

 

[snowboardonsnow]

Thanks junkie, here is one at rest.

 

[snowboardonsnow]

Here is one stuffed under its own weight no pass and tools weight ect. I want my bump stops here or up a llittle further even, not several inches down limiting up travel.

Sorry I don't have any at droop don't think it matters. Its 3" the pic doesn't show it very well, 4 1/2" to the frame on stock arms.

 

[snowboardonsnow]

But if it's the consinsous that I can run a ram off my tr with a draglink angle like this then I guess I will keep the stock arms and do it. I just don't want to blow out my tre's dle's or my steering box or something.