do any of you know what type of rod to use when welding two steering arms together and or what welding method to use...:confused:

Doesn't your sig say something about this?
Don't matter to me, just don't drive through my neighborhood- PLEASE!!







(I wouldn't do it unless they were regular steel)

Super Missile ROD

100,000 Tinsil strenth

40$ A box of 12 rods...

High nickle content

THANKS SMART ASS...:D
GET A CLUE SLAGBURN:flipoff2:
STEERING ARM (http://www.sierrarockcrawlers.com/tech/toyotadoublearm.html)

I'd just preheat and glue that bastard together w/ my miller mig. are you planning on welding in a nice traingle gussed? 1/2" plate is good inssurance :D

I hate to have to admit this, but when I ran Yota axles I welded mine with the ole Lincoln mig.
I ran it like that for 3 years and I didn't have the brace in there.
I had power steering and 35/15.50-15 TSLs.
The only problem I had was, I replaced the studs with longer bolts when I did it and they kept coming loose.
I eventually put studs in it and had no more problems.
I like the idea of drilling the top holes out bigger so that the socket fits down it and use the stock setup...wish I had thought of that.

I welded mine up with a Millermatic Stick and didn't do much fancy....I do run a thick gusset-plate tho. 4 years and no problems, 38.5's on a boosted PS. IIRC, I used a hi-nickel rod and let it cool very slowly, but that's about it.

Originally posted by rocktop
do any of you know what type of rod to use when welding two steering arms together and or what welding method to use...:confused:

rod with High-nickle content ~ pre-heat, heavily gusset, don't cut corners, heat treat after.

I used to use this method until the only welder I trusted to do it right moved....now I do the flat-top style. There has been several people try to weld things on, some break some don't. None of mine ever broke and some are still in service after a few years of hard wheeling...but for me its a liability thing...

rocktop----I MIG welded 2 Yota arms together.....I realized it was cast steel so I slowed the wire feed down just a little and went slow....it 'pre-heated" as I went along. Only the start-up fizzled a bit. The weld was smooth and had a good sound. I used 2 triangle shaped braces in between the arms. If I tried to move the puddle too fast then I would get some sputter so the trick was to move the puddle in an "S" fashion and go slow...let the heat have a chance to stay in the lead. Worked just fine. It doesn't take a big MIG for this job....could have done it with a Century 100. FYI

THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT INPUT... I JUST WANTED THE WISDOM OF SOMEONE THAT HAD DONE SOMTHING LIKE THIS :rolleyes: