Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Thought the angle in the steering axis is created by the offset trunion bearing not the knuckle (both sides are the same part no.), so swapping sides will not change this.
By swapping sides and upside down the brake caliper sits in the same place and the arm is at the top.

The 2 bolt cap is the ...

Flipping the knuckle upside down will not work because the steering axis isn't verticle. The line through the middle of the trunnion bearings runs out at an angle like: //--axle--\\ . If you swap knuckles side to side and upside down, you get the caliper ears on the front of the axle (not a huge ...

I'll ask my local parts guy if he can look those numbers up for me, but I sort of doubt it since they are over sea's items.

If you find a set of these knuckles in the yards, I would definently be interested in working something out. I'm also looking for the steering arms from the FJ80/FZJ80 front ...

Also in the link you posted, are those brand new prices? Are the prices in U.S. or Auz. dollars?

The early Prado's and Bundera's have the same front end, so I doubt they will fit the larger 80 series knuckle ball, and 80 trunion bearing is bigger than hilux/Bundera.

As suggested in the other thread, try 78/79 series cruiser knuckles.

http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/p_G_1993_TOYOTA_LAND+CRUISER ...

The problem is I don't think we got those models here in the U.S. I think we wen't straight from the leaf sprung 60 wagons - the coiled 80 wagons.

You over sea's guys got all the cool stuff.

Do you know if the cv's are the same size as the FJ80/FZJ80 cv's?

I'm determined to find a way of making steering for the 80 work even if it brakes me (and it probably will ).

So I'm determined to make hgihsteer for the FJ80/FZJ80 front end a reality. Here in the states the axles are fairly cheap ($400 U.S.), and come with a load of benefits. The problem is they have the 2 bolt main cap on top, and it makes highsteer weak. I'm hoping knuckles with four bolts on top from ...

not to drag this thread too far off topic, but do the bondura outer knuckles fit over the inner knuckles on the front end of an 80?

IE: could you swap the four bolt knuckles from a bondura for the two bolt knuckles from a FZJ80?

thanks very much for that response

so just confirming the part that has the air gaps is the part that has the wheel bearing in it (bearing carrier) does boby long make a tough set of these that are round?
if that is the case then
I am not going to stuff around I plan to come back to the states ...

thanks very much Rob and cullen

I have reveiwed and looked at this material and then looked at my truck

I dont think i can put the extra 4 dowls in due to the way the 80s hub(bearing carrier) is constructed it has 4 indentations of air where the dowls need to go
cullen I noticed you asked the ...

all 75's are 4 bolt tops

So just confirming 75 series from start to finish (till the 79s came out) have 4 top bolts icluding say a 1996 model

next thing are they the bigger style cv/ swivel hub on post 1990 75s

thanks for the imput

thrashlux

This is ultimately what I'm curious about.

I can ...

adding dowel pins:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=233101

Stronger studs:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=216493&highlight=stronger+stud

Larger studs:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=209057

Here's a few links to threads over on ...

[quote="thrashlux they break with the rest of the studs when it all goes bad one time they were all twisted sidways causing the bearing carrier to be stuffed as well

thats why i wanted to up grade to the bigger 10mm studs as in the 79s

cheers[/quote]

You can also get ARP studs from Front Range ...

[/quote] Only the centre is shared. Everything else is different.[/quote]

Do you know if the outer knuckles of a 70 series, will fit over the inner knuckles of an 80 series?

BTW, I dig the sniper cat avatar. Funnay.

Did you shear those two little pins off of the face of the hub (between the studs)? I seem to remember reading that the studs weren't really meant to take a shear load. That's why toyota put the two little pins in their hubs. If those snap, people seem to ha ve problems with studs shearing off.

I have put 80 series knuckles on 79s diff housing no probs (convert to six stud) dont know if this is any help with regard to the earlier 70 series stuff though pretty sure the 79 series has a 2 bolt top plate like the 80 thrashlux

Did any of the 70 series cruisers come with a high pinion front ...

What's the difference? I've seen some 70 front axles that look like FJ80 fronts, but look like they have a four bolt top cap, where the 80's only have a two bolt top cap. Has any one ever tried to swap knuckles from a 90's model 70 to an 80 to try and get high steer? Does anyone have a link to ...

I'm bringing this back from the dead. I know Slee does a steering set-up, but it is mainly used for coiled front, double sheer. I've talked to Jim at Inchworm, and he says the OTT arms are nearly impossible to get.

Any one else making a Highsteer/crossover steering set-up for these axles? I didn't ...