Flip arm and high steer.. now in progress

Post by **RV80** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 5:02 pm

RUFF wrote:Contact John on 02 96715800. He should be able to help you out here.

Post by **crankycruiser** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:57 pm

RV wrote:
RUFF wrote:Contact John on 02 96715800. He should be able to help you out here.

Hehehe... pays to open ur eyes, hey :oops:

Post by **LilBlkDuck** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:40 am

RUFF wrote:
crankycruiser wrote:Thanks for all the replys fellas..

Hey Coighty, did u make the high steer arm thingy or did u buy it??

Looks like a JMAC arm. Contact John on 02 96715800. He should be able to help you out here.

Oh Too

Post by **endo** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:23 am

LilBlkDuck wrote:Angle my arm sits on will not be as bad as yours so I may be able to live with it for now, then again I may go another inch or two later.

Or not

Post by **LilBlkDuck** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:21 am

crankycruiser wrote:Hhehe...
u have 4 inch's dont u Lilblkduck.... I busted the first 3 on 4"
anyway I'm definatly goin to do this now..
I will ring j mac and get a price on the highsteer arm and go from there I guess

Shoulda, coulda, would've done it... Hold tight the 20/20 hind sight is kicking in.
OK so NOW I'm gonna do it for sure. When it broke on the weekend it nearly spat me and my passenger (Sorry Ryno) off a 40m ledge!!
Did you get a price :lol:

Post by **crankycruiser** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 7:25 pm

Bugga...

It wasnt the steering box u broke tho was it??

I carry spare studs to fix where it attaches to the bottom of the swivel housing cause i break them a fair bit too :oops:

When u find out the price u can let me know

I've been waitin till I have enuf time to do a flip arm for mine...

Post by **LilBlkDuck** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 8:11 am

Nah other end of the tie rod this time. Same thing however, caused by the rod angle.
OK I'll give him another call today and see what it's going to cost to get the bits sent down.

Post by **bruiser** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:30 pm

Have the same problem
Since wheeling the other day the steering wheel is a quater of a turn out while driving straigth ahead.

Lilblkduck. What part exactly have you broken in this pic.

Also anyone got the price on the hi steer setup?
Where are they made?

Also Why do you have to raise the panhard, or is this only required with a radius arm flip?
Thanks steve.

Post by **case** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:55 pm

Does anyone do this sort of thing in Brissie?

Post by **crankycruiser** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:56 pm

bruiser wrote:Have the same problem
Since wheeling the other day the steering wheel is a quater of a turn out while driving straigth ahead.

Lilblkduck. What part exactly have you broken in this pic.

Also anyone got the price on the hi steer setup?
Where are they made?

Also Why do you have to raise the panhard, or is this only required with a radius arm flip?
Thanks steve.

U have to raise the panhhard to stay in line with the drag link otherwise everytime u hit a bump the car will try to steer itself....

They call this bumpsteer.

Post by **Coighty** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 8:07 pm

The panhard is raised on one end & lowered on the other end
to even the load out. Its raised to keep in line with the steering
arm not the draglink. This is done for the hi steer only and is
independent of the radius arm flip, which is done to correct caster
angle. :cool:

Post by **crankycruiser** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 10:10 pm

I thought the main steering arm was ccalled the drag link :oops:

my bad...

Thats what i get fr trying to be technical.

Post by **bruiser** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:25 pm

what part was actually broken in picture?

Would a z shaped steering arm help at all?
Steve

Post by **Area54** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:41 pm

bruiser wrote:what part was actually broken in picture?

Would a z shaped steering arm help at all?
Steve

A Z draglink would help alleviate any bind on the ball joints, knuckle steering arm and pitman arm/steering shaft at full flex of the diff.

Post by **bruiser** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:30 pm

so this could help prevent steering box, shaft twisting?

Hi steer setup is going to cost to much for me.

Post by **Area54** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:33 pm

might help in a very small way (reducing the lateral - sideways force-leverage from the bound up ball joint) but most of the problem comes from the torque -rotational force- exerted on the shaft when you turn the steering wheel or have load placed on it, like hitting an obstacle hard with the side of a front wheel.

Post by **g35me** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:47 pm

this happens to me all the time, the first time I took it to a mechanic and he adjusted something under the front and aligned the steering wheel up properly.

Now it has happened again but I havent taken it back yet. I will ask next time exactly what he does. But he definanately does not take the steering wheel off and put it back on again.

Post by **crankycruiser** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 7:43 pm

brian haines wrote:this happens to me all the time, the first time I took it to a mechanic and he adjusted something under the front and aligned the steering wheel up properly.

Now it has happened again but I havent taken it back yet. I will ask next time exactly what he does. But he definanately does not take the steering wheel off and put it back on again.

I reckon he has just adjusted the steering arm in front of the diff....

This does not fix the problem.................

Post by **bruiser** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 8:34 pm

of course it does

Post by **crankycruiser** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 6:48 pm

bruiser wrote::) of course it does

Ohh .. sorry course it does............... It straightens the wheel..

Post by **davo250** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:23 am

Kranky
did you end up finding out how much this was going to cost
as i have a 6" lift i have the sam problem.
dave

Post by **crankycruiser** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 5:10 pm

Nah not yet......

Funds are a bit tight atm... so im gunna wait for a bit...

Hoping LBD would find out for me tho

Post by **crankycruiser** » Tue May 10, 2005 10:20 pm

Well..... I finally rang J mac and ordered a high steer arm.. thats gunna cost around 700 :cry:

..

I also rang Sam at overkill and ordered my flip plates.. they are 170 ( i think)

Just thought some might be interested in the priices..

Post by **V6 Bundy** » Wed May 11, 2005 4:56 am

crankycruiser wrote:
Coighty wrote:Cranky The work was done by John McDonald @ Jmac
Well spotted Ruff
Give him a call 9671 5800

Whats the area code for this number??

(??) 96715800

Jmac Diff & Gear
Un 2/ 51 Holbeche Rd Arndell Park 2148 (02) 9671 5800
OR... (02) 9671 5900
www.whitepages.com.au

Post by **crankycruiser** » Wed May 11, 2005 4:52 pm

V6 Bundy wrote:
crankycruiser wrote:
Coighty wrote:Cranky The work was done by John McDonald @ Jmac
Well spotted Ruff
Give him a call 9671 5800

Whats the area code for this number??

(??) 96715800

Jmac Diff & Gear
Un 2/ 51 Holbeche Rd Arndell Park 2148 (02) 9671 5800
OR... (02) 9671 5900
www.whitepages.com.au

Pays to read all the post's u know :roll:

Look above ur post...

Post by **V6 Bundy** » Wed May 11, 2005 5:28 pm

crankycruiser wrote:Pays to read all the post's u know

Look above ur post...

Oops, I didn't realize there was a second page to this thread

Post by **crankycruiser** » Wed May 11, 2005 6:15 pm

LOL thats ok... let ya off this time

Post by **crankycruiser** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 10:12 pm

Finally started the flip arm .. all is goin well.. so far..

Just gotta do the panhard to do mounts now

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