How hard was to set up the heims? Was it worth it? I am going to put on hydro assist and just wanted to see any pointers or opinions from other people on upgrades before I do.
The setup on the heims was pretty easy. I had to redo my steering after my hydro ram broke and bent up the tie rod / bump stop and frame on driver's side. I just ordered up some Midwest Control heims, 1.5" .25 wall tubing, and tubing adapters from Ballistic Fab and built a new tie rod. The high steer arms needed the hole reamed. My uncle is a machinist and we did the ream job on his Bridgeport vertical milling machine. I picked 3/4" bolts because the tapered hole for the FJ80 TRE at the top is pretty much 3/4".
You might be able to drill the holes but I felt the milling machine was the better method. Not everyone has access to a milling machine though.
The heims are so easy compared to TRE's. Removable of the tie rod is now bolts rather than a pickle fork and hammer to get the TRE's out of the steering arms.
About hydro assist - make sure you get the ram as parallel to the tie rod as possible. Also, make sure you have ample space on the driver's side between the end of the ram and the U bolt plate / bumpstops / etc... I learned that the hard way.
