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newbie help - SPOA & OTS Steering kit installation

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newbie help - SPOA & OTS Steering kit installation
« on: January 12, 2009, 07:16:32 PM »
Hello,

Recently purchased the 4.5" deluxe SPOA kit from Low range, as well as the Full OTS Cross Over / Histeer Kit. Does anyone have link to instructions or an installation guide or even some photos for these kits? Low range gave me a general idea of where things go, and it seems pretty simple. But with welding involved I would just like to be extra sure I'm doing everything correctly.

thanks in advance!

-bobby

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Re: newbie help - SPOA & OTS Steering kit installation
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2009, 12:15:01 AM »
The high-steer kit is easy.  Just pull the bolts off of your brake calipers and your upper kingpin.  Then put on the new steering arms, bolt everything back together.  The only pain might be getting the old steering pieces to pop off.

I usually place a hammer on one side of the joint, then hit it with a hammer on the other.  That usually get's the ball joint to pop right out.

It looks like you have the Sky Manufacturing lift, which is my favorite because of the spring pads.  They should sit just perfectly on top of your old ones, lined up and everything.  Just weld them in position and your good to go.  :)

That cross bar replaces the top bar for your rear shocks, that should be bolt in.

The hoops are a bit more of a pain, you have to cut off your existing shock towers and put them in place.  I'll let someone else take some pictures/explain where to mount them.  I went with F-250 shock towers when I did my SPOA.
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Re: newbie help - SPOA & OTS Steering kit installation
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2009, 09:39:59 AM »
great thanks. I think I have the steering kit figured out, looks pretty simple once I really took a look.

the SPOA I'm pretty sure I know where everything goes... do the hoops just go as high as you can inside the wheel well? also the lower shock mounts, just weld those on as far out as you can (as long as they dont rub on the wheel?)

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Re: newbie help - SPOA & OTS Steering kit installation
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2009, 10:22:55 AM »
No idea!  I just flipped my front spring pads around so I could put the shocks on top of the axles.  :)

Someone else should have some pictures of the hoop style shock mounts installed.
96 Geo Tracker, x-SJ-410,  x-White Rabbit, x-Project Trouble
Crawlers NorthWest
x-Trouble Racing