CROSSOVER STEERING
SYSTEMS
Frombe-steer:
tie rod behind the axle
Steering
arms are available for Toyota straight axle vehicles.
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Spring
under or spring over
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Small
or large knuckle pattern
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Land Cruisers
from ’59-'90 •Toyota pickups and 4runners ’79-'85
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70 Series
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Right
hand drive
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Toyota
solid axle swaps
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Suzuki
Samurai with Toyota axle swaps
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Spring
under cruisers with 3” or more lift
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Diamond
Axles
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Any other
custom axles with Toyota knuckles
Heavy
duty tie rod assemblies included for your axle and steering box configuration.
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Saginaw
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Mini Truck
P/S
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Stock
Cruiser center link
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FJ 60
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Scout
II
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IFS Toyota
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FJ80
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AstroVan
We
have the numbers for over 300 different combinations, we CAN fit new steering
arms to your rig. Raw steel. Kit $550
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Superior
High steer setups designed correctly for your Toyota
Complete
Steering Kits for Your Vehicle
4x4Labs
has a steering kit for your rig. Check below for your application. You
will need to know your knuckle bolt pattern, what type of tie rod ends
you have, wheelbase of your vehicle and axle width if different from stock.
Bolt
Patterns
'78
and earlier Land Cruiser / small bolt pattern
'79
and up Land Cruiser / large bolt pattern Toyota pickup,4Runner / large
bolt pattern FJ60 FJ62 Land Cruiser / large bolt pattern 70 series Land
Cruiser / large bolt pattern (right or left hand drive)
Tie
Rod Ends
Chevy
1-Ton ends
High
angle Chevy 1-Ton Drag Link Ends
Spherical
Rod Ends
Pricing:
4x4Labs
Complete Steering kit with tie rods, tie
rod
ends and jam nuts $550
4x4Labs
Steering arms only $300
Tie
rod or drag link with ends $125
Tie
Rods $65
Tie
Rod Position:
4x4Labs
steering arms position the tie rod above and behind the axle out of the
way of trouble.
No
longer will your tie rod be down in the rocks where it doesn't belong.
The drag link comes in high from the front and attaches to the top of the
passenger side arm as in regular crossover steering but the tie rods attach
and steer from behind. This same type of setup can found on the Landcruiser
FJ80’s and late model Land Rover products.
Angled
Steering Arms
4x4Labs
steering arms are engineered to properly address the need for wheel angles
to change at different rates. This is the basis of the Ackerman Steering
Principle. We design and manufacture our arms to specifically match the
wheelbase and track width of different vehicles.
The
Ackerman Steering Principle defines the geometry that is applied to all
vehicles (two or four wheel drive) to enable the correct turning angle
of the steering wheels to be generated when negotiating a corner or a curve.
If both the wheels were turned by the same amount, the inside wheel would
scrub (effectively sliding
sideways)
and lessen the effectiveness of the steering. This tire scrubbing, which
also creates loss of traction and wear in the tire, can be eliminated by
turning the inside wheel at a greater angle than the outside one. Aligning
both wheels in the proper direction of travel creates consistent steering
without undue wear and loss of traction in either of the tires.
Bolt
Patterns and Spring Under
4x4Labs
steering arms are designed for Toyota axles including the earlier land
cruiser axles with small knuckle pattern. We’ve designed special sets of
arms for spring under cruisers with varying degrees of lift, severely lifted
spring over vehicles or vehicles with thicker spring packs requiring taller
arms.
Tie
Rods and Tie Rod Ends
4x4Labs
tie rods and drag links are constructed of .250 wall DOM threaded tubing.
We do not use inserts. GM one-ton ends (7/8-18), 7/8 spherical rod ends
(7/8-14) or 23 mm FJ80 ends are available with custom length applications
as well.
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