SFA steering help needed!! J-arm issue!

eighty5yota · 10-31-2009, 01:15 PM

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

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eighty5yota · 10-31-2009, 01:25 PM

anyone? bumpitty bump bump

Wardamneagle · 10-31-2009, 01:36 PM

You bumped a thread after 10 minutes? LOL. This site doesn't get that much traffic. A picture is worth a thousand words so let's see the goods.

eighty5yota · 10-31-2009, 04:32 PM

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

ocdropzone · 10-31-2009, 04:48 PM

glad nobody was hurt and you had a quick fix...

eighty5yota · 11-01-2009, 09:23 AM

thanks OC it could have been a bad situation .. but i still haven't had my question confirmed yet..

4Crawler · 11-04-2009, 08:54 AM

I have only seen one arm design, might just be different mfg. run markings.

fnrunner · 11-04-2009, 08:00 PM

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.

Romix · 11-04-2009, 11:43 PM

Just tore one of those off a stock axle i'm rebuilding. PM me if interested.

Romix · 11-04-2009, 11:49 PM

Whoops nevermind... If you threw the other arm on and it steers fine but the only difference is a silly little casting number, sounds like you solved your problem..

10-31-2009, 01:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
eighty5yota Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: san jose cali Posts: 613	anyone? bumpitty bump bump __________________ 85 single cab longBOB 18'' gone, 4 inch peice-o-crap rancho lift, roger brown 3 inch body lift, 33x12.5x15 MT/R, flat black (apparently non responsive to radar guns =] ) 16 speaker sound system with 10 boston 6x9's, 2 phoenix gold tweeters,2 4x6 infinity's and 2 kicker 12's 2400w. PERFORMANCE MODS: heavy right foot, quick left foot

10-31-2009, 01:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
Wardamneagle Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK and Gulf Shores, AL Posts: 322	You bumped a thread after 10 minutes? LOL. This site doesn't get that much traffic. A picture is worth a thousand words so let's see the goods. __________________ 1985 4Runner 1997 FZJ 80 2007 HDJ100 - DD

10-31-2009, 04:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
eighty5yota Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: san jose cali Posts: 613	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 __________________ 85 single cab longBOB 18'' gone, 4 inch peice-o-crap rancho lift, roger brown 3 inch body lift, 33x12.5x15 MT/R, flat black (apparently non responsive to radar guns =] ) 16 speaker sound system with 10 boston 6x9's, 2 phoenix gold tweeters,2 4x6 infinity's and 2 kicker 12's 2400w. PERFORMANCE MODS: heavy right foot, quick left foot

10-31-2009, 04:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
ocdropzone Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR Posts: 4,706	glad nobody was hurt and you had a quick fix... __________________ ~Robb '81 Trekker The B4Runner Build TREKKER Forum Mini FAQ/Misc Ideas Thread TRY THESE SEARCH LINKS GOOGLE FOR TOYOTA WEBSITES LINK TO ONLINE FACTORY SERVICE MANUALS Drive a real 1st Gen Wheel Responsibly, Don't Screw It Up for Others

11-01-2009, 09:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
eighty5yota Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: san jose cali Posts: 613	thanks OC it could have been a bad situation .. but i still haven't had my question confirmed yet.. __________________ 85 single cab longBOB 18'' gone, 4 inch peice-o-crap rancho lift, roger brown 3 inch body lift, 33x12.5x15 MT/R, flat black (apparently non responsive to radar guns =] ) 16 speaker sound system with 10 boston 6x9's, 2 phoenix gold tweeters,2 4x6 infinity's and 2 kicker 12's 2400w. PERFORMANCE MODS: heavy right foot, quick left foot

11-04-2009, 08:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
4Crawler Contributing Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 7,828	I have only seen one arm design, might just be different mfg. run markings. __________________ 1985 Toyota 4Runner SR-5, 22REC engine, dual t-cases, 4.88 gears, dual ARBs, 33x10.50 BFGs or 35x12.50 MTRs r.c.brown@ieee.org TruckEditor@tlca.org Project: 4Crawler 4Crawler OffRoad Gettin'Off 4WD Club

11-04-2009, 08:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
fnrunner Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Kokomo, IN Posts: 251	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. __________________ Eric 89 'Runner SR5 - 3.0 / 5 spd / 31x10.50's / TRD Clutch / custom front & rear bumper -everything else, stock for now. Freshly Exo'd 85 'Runner SR5 - Orient reman'd 22RE w/Marlin HD clutch / Rears Up front custom pack, 63 Chevy's / Marlin's Billet 6-shooter arms & hi-steer & IFS box / Cooper 35x12.5s STT's / Custom OD green softtop...PICS

11-04-2009, 11:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
Romix Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UTAH Posts: 49	Just tore one of those off a stock axle i'm rebuilding. PM me if interested.

11-04-2009, 11:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
Romix Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UTAH Posts: 49	Whoops nevermind... If you threw the other arm on and it steers fine but the only difference is a silly little casting number, sounds like you solved your problem..

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