Thread: 93 Toyota 2wd first build

http://www.woodwardsteering.com/imag...l%20joints.pdf

Putting an actual u-joint on the steering could save you room as well. Call these guys up, they just helped my buddy find one. I think he ended up with p/n UA108.

The bushings are only a year old and were just pulled and greased when we prepped the front end last. Cross shaft may be bent though, they are stock. I didnt even think of that.

nevermind

Pulled the steering box off and there are no cracks in the frame..I did motive the holes in the frame are larger then the holes in the steering box Idk if that is normal. I also pulled the steering shaft out along with the rest of the steering and everything else is straight. My assumption is a benter arm cross shaft. Im going to pull the arm next week and check the shaft.

Gonna tie all the other things up next week hopefully and start driving it again on my days off.

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I also gave a new tow rig lined up! 96 f350 powerstroke with a dana 60 and 35s!

sweet deal man. i need to pull my steering box and replace it with a junkyard one. i have like a quarter turn of play in the wheel lol. and i hate the cross shafts. cant wait till i become rich and can afford to put the upper on heims

thats the plan is to go to heim uppers when we do the 6 lug spindles as well.

yeah that would be sooo nice. and doesnt sound like a bad idea. i think im actually just gonna stay 5lug for now though. all my wheels are 5 lug lol

Originally Posted by 93TCYOTA

Pulled the steering box off and there are no cracks in the frame..I did motive the holes in the frame are larger then the holes in the steering box Idk if that is normal. I also pulled the steering shaft out along with the rest of the steering and everything else is straight. My assumption is a benter arm cross shaft. Im going to pull the arm next week and check the shaft.

Gonna tie all the other things up next week hopefully and start driving it again on my days off.---------- Post added at 09:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:30 PM ----------

I also gave a new tow rig lined up! 96 f350 powerstroke with a dana 60 and 35s!

Yeah the holes are a little bigger on the frame than the steering box that is normal and for bodji did u try tightening your steering box the little flat head bolt on top of the steering box with the nut on it try that before replacing it.

Originally Posted by 22r stroker

Yeah the holes are a little bigger on the frame than the steering box that is normal and for bodji did u try tightening your steering box the little flat head bolt on top of the steering box with the nut on it try that before replacing it.

no i havent ever looked into that? just back the nut off and tighten up the flat head then tighten back down the nut? thanks for the tip ill check it out today!

hold it with flat head put wrench on bolt and lossen mark were u started not even quater turns then tighten the check wheel then repeat till it takes out of the steeringwheel slop to were u like it

Originally Posted by the bodj

yeah that would be sooo nice. and doesnt sound like a bad idea. i think im actually just gonna stay 5lug for now though. all my wheels are 5 lug lol

ya I already have an 8" rear axle so ive got mixed wheel patterns. it will be very nice to have matching wheels and bolt patterns lol

Originally Posted by 22r stroker

Yeah the holes are a little bigger on the frame than the steering box that is normal and for bodji did u try tightening your steering box the little flat head bolt on top of the steering box with the nut on it try that before replacing it.

good to know but is there any reason for this?

as the bushings in the box wear they get sloppier. tightening the bolt realigns the gears in the box but if you go to tight the steering gets notchy. ive adjusted mine twice and it has play again, i think im about due for a new box.

sweet. thanks for the headsup ill check it out tomorrow night

Originally Posted by the bodj

sweet deal man. i need to pull my steering box and replace it with a junkyard one. i have like a quarter turn of play in the wheel lol. and i hate the cross shafts. cant wait till i become rich and can afford to put the upper on heims

hahaha this made me laugh cause there is no way im rich but i have a heimed upper

I wanna try messing with my steering box as well thanks for the heads up on that adjuster 22r stroker
And 93TCYOTA i know your pain with that steering rubbing mine is rubbing on my coilovers. I would see if you can put a small washer on bottom of the PS pump and have it sit just a bit higher

I pulled the driverside all apart yesterday. Everything was straight even the cross shaft. I put it all back together, now I just need to put my steering shaft back in and hope something just wasnt lined up right.

My plan is to have it back on the road by super bowl. Small list of things to do, but its gonna take me some time.
-install steering shaft
-grease the rest of the bushings up front
-replace nuts with lock nuts! (learned my lesson on new years)
-replace leaf spring bushings
-fix core support
-mount front glass
-mount lights
-fix wiring for headlights and turn signals (I am still lost on what the issue is with all my lights)
-fix exhaust leak

then dunes trip presidents day? lol

maybe but the truck will be staying home. if we go were gonna be riding in my dads truck and staying in the toyhauler.

Originally Posted by Live...Ride...

hahaha this made me laugh cause there is no way im rich but i have a heimed upper

I wanna try messing with my steering box as well thanks for the heads up on that adjuster 22r stroker
And 93TCYOTA i know your pain with that steering rubbing mine is rubbing on my coilovers. I would see if you can put a small washer on bottom of the PS pump and have it sit just a bit higher

dude my current job blows. barely 4hrs a week retail in the mall. horrible. cant even afford to replace the heims or balljoints that need to be replaced

Originally Posted by the bodj

dude my current job blows. barely 4hrs a week retail in the mall. horrible. cant even afford to replace the heims or balljoints that need to be replaced

Yea time to look for something else! I have to find a job where i can sit on my ass for a few months cause i just broke my collar bone and cant assemble anything at the moment...

That a nice little list looks like mine! haha

haha yeah seriously man. it's nice because i have lots of time to study, but no moolah. and thats just the start of my list lol. i got wheel bearings, tube for a cage...

Originally Posted by Live...Ride...

Yea time to look for something else! I have to find a job where i can sit on my ass for a few months cause i just broke my collar bone and cant assemble anything at the moment...

That a nice little list looks like mine! haha

when did that happen?

Yea lately im enjoying my time off its nice to have time to fix all the small stuff on the truck like an e break haha.

Originally Posted by 84prerunner

when did that happen?

Last sunday. I was out at starwest on my new bike and it kicked and bucked me off onto my back on the landing of a jump and my leatt broke my collar bone
Im gonna put up some pics in my build thread

thanks for taking my thread off topic brooo

Thats why I said id go into my thread
sorry brooo.

Just giving you shit after your comment in my wanted thread lol brooo

people talk crap about leatts because they break collar bones. id rather break that than my neck..

your now unwanted wanted thread haha

Well I was asking in advance lol better to be safe then sorry

New tow truck/DD 96 f350 power stroke 4x4

nice tires yo! haha nice truck, like those body style trucks.

Really dig that gen of fords..

Ya it needs tires. Steering column. Glow plugs and a few small things but I love it

Well I havent spent much time on the toyota, besides finishing up the steering. I had to warranty out the idler arm again for the second time this season, replaced the jam nuts, and spaced out the tie rods from the centerlink to keep them from binding. Also pulled the header back off to fix the exhaust leak that wont go away.

Ive been spending all my time on the Ford. This last week I replaced the steering column, shift linkage cable, batteries, starter and glow plug solenoids, windshield, driver side wing mirror, and detailed it. It looks alot better now but still needs lots of work. It runs great and defiently has more power then I expected for an older 7.3 with no big performance mods.

To do list next week(more for me to remember):
-front brakes/maybe rears
-front axle seals
-tie rod ends/alignment
-fix transmission leak
-new tires (315/75/16 BFGs!!!)
-install new grill (free!!)

Future plans:
-trailer brake controller
-new tint
-glow plugs before next winter
-simple chase rack, tool box, side steps
-exhaust and intake
-tony wildman programmer

new 35s and a few other things I got wrapped up this weekend on my ford


also went a saved the day. my dad blew the trans in his chevy with our toy hauler on the way home from the dunes so I had to finally use the truck for what i bought it for.

how did it tow?

honestly like shit lol I had my hitch set up for my dads stock chevy and didnt have time or the tools to adjust it for my lifted ford. I was in a hurry for work so I was stuck doing about 55 because it wanted to sway. but it has plenty of power! next time ill set it up correctly when im going a long distance.

it will be getting some tuning and things done within the year

Well after we lost the transmission in our chevy, I lost mine two days later. My ford is in the shop getting a built trans put into it and so I had to get the Toyota out back out on the road last week. It has a gnarly exhaust leak from my header being warped. The steering felt alot tighter and does not bind now, but I need to align it.

Then after driving it for 3 days with no issues other then the listed things it randomly died last night. Made a stop on my way home from work, and when I went to leave it started up as usual. Then it kind of sputtered and died. Now it just cranks but wont fire. Didnt have enough time to look into it, assuming its probably a spark or fuel issue.

sounds like fuel if it did it a second after it started.

it was about 30 seconds to a minute. fuel pump seems to be operating normally. ill run thru it on wed and see if i can diagnose the issue.

ahh ok never mind. i was more so thinking like 2-3seconds.