Toyota Steering Arm strength

[Yay!Gurrr]

I posted looking for flat steering arms, but I was also wondering...


How strong are the stock toyota steering arms?

I'd be drilling the hole out to 3/4" and mounting a heim on top for full hydro.

Guess it boils down to is the stock arm as strong as the 4 stock mounting studs... Any ideas / input???

 

[cgm147]

humm well I never ran my stock arms but my stock studs lasted about two years with 38's, high steer

 

[Blkvoodoo]

Not strong enough to handle hydro for long.

 

[lbyota85]

Good luck drilling them, as they are tempered at the TRE hole. Believe me. Can you not run high steer arms or something?

 

[Yay!Gurrr]

Yes, I have highsteer arms. I'm tring for a low ride height and still maintain clearancefor the steering ram at full stuff.

Just asking...

 

[snappy]

Cassidy's single seater has stock arms on it and I've seen it take a beating....

 

[rocktoy4me]

my dads heavy cruiser buggy runs stock arms with full hydro. No problems yet. It does have ARP studs though.

Also, i would step the 3/4 heims down to a 5/8 bolt so you dont have to take so much material out of the factory arm.

 

[Bigben75ford]

That has been one of the biggest problems on my yota stripping out the knuckle/steering bolts but ever since I replaced them with ARP's they have stayed together and have taken a beating!

 

[lbyota85]

I guess you could run a tie rod and a single ended ram. A double would make everything too vulnerable IMO.

Mine sits pretty low and I have plenty of room for travel and what not.