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I have two friends who were asking about who makes Hi-Steer arms for a 80 series and a leaf sprung Hilux? Preferably in Australia….

Anyone able to help

JMac made this one

Can look at

M&M Hi-steer arms
http://www.abt4x4.com/index.php?PCID=2645

ORI
http://www.offroadindustries.com/steering.htm

These look very cool, but in the US
http://www.4x4labs.com/products/steeringarms.html

And Superior are selling the Snake Racing arms
http://www.superiorengineering.com.au/p ... category=4

Not sure but think 3rds Productions are making some also.

Has anyone tried to engineer the 4x4labs steering arms in NSW.

RV wrote:JMac made this one

that's John McDonald, not Jack McNamara, right?

dumbdunce wrote:

RV wrote:JMac made this one

that's John McDonald, not Jack McNamara, right?

right u are

Just fitted the ORI arm onto my hilux. Seems to be OK but i've not sorted the drag link yet.

hypolux wrote:

dumbdunce wrote:

RV wrote:JMac made this one

that's John McDonald, not Jack McNamara, right?

right u are

My mistake.

hi steer arm the cheep way

on my 40 when i did the disk conversion i re did the steering and added powersteer as well, to aid this i did my hi steer arm with a few ideas from the net and from guys here in NZ. bolted another arm on top of the existing one,with a slight bend in it to get it over the spring pak.

extra steering arm from a mate $0.00
bit of gas to heat it up for a slight tweak $0.00
grade 12.10 high tensile cap head bolts from a bolt shop $35.00

job done

wopass wrote: hi steer arm the cheep way

on my 40 when i did the disk conversion i re did the steering and added powersteer as well, to aid this i did my hi steer arm with a few ideas from the net and from guys here in NZ. bolted another arm on top of the existing one,with a slight bend in it to get it over the spring pak.

extra steering arm from a mate $0.00
bit of gas to heat it up for a slight tweak $0.00
grade 12.10 high tensile cap head bolts from a bolt shop $35.00

job done

this setup has been shown time and again to break. it's not safe, and no engineer will pass it. If you're building a buggy or a trail only rig that will never get out of low first, and the only inconvenience if having no steering is you have to walk back to the road, go for it. ifit's for a truck that will be driven on the road, stay far away from this setup.

The ORI arm is fairly economical and i believe engineer friendly.

Cheezy makes draglinks, tapped and threaded to accept the hilux tie rod ends not that expensive either.

excuse my ignorance but...

what breaks?....

i have turned the steering link rod into a banana from a stooopid winching manuver(totally stoopid and i should have known better)pulled the rod off,bent it back into shape,mostly straight, and the double arm is still fine so...not loose,bent,twisted,buckled,not even the paint is cracked so... if its stronger than the link rod which is sched 80 tube then its pretty damn strong.

thats my 2c anyway

it works,its cheap, and it aint broke yet i guess time will tell,

if they are prone to breaking i would like to know where so i can keep an eye out for it

Because 80 series only has 2 bolts for the top swivel trunnion, you should go the John McDonald way. Those others are not suitable for 80 or 100 series.

dumbdunce wrote:

wopass wrote: hi steer arm the cheep way

on my 40 when i did the disk conversion i re did the steering and added powersteer as well, to aid this i did my hi steer arm with a few ideas from the net and from guys here in NZ. bolted another arm on top of the existing one,with a slight bend in it to get it over the spring pak.

extra steering arm from a mate $0.00
bit of gas to heat it up for a slight tweak $0.00
grade 12.10 high tensile cap head bolts from a bolt shop $35.00

job done

this setup has been shown time and again to break. it's not safe, and no engineer will pass it. If you're building a buggy or a trail only rig that will never get out of low first, and the only inconvenience if having no steering is you have to walk back to the road, go for it. ifit's for a truck that will be driven on the road, stay far away from this setup.

Ummm my flipped arm was engineered

As to the question of "what breaks". Usually the bolts shear. Mine did Mind you, that was a couple of years of 38" TSLs at 5psi, heavy driving and almost never checking them.

After I had new bolts put in, I had the arms machined, welded and braced. Would have been better to get an ORI cast flipped arm but I didnt have the $$$ at the time.

As far as Im aware the arm is still doing its job on the 40 (where ever it is)

However, all this aside, the original question was about Hi-steer arms, not crossover steering flipped arms

Hey mate i read somewhere that you ran a welded flipped arm?
Am looking at this at the moment for my hilux. Did you have any problems with the welds breaking?
Would you recommend a welded arm or go for a cast one piece, if available?
Did you have it engineered?

thanks
Matt