I need steering options for 81 toyota bogger/crawler
minium tire will be 38's and need to put in power steering on this 81 with a 4.3 ltr chevy any help from the hard core wheelers will be appreaciated.
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Hydraulic Steering? :rocking:
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any company make a great set up ??? actually looking at all options at this point hydraulic would be a better set up no doubt.
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look on ebay for undergroundoffroad or 35boggers, thats where i got mine a couple of years ago for a decent price
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I can give you some directions on hydraulic steering if you want. I make all of mine from parts laying around on the farm, and a typical setup costs about $350 or less on the 5 rigs I have built.
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tell me how you do it..
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Does it have the solid axles? If not find a donor 4 runner and install them. Detroit in the back and ARB in the front. Get the longfield Birfield joints for the front too. Then get the Marlin doubler.
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81 has solids front and rear hydro is a good choice so is hysteer with hydro assist. Trail gear sales a hydro assist kit which inst to expensive. I am planning on doing full hydro on my runner though once I get to work on it again.
heres a thread with good info on hydro assist set ups Hydraulic assist, hydro assist tech - Pirate4x4.Com Bulletin Board |
Full hydraulic with a double ended cylinder would be the best way to go IMO. Make sure to use a inline filter and large cooler. Give West Texas Offroad a call, PSC or POS. They can help with any questions:U:
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Ahh, I see the Pirate4x4 has already been mentioned. Great place for the rock crawling tech.
My hydro is just farm parts and I've got $375 in it. Turns my 42inch TSLs with no trouble in any situation. |
for 38's i wouldnt even bother using hydro. just use the factory 4.3 power steering pump. get an ifs steering box from a toy and then get hysteer. i reccomend going through trailgear.com for hysteer and dual case adapter, life time no questions asked warranty where as marlin has a 1 year limited manufacture defect warranty. make sure to get the arp steering studs too because 81 axles are a little weak in a few departments.
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thanks for all the good input... i got 39.5 tsl's on it now having a hard time finding a PS pump and bracket for that motor. turning those without power is rough. i have a complete hydro assist off an 83 toy that will get swapped over soon while i start gathering money/parts for full hydro. doubling the T cases soon as well. just need to work on getting it to flex more. its a project
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here it is the project
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if you want good flex for cheap use rear toyota springs out of the 3rd gens (89-95) as front springs and then use either 44044 waggoneer springs or chevy 63" springs. if you go with the chevy's make sure they are out of a 2001-2004 4wd. great flex.
heres a picture of mine that i just recently sold. has 63" chevys rear with the overload leaf taken out for a 4leaf pack and 58" chevy's (rears) front from a 4" rancho lift kit for a 1/2 ton 5k blazer. all 4 tires are solid on the ground, i even TRIED flipping it over but couldnt get it. Attachment 54178 Attachment 54179 |
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