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matty87

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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 7:36 am

cheers thanks layto i thought that was how to measure it ill have to check it out and see what we are at.

matty87

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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:44 am

videos of what the car is doing and the tierod and dragling when being turned.

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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:53 am

mine does that too.
but dude what is with that ugly arse looking drag link???
that looks seriously unsafe.

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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 10:03 am

have you got an spring clamps on those front springs to stop them splaying?

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matty87

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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 10:24 am

ajsr wrote:

mine does that too.
but dude what is with that ugly arse looking drag link???
that looks seriously unsafe.

yeah it looks dodgy it is dodgy unsafe however not so much. the gusseting is 6mm plate and the main weld around the circumference of the tube was preped with a full bevel and the solid round bar is sleeved inside the tube about 150mm and spot welded as well as fully welded around the circumference of the tube.

atari4x4 wrote:

have you got an spring clamps on those front springs to stop them splaying?

ill defer that question to one of my co builders as i cant remember

bakerboy

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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 12:31 pm

no, the rear still does though

LAY80N

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Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 5:53 am

The big offset rims you have cause a huge increase in the scrub radius of the front axle. As you turn the wheel the caster causes the inside to "jack" slightly on most cars. But the larger the scrub radius the more pronounced it is. If you look at a steering geometry diagram, you can see the inclination of the kingpin axis. As this line leans back slightly, as the wheel is turned the whole hub, stub axle, rim etc all turn on this axis.

I will find a diagram and link it, should help with my retarded discription (sorry just got home from a crapola day at work).

Layto....

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Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 6:24 am

Use a dropped pitman arm to get rid of the ghetto drag link.

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Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:08 am

http://128.83.80.200/taco/scarysteering.html

These guy's have the right idea..

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matty87

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Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:14 am

steak_knife wrote:

http://128.83.80.200/taco/scarysteering.html

These guy's have the right idea..

hahaha yeah there is some good stuff in there hey

matty87

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Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 8:40 am

so to show that im not all rough iv made a couple of these to see if lessening the positive camber angle on it will help

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