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<blockquote data-quote="MarsFab" data-source="post: 437431" data-attributes="member: 1511"><p><strong>Re: Re: Re: Marsfab light weight Toyota buggy</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>On a toyota with hi-steer arms the tie rod sits only a few inches in front of the axle tube meaning the steering cylinder has to also be close to the front of the axle. That leaves no room for the lines to run out the back between it and the axle and you really don't want them to come out under or in front of It so they have to come out on top. It sits that low so the lines can come out of the cylinder with 90's and across the housing. If we were using a smooth body ram like a Howe or PSC it may have been possible for it to actually go behind the tierod up higher but this thing is over 4" diameter. There was just no way. </p><p></p><p>It may not be ideal but the tie rod and cylinder are perfectly parallel at full lock in both directions so I'm optimistic that this will hold up fine. Because of the spacing I was able to make the tabs that hold the ram to the tie rod much wider to at the weld too. It spreads the load better and allows for almost a 7" long weld where most would only be a small 2 or 3 inch wide tab with half the weld.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MarsFab, post: 437431, member: 1511"] [b]Re: Re: Re: Marsfab light weight Toyota buggy[/b] On a toyota with hi-steer arms the tie rod sits only a few inches in front of the axle tube meaning the steering cylinder has to also be close to the front of the axle. That leaves no room for the lines to run out the back between it and the axle and you really don't want them to come out under or in front of It so they have to come out on top. It sits that low so the lines can come out of the cylinder with 90's and across the housing. If we were using a smooth body ram like a Howe or PSC it may have been possible for it to actually go behind the tierod up higher but this thing is over 4" diameter. There was just no way. It may not be ideal but the tie rod and cylinder are perfectly parallel at full lock in both directions so I'm optimistic that this will hold up fine. Because of the spacing I was able to make the tabs that hold the ram to the tie rod much wider to at the weld too. It spreads the load better and allows for almost a 7" long weld where most would only be a small 2 or 3 inch wide tab with half the weld. [/QUOTE]
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