333 Fabrications HD Billet Steering Rack Clamp (3rd GEN Toyota 4Runner Installation)
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In this video, we install an upgraded billet aluminum steering rack clamp from 333 Fabrications.
This stronger than stock mount is intended to preserve your vehicle’s alignment. Stock steering brackets are intended for on-road use, but cannot withstand the abuse of off-road driving, nor increased tire sizes.
Since these vehicles have a rear steer setup, the forward load against the tires is pushed rearward into the steering rack. This force causes the steering rack’s vertically bolted center mount to act as a fulcrum on which the rack pivots. This, in turn, makes the bracket the weakest link in securing the steering rack. Over time and under load, the bracket will stretch and distort, causing the bushing to fit loosely around the rack. As a result, this causes play and poor response in the steering. 333 Fabrications have designed a much more robust bracket, CNC milled from 6061 aluminum, the HD Billet Rack Clamp improves upon the stock bracket in all use cases.
Firstly, the beveled edge on the bushing mating surface has been removed. This helps secure the bushing from wandering horizontally. And secondly, our bracket is approximately 50% larger than the stock bracket. This allows our bracket to withstand just over 1000 lb-ft more than the stock bracket (Strength numbers generated in CAD analysis).
*Features:*
CNC milled from 6061 aluminum in Utah, U.S.A.
Easy two bolt installation, reuses factory hardware (Uses supplied washers)
Fitment: 96-02 4Runner, 01-07 Sequoia, 95-04 Tacoma, 00-06 Tundra
333fabrications.com
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***It is highly recommended that this clamp is used in conjunction with polyurethane steering rack bushings. This product is warranted for off-road use only. The end user assumes all risks involved when installing this product.
*TORQUE VALUES*
*Steering rack clamp bolt and nut - 123 ft-lbs
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The community already knows this Timmy but, I just wanted to say your videos are so thorough and precise. All at the same time of being easy , clear, and simple to follow. Your focused on getting the job done properly and teaching so much along the way. I bought a rusty tundra and I’m handy but watching your videos gives me so much confidence and knowledge I’ve been tackling every job on my rust bucket truck with your videos. You’re a legend and we all appreciate you cause there ain’t know one else doing what you do.
@TimmyTheToolman
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the kind words for what Sean and I do. Your comment means a lot to us. Happy Wrenching on your Tundra.
I always take my trails on the rig!
@TimmyTheToolman
4 ай бұрын
We kept that in to see if people would notice! You my friend have won a prize! - Sean
@kflo1219
4 ай бұрын
Yeah I heard it too😂
@efil4kizum
4 ай бұрын
@@TimmyTheToolman heard whut? I am only here to read these comments LMAO
@KendrasEdge757
4 ай бұрын
@@TimmyTheToolman whooohooo!! I never win ANYTHING!!!! Until today!! lol Yeah I had to post that comment though lol 🤷♂️
@TimmyTheToolman
4 ай бұрын
If you have an instagram, DM us there, and we will inform you of your prize!
I love my 333 Fab cam eliminators. They've been a game changer. With toasted bushings it's amazing how much the steering rack will move around
@TimmyTheToolman
4 ай бұрын
Yep, we agree it's an awesome product.
I wished all add on mods and repairs were this easy 🙏
@TimmyTheToolman
4 ай бұрын
Yeah, wouldn't that be nice.
I think I need one of those… just one more practical and useful mod that never crosses your mind until something breaks or you see a video just like this one! Thanks Timmy and Sean! Ya cool!
@TimmyTheToolman
4 ай бұрын
Agreed!
Just wanted to say I have watched and downloaded most of your vids to help maintain my 99 4Runner, unfortunately some asshat ran a stop sign and T Boned it and it is now going to a junkyard. Thanks for all the time you put into these videos. Oh yea, I was 400 miles away from 300K.
@TimmyTheToolman
3 ай бұрын
Man, that's a bummer some a-hole totaled your rig. Hope you get another one and you can continue to use our videos.
@efil4kizum
3 ай бұрын
Was the ahat not insured? How much damage was done to it?
@Schmitz3
3 ай бұрын
Totaled, went over on its side.@@efil4kizum
never stop uploading you helpful badass!!!!
@TimmyTheToolman
4 ай бұрын
Kevin, Challenge accepted you filthy animal!!! - Sean
@kevinmillones7360
4 ай бұрын
@@TimmyTheToolmandeal! And tell Timmy to stop being lazy and pump more vids out too! T4R community need y’all
@TimmyTheToolman
4 ай бұрын
@@kevinmillones7360 Who's Timmy? It's all Sean from here on out.
Sic clamp mods! Definitely been happy with my 333 fab clamp so far.
@TimmyTheToolman
4 ай бұрын
Wicked awesome! - Sean
Lol I already bought and installed one of these on my 3rd gen but of course I still had to watch this video. Maybe I'll go back and blue Loctite that stud and bolt, I didn't when I put it on lol
@TimmyTheToolman
4 ай бұрын
Loctite is just extra insurance. A properly torqued bolt and nut shouldn't come loose.
Hella SICK!!! mods...
@TimmyTheToolman
4 ай бұрын
Only the sickest - Sean
Does anyone know where to find a documented case where the stock clamp failed?
@treehouseoffroad
4 ай бұрын
Probably not but it's billet and shiny so who cares. Also it's billet billet
@vb1gbg
4 ай бұрын
@@treehouseoffroad 🤣 Agreed
@BretBerger
4 ай бұрын
A CNCed solution in search of a problem? An idle Haas won't pay for itself.
The written instructions on the 333 site tell you to install it the opposite way, but they also link this video....going to folllow the video thanks
@TimmyTheToolman
2 ай бұрын
The longer side of the clamp definitely goes over the stud. This clamp mimics how the OEM clamp is designed with one side longer than the other and the long side of the OEM clamp goes over the stud.
@tronskifpv
2 ай бұрын
Good copy! thank you for the quick reply. My Stock clamp was very deformed.
@TimmyTheToolman
2 ай бұрын
@@tronskifpv You're welcome
lol love it!
@TimmyTheToolman
4 ай бұрын
Love it or leave it, break it then fix it, swap it and install it. Not necessarily in that order. - Sean
Was that Tim’s voice in the beginning LOL!
@TimmyTheToolman
4 ай бұрын
No… it was the monster under my bed. - Sean
@israelrodriguez6986
4 ай бұрын
@@TimmyTheToolman😂 Cuz from our point of view, he never leaves your house! Get back under there Sean! Lol
@Wolfgang51501986
4 ай бұрын
If it was a naughty joke with any voice changer, then it would be a dead giveaway it’s Timmy.
@brucewayne2773
4 ай бұрын
😂@@TimmyTheToolman
Did you notice any difference when driving it? Like how it felt and everything?
@TimmyTheToolman
3 ай бұрын
I don't think Sean has driven his rig much after this modification because the rig he put it on is sort of a work in progress. However, I have read some comments from Toyota Facebook groups about these clamps and people did mention they felt their steering felt tighter. - Timmy
I'll stick with the stock steel clamp. Aluminum has a tendency to crack under high stress. looks cool though
@TimmyTheToolman
2 ай бұрын
It's your truck and you can do that.
@rayurena3789
2 ай бұрын
@@TimmyTheToolman yup its my truck alright.
What’s your favorite scary movie 😮😮😮
@TimmyTheToolman
4 ай бұрын
I know what mods you did last summer.. - Sean
@Wolfgang51501986
4 ай бұрын
LOL 😂
Did you notice a difference?
@TimmyTheToolman
4 ай бұрын
Yes
@yoda1090
3 күн бұрын
Just got it installed and there actually was a noticeable difference, I was skeptical at first. Here's just my on road experience, it helps firm up the steering wheel with uneven surfaces, no more shaky steering wheel... Even with the poly bushings this made an impact.
Smash
@TimmyTheToolman
4 ай бұрын
Smashed it like is hot! - Sean
@Wolfgang51501986
4 ай бұрын
Smash that “like” button yo!
$120!! Really?
@TimmyTheToolman
4 ай бұрын
Yep! That’s the price you pay for SICMODS!!! But use the promo code and get yourself one for less! - Sean