Re: new guy, rear- mounted tie rod

["Karl Bellve, Ph.D." <Karl.Bellve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marlin tried this and said it couldn't work.

First, you need a high pinion diff to make it work. The second problem
is the size of the mini-truck arms. They are too short. The FJ80 arms
won't fit on the minitruck axle. Another problem might be that the diff
is too close to the knuckle on the passenger side, causing interference
with the arm. The FJ80 has an extra 3" on room there. But, you could try
it. Marlin could be wrong. he was wrong about the high pinion electric
diff not working in a minitruck axle.

ddarling wrote:
>
> a neophyte's question:
> has anyone tried to run the tie rod behind the (solid) front axle,
> similar to the strait axle FJ-80s?  The 4 bolts on the underside of
> the knuckle look symmetrical to the top four; will a spare set of
> steering arms mount underneath, (upside-down) facing towards the
> rear?  The tie would then mount to the rear-facing steering arms,
> behind the axle.  Don't suppose that the bearings are the same, top to
> bottom?  There might also be rotor and backing plate clearance
> problems.
> Has this already been tested and dismissed?

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Karl Bellve			ICQ # 13956200
1985 4Runner SR5		TLCA# 7938

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