SFA steering help needed!! J-arm issue!
10-31-2009, 12:15 PM
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SFA steering help needed!! J-arm issue!
well yesterday i was driving down the road and my j-arm broke, leaving me to fend for myself as far as steering is concerned... no damage or anyone hurt.. but thats a different post altogether..
heres my situation..
i do overflow welding for a toyota shop in san jose.. so i called up my 'boss'
to ask if he has done any crossover installs recently. to my surprise, he was in the process of taking off a customers steering.. so i picked up the j-arm for the wonderful price of a miller high life
went home and started gettin greasy.. well after it was all together again it just didnt look right..
so after looking for markings on the broken arm and the replacement
the letter "L1" appears on the broken arm and it says "L4" on the other one..
my question is do they make different style/size/angled j-arms? cause everything bolted up perfectly and actually it drives like it used to..
could this be my eye playin tricks on me?
i need some fast help guys
much thanks
heres my situation..
i do overflow welding for a toyota shop in san jose.. so i called up my 'boss'
to ask if he has done any crossover installs recently. to my surprise, he was in the process of taking off a customers steering.. so i picked up the j-arm for the wonderful price of a miller high life
went home and started gettin greasy.. well after it was all together again it just didnt look right..so after looking for markings on the broken arm and the replacement
the letter "L1" appears on the broken arm and it says "L4" on the other one..
my question is do they make different style/size/angled j-arms? cause everything bolted up perfectly and actually it drives like it used to..
could this be my eye playin tricks on me?
i need some fast help guys
much thanks
10-31-2009, 03:32 PM
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the bump was out of panic.. i just needed help cause i love my truck soo much and having her crippled makes me feel incomplete..
the reason i didnt post pictures is because the parts are IDENTICAL and thats whats throwing me off ... snapped a couple shots.. try and make heads or tails of it.. also on the pass side knuckle arm has a "5" on it too..
it drives fine though..
after talking to my buddy whos been a toyota mechanic since before my truck was even an idea.. he says that the markings are just a catalogue of where the parts were casted..
broken!!! 
L1
L4
the reason i didnt post pictures is because the parts are IDENTICAL and thats whats throwing me off ... snapped a couple shots.. try and make heads or tails of it.. also on the pass side knuckle arm has a "5" on it too..
it drives fine though..
after talking to my buddy whos been a toyota mechanic since before my truck was even an idea.. he says that the markings are just a catalogue of where the parts were casted..
broken!!! L1 L4
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11-04-2009, 07:00 PM
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My guess is casting mold numbers. Means nothing. If they looked identical & it went togther like it was supposed to, drives fine, then all is good!
I'm curious now...will have to check the 2 J arms I have lying around to see what's cast into them. Will post back tomorrow.
I'm curious now...will have to check the 2 J arms I have lying around to see what's cast into them. Will post back tomorrow.
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for the guy that bracks his J arms
i got a 1985 long bed last year of solid axle
and first year of EFI i go wheeling at elby hills. I got the same J arms set up you got
and i snapped mine exactly the same spot u snapped yours!
and went and got a another one went back up there yesterday
and flexed it out and SNAPPED it again. YOU WILL KEEP SNAPPING THEM!!
GET A high cross over steering kit no way around it!!!!! I PROMISE YOUR j ARMS WILL KEEP SNAPPING!
and first year of EFI i go wheeling at elby hills. I got the same J arms set up you got
and i snapped mine exactly the same spot u snapped yours!
and went and got a another one went back up there yesterday
and flexed it out and SNAPPED it again. YOU WILL KEEP SNAPPING THEM!!
GET A high cross over steering kit no way around it!!!!! I PROMISE YOUR j ARMS WILL KEEP SNAPPING!
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