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ULTIMATE Dana 60 High Steer Arms!!!

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#1 ·
All right, here they are.

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

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THE ONLY HIGH STEER ARM YOU'LL EVER NEED![/CENTER]Whether you are just starting out with crossover steering or going full hydro, these arms are meant to handle it all and GIVE YOU OPTIONS AS WELL! Paired with our optional Knuckle Bolt Kit, the exclusive design of these arms not only allow you to set how you attach your steering links but where as well and increase overall knuckle and steering strength at the same time. Check out the diagrams below of just some of the steering linkage mounting options.

Rather than use the factory kingpin springs, the knuckle is held together with a springless design that uses a set screw to adjust the torque required to hold together. This eliminates some of the slop that is commonly found in axles that receive moderate offroad abuse. The hardware for a springless conversion is included and consists of a 3/4" set screw, jam nut, grease zerk, .250" thick load washer, and upper kingpin bushing for each arm.

Studs and nuts are not included and are available for purchase separately here. Arms are machined blank to allow custom tie rod and draglink locations. Optional drilling for 3/4" bolt or reaming for GM 3/4 ton TRE's (commonly referred to as 1-tons) available.

The Knuckle Bolt Kit is available separately and comes with a 3/4" grade 8 bolt, a 3/4" all- steel mechanical locking nut, and a 1.25" outer diameter, .250" wall sleeve. The sleeve is machined to allow direct contact and proper mislaignment for a 3/4" rod end (heim) ball. The Knuckle Bolt hole is NOT machined into the high steer arm, and the customer will be required to align and drill their own hole in both their knuckle and high steer arm with a 3/4" drill bit.

NOTE: Wheels with extremely large backspacing should not be used in conjunction with this high steer arm. These arms have been confirmed to fit 17", 4.75" backspaced wheels. Will NOT work with factory backspaced H1 wheels. The bulge on the side of the arm measures 1.25" from the spindle mounting surface. Please confirm you have adequate space between arms and wheels/tires before purchasing.

FEATURES:
•Designed to incorporate Knuckle Bolt Kit increasing strength
•Optional Knuckle Bolt Kit puts full hydro in DOUBLE SHEER
•Crossover Steering or Full Hydraulic Steering compatible
•Machined blank to allow customizable tie rod location
•Optional drilling for GM TRE's or 3/4" bolts available*
•Proper 9 degree angle to compensate for knuckle kingpin inclination
•Springless design eliminates slop caused by preloaded spring
•Springless hardware included
•Grease zerk fitting for kingpin lubrication
•5 tapered stud holes for use with OEM or Reid Racing Knuckles
•Optional 6 holes w/ machined Keyway for Solid Axle Knuckles*
•CNC Machined from 1.25" thick 1018 Cold Roll Steel
•Precision machined Artec Industries Logo
•Aerospace-quality spec machined
•Custom Finishes available upon request**


Some Possible Configurations
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*Extra machining is special order and may increase leadtime. Additional costs may apply.
**If you have custom requests, please contact us directly and we can provide you with a quote.

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#4 ·
3 reasons---1.weight savings, 2. Allows use of standard length set screw for the springless conversion, 3. If customer wanted to add a 1 inch spacer underneath, they can still use the same studs instead of buying longer studs.

In order to allow both the 9 degree angle and the ability to line up with the stock knuckle and keep the material thick enough to not loose any strength, 1.25" material needed to be used from the beginning. Rather than keep that big block over the studs where its not needed, ordering a longer set screw, and prevent possible use of a 1 inch spacer if a customer desired, it was milled down. Solidworks simulations showed no effect on strength.
 
#5 ·
Here is a quote from Azrckcrawler of Built to Grind fame on what makes the Artec arms so special.
A couple of us have been running hacked together setups utilizing 1018 steering arms and tying the arm into the stock tie rod hole. The concept in my mind is proven. In 6 years I have not had any broken studs or knuckle failures but have seen plenty of failures on the trail with the typical high steer arm just bolted to the top of the knuckle. Our buddy Chad was busting studs on his rear steer axle so often he carried an easy out kit and a cordless drill onboard for trailside stud extraction. Once he tied the steering arm into the stock TRE hole his problems went away.
Not only does this system allow double sheer on the heim joint, it completely reinforces the whole knuckle and helps prevent stud sheering. Mounting like this distributes more force to the knuckle itself and less force on the studs. Not only that, it allows total customization of how high you mount your ram. Most high steer arms are too high when compared to the location you want to mount your ram but because thats where the high steer arm is, you are forced to put the ram that high. Not so with the Artec Ultimate High steer arms. Simply cut the sleeve between the knuckle and high steer arm to your desired length to get a perfect height. If you look around at many of the KOH buggy builds happening right now including the 4405 Phoenix Land use buggy, they are attaching their steering in this method but heavily modifying normal arms to accomplish this. Here's the graphic again that shows just of few of the mounting options available with the Ultimate Dana 60 High Steer arms from Artec Industries. I basically just described the first two graphics on the left. Of course this only scratches the surface of options if you consider all the heights you can mount a heim on the Knuckle Bolt kit and even mounting heims under the high steer arms for crossover and so on.

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#7 ·
They sure are....but let me give you something really cool.....

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#9 ·
That's a great question. YES. They will have countersunk holes to accept the tapered nuts. The images above are from our prototypes in which our prototype tester wasn't using tapered nuts.

PM sent. Thanks for the chance to quote.
 
#19 ·
Surely they at least have a 30 day return policy. I'm not saying their arms are bad but no other arms have the designs and features of these so...you should get what you need right, especially if you thought there was only one manufacturer making them.
 
#20 ·
A sample of a installed picture. I'll post up more on Monday. Hopefully this gives you an idea of how this whole system really adds strength to the knuckle and flexibility in how you mount your steering.

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#26 ·
What options do you want? There are lots of options (5-hole, 6-hole with keyway, blank or holes drilled) we offer and accessories too (4 stud/nut kit, 5 stud/nut kit, Knuckle bolt kits) so I want to make sure the quote is accurate.

Our website can do a shipping quote easily and show the sale discount once you add items to the shopping cart.

http://artecindustries.3dcartstores.com/High-Steer-Arms_c_125.html