lx450 hydro assist pics

[thelakerat]

The FJC will eventually get 1 tons to make it a bullet proof family crawler

 

[thelakerat]

Yeah I think we are hijacking a thread here. I do hand a build thread on mine started. I've seen Sols and while I do like some of the things he has done, I will have my own plans.
I have 5 kids so it would take a school bus to have the perfect family crawler for me, but I just want to be able to take a couple at a time.

 

[Delancy]

Yeah I think we are hijacking a thread here. I do hand a build thread on mine started.

Fixed and found.

 

[Tapage]

have a ported/upgraded box en route,

small hijack .. upgraded box with 105 series sector and pitman .? who did it for ya .?

 

[Delancy]

small hijack .. upgraded box with 105 series sector and pitman .? who did it for ya .?

scotia.

He's a thread on that, I believe, you participated in.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/sale-parts/560664-105-steering-gear-upgrade.html

 

[Delancy]

Mount ram the way the arrow the pointing. So the piston is pushing towards the driver side knuckle so you don't have to worry about drive shaft clearance.

I'm not seeing how I can fit the thing in there.






Unless it can run at a severe angle from the tie rod to the axle mount, there's very little length to cram a ram in.









From the side of the diff to the arm mount, there's 18" and the centerline of the tie rod is 7.5" from the back side of the housing.

 

[Delancy]

Anyone specifically say why this is a bad idea, considering the constraints I'm dealing with?

























I know Tim.korn's suggestion, but holds promise, unless a fail I can't see.

 

[thelakerat]

It will work but it is just more moving parts to have to watch out for.

Just bring all of it over to the shop and we'll get it all figured out. Lol

 

[Delancy]

When?

 

[thelakerat]

Seriously I don't see why you can't get one in there.
E mail me some pics from all angles. Even from the front so I can see the steering gear box and drag link and knuckle.
Give me your phone number and I will call you and go over it.

 

[thelakerat]

If your in willing to drive to Texas bring it any time.

 

[Delancy]

There's no lie to " West Texas", huh?

Have driven from Tulsa to Lubbock in 6.5 hours.....in a vehicle much safer at higher speed.

What's Odessa, two hours from Lubbock?

 

[LT]

Hey you decided to go with some funky arms from Australia, with a normal radius arm set up you would have plenty of space. It would take quite some time to fabricate but you'll have to mount the ram super close to the tie rod and have it go through the radius arm opening. The ram itself can be at an angle that's the point of using heim joints.

 

[thelakerat]

Yeah Lubbock is about 2 hours from Odessa.

And I agree with lt, that's what I've been trying to say. Guess it didn't come out right.

 

[Delancy]

So neither of y'all think the double ended ram that sections into the tie rod, is a good idea?

 

[thelakerat]

It's not that I think it's a bad idea, but I don't think it's s good idea either.

Let me ask you this, how are you planning on mounting that double ended ram. Seems to me you would have less room for that.

 

[Delancy]

My thinking, though very uneducated, was it would require less, since it is part of/inline with tie rod. No issues with the radius arms (assumed) since the tie rod functions now.

Glorified mount like this, was initial thinking.

 

[LT]

So neither of y'all think the double ended ram that sections into the tie rod, is a good idea?

Why try to fix what isn't broke?

 

[Delancy]

Why try to fix what isn't broke?

After all these years and you still don't know me.

I'm hurt.

Seemed logical, considering the space restraints, but will disregard and continue with single.

Ported box arrived yesterday.

 

[Redneck92]

The de ram as hydro assit is a little pointless in my opinion. Might as well go full hydro. Plus I don't like how low it mounts on the axle. If you were to do a de hydro assit it would be much safer on the back were the factory tie rod went.

edit:^^ for 80 axle, some how I overlooked that was a 60. Which I'd go with hysteer arms and mount the ram higher up.