Category: Cars, Outdoors, Sports

Tags: Dana 60 high steer arms, Dana 60 kingpin bronze bushings, Dana 60 Crossover Steering Kit, Dana 60 steering upgrade, off road steering parts, Kingpin Dana 60 high steer, Dana 60 billet steering arms

Transform Your Trail Experience: The Complete Dana 60 High Steer Arm Guide When you take your 4x4 off the pavement and onto aggressive rock trails, your factory components are put to the ultimate test. The Kingpin Dana 60 is a legendary front axle, but its stock steering geometry often becomes a massive liability for lifted rigs running oversized tires. To truly unlock your vehicle's off-road capability, transitioning to a professional-grade high steer setup is an absolute necessity. Here is a comprehensive look at why upgrading your front end with billet arms and bronze components is the smartest investment you can make for your trail rig. The Need for a Dana 60 Crossover Steering Kit Factory steering systems mount the drag link and tie rod low on the knuckles, leaving them highly exposed to rocks, stumps, and deep ruts. A Dana 60 crossover steering kit corrects this vulnerability by moving these critical linkages high above the axle centerline. Clearing Trail Obstacles By elevating your off road steering parts, you drastically improve your vehicle's approach angle and ground clearance. This relocation ensures that when you navigate a technical line, your tires make contact with the obstacles, not your vital steering linkages. Furthermore, it corrects the steep drag link angles on lifted vehicles, virtually eliminating bump steer. Unmatched Durability: 1.25 Inch Thick Dana 60 Billet Arms When turning 40-inch tires wedged between boulders, the lateral torque applied to your steering knuckles is immense. Standard steering arms simply cannot handle this level of abuse. Cast vs. Billet Steering Arms Most factory and entry-level aftermarket arms are made of cast iron, which is prone to cracking and shattering under heavy stress. The East West Offroad Dana 60 arms are CNC-machined from solid domestic steel blocks. By utilizing 1.25 inch thick Dana 60 billet arms, this kit provides a completely rigid, zero-flex connection. These heavy duty steering arms ensure instantaneous steering response and are practically indestructible, even when paired with full hydraulic assist systems. Stabilizing the Pivot with Dana 60 Kingpin Bronze Bushings Even the strongest billet arms will feel sloppy if the kingpin they pivot on is unstable. The Achilles' heel of the factory Kingpin axle is its use of plastic or nylon cone bushings. The Weakness of Factory Plastics Under the extreme weight of a modified rock crawler, factory plastic bushings compress, melt, and wear out rapidly. This degradation directly causes steering wander and the dreaded "death wobble." Upgrading to a Dana 60 kingpin bronze bushings set provides a permanent fix. Bronze acts as an incompressible, self-lubricating bearing surface. The complete Kingpin bronze bushing set hardware ensures your Kingpin Dana 60 high steer setup remains perfectly aligned, maintaining a tight and predictable feel trip after trip. Secure Mounting with Reid Compatible Dana 60 Arms The strongest steering arm in the world is useless if it shears off the knuckle on the trail. A proper high steer conversion requires over-engineered mounting hardware to handle extreme lateral forces. Tapered Nuts and Knuckle Studs The EWO Dana 60 high steer arm pair features a versatile 5 hole pattern Dana 60 steering arms configuration. This makes them fully Reid compatible Dana 60 arms, allowing you to bolt them seamlessly to high-performance aftermarket knuckles for maximum strength. To secure the arms, the Dana 60 complete high steer arm pair utilizes ten 1/2 inch fine thread studs Dana 60 paired with specialized Dana 60 tapered nuts. The taper wedges deeply into the arm, distributing the load across all the Dana 60 knuckle studs to guarantee the arm never shifts or comes loose. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 1. Does this kit come with parts for both the driver and passenger sides? Yes, this is a fully comprehensive kit that includes both the Dana 60 passenger and driver side arms for a complete crossover and high-steer conversion. 2. Will these 5-hole arms fit my standard 4-hole factory knuckles? Absolutely. While they are designed as Reid compatible Dana 60 arms to utilize the fifth hole on aftermarket knuckles, they are fully backwards compatible and will bolt perfectly to standard 4-hole Kingpin knuckles. 3. Why are 1.25 inch thick Dana 60 billet arms better than standard upgrades? Dana 60 billet steering arms offer superior tensile strength and uniform grain structure compared to cast metal. The 1.25-inch thickness prevents the deflection and micro-cracking that leads to arm failure during intense rock crawling. 4. What exactly is included in the Kingpin hardware kit? The Kingpin bronze bushing set hardware includes the heavy-duty bronze bushings, threaded screws, grease fittings for easy trail maintenance, spacers, and jam nuts.