81 toyota steering ques.

krehel24

krehel24

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I have a 1981 toyota, I have a 2" shackle in the rear and just added a 3" leaf spring in the front(stupedlift :rolleyes: ) with the stock shackle. Would like to know if i need to change the steering arm? I know i have seen a lot of lifted yota's with the S shaped steering arm.
 
If your wheeling hard, and want it to flex well and not brake, you'll need to some sort of crossover. Marlincrawler.com
 
Procomp make a beefy link that you are talking about that has an S bend. I used it for quite a while when I had my toy. Sells for about 60-70 bucks.
 
81 toyota

i have a 81 toyota and i added 2 more leafs in the fornt and a two inch block and now the steering is hitting the leaf springs is there any suggestions on how to fix this thanks
 
timbo2128 said:
i have a 81 toyota and i added 2 more leafs in the fornt and a two inch block and now the steering is hitting the leaf springs is there any suggestions on how to fix this thanks
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Yea, get rid of the block before you kill yourself. Lift blocks on the front are extremely dangerous. Do it right. You need new springs and a crossover steering like was mentioned above. You'll need a steering box out of an IFS truck. The easiest way to do it is to buy a kit from someone like trail gear or the like. But you absolutely need to get rid of that front block!
 
my budy has a drop drang link that I'm sure he would let go for cheap. I will ask him what he wants for it and then let you know.
 
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