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Made an Idler Arm Brace today....


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Hey everyone. Just thought I would post up the idler arm brace I made today. In the vein of calmini but more custom to fit the grease nipple on my idler arm. I only have a dinky little 110v Lincoln flux core welder so the welds aren't too pretty but it is plenty strong, and fitment is bang on. Plus the steel only cost me 6$ and I still have enough left overs to make my rear bumper lift brackets to lift it up 3" to match my body lift. :)

 

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Just thought I would sneak this last pic in of how my pathy is sitting now after the lift, tires, vg33e swap, exhaust, etc. :)

 

 

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thanks guys! can't wait to throw it on tomorrow. and yes grease fittings = win!!. im thinking with new oem idler bushings, plus the brace and grease fitting, this thing should last a while! :)

 

and yes this was with a tiny 110v flux core arc welder. hard to get clean welds, but they are fine once cleaned up a bit. :P

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yeah its "cast" finish. its the only paint I had at home and i wasnt about to spend 10$ in gas for 5$ of black paint. :P Just something to keep the rust off for now, I can always change it later, only takes me 5 mins to take it in and out. lol.

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Wow I just tested it out on some trails and mud pits tonight. I wasn't expecting such a difference!!! I had a LOT of bump steer offroad before my wheel would jerk all over the place when i hit even smaller bumps. I'm runninjg 33x12.5 tires on 15x10 steel rims with a lot of offset so I'm sure that has something to do with it. :P

 

Well after putting in the new idler arm bushings(the old ones weren't all that bad) and added the brace, my thumb-abusing steering wheel is NO MORE!! There is still a bit of jerking over bigger bumps and stuff but it smoothed out a HUGE amount of it. Like going through rutted tracks with minor bumps my wheel doesnt even MOVE anymore, it stays solid and comfortable and controlled. Only the bigger rocks and bumps will shove it sideways on me and that is much less violent than before. The steering actually feels tighter too? I really didn't think it would make such a difference!! I think after a steering stabilizer it will almost be comfortable to wheel it!!! LOL

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