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Old May 19, 2003 | 05:28 PM
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If it comes to fruition, I'd be interested.

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Old May 19, 2003 | 05:30 PM
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EXACTLY!!!There for a while I was posting what you needed to do the kit so you could go to a MACHINE shop and give them the angles and dimensions to make the items up.But after talking with a lawyer that stopped to.Since I could still be sue'd for the design.the best I CAN do is show you a pic and YOU figure it out.
It is not prefect by any means but it cuts the toe change in half so its a huge improvement.would also benefit the drag comunity to since when the truck lifts it toes in real bad and toe in is drag!!Stan
 
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Old May 19, 2003 | 05:44 PM
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here is the pic I said I would post.I know this is safe because I have bent the alum shaft to about 10 degrees when i did NOT check for any clearance issuesthe Heim is the highest quality I could find at ANY price.Will take over 40,000 psi or so they say.Chrome moly end and grade 8 bolts.IF you decide to do this I would not go anymore than grade 8 due to the fact you want things to bend and NOT snap so you will still have some control over the vehicle.Stan

 
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Old May 19, 2003 | 05:54 PM
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If it's a good quality kit. COUNT ME IN!!!
 
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Old May 19, 2003 | 06:36 PM
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Originally posted by Ruslow
here is the pic I said I would post.


Stan I know you are concerned about liability, but it is hard to tell from the photos. In a "non sue me" sort of way could you post some differant pictures?
 
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Old May 19, 2003 | 06:53 PM
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Boy you sure want me to be broke!!!here is a pic of the'kit' I MUST warn you the majory pieces are correct but the spacer is not!!I had to make about 8 different sizes of spacers to finally get one that was the best.Stan


nothing else will be said as to the kit itself.Can answer other questions.as long as they do not spec the kit out.
 
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Old May 19, 2003 | 06:58 PM
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You are the man!

That pic tells me most of what I need, and I can pretty much experimaent from there.

Did you get my e-mail about the parts?
 
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Old May 19, 2003 | 07:05 PM
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yes sure did.Stan
 
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Old May 19, 2003 | 07:19 PM
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Stan raising or lowering the tie rod will adjust the amount of bumpsteer correct, am I going in the right direction?
 
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Old May 19, 2003 | 07:27 PM
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yes it will affect the toe change.BUT to really affect toe change you need to change the PIVOT points of the Tie-rods.what the majority of the bump steer kits out there do is just the outer pivot point.but to really correct bump steer you need to change the inner piont to,either by making it longer,shorter or up and down in relation to the spindle.
And to find an alignment shop that is willing to work with you on getting the heights and such rite.If it is done wrong or in a hurry[just slap it on it will work attitude] will get you KILLED.when I do a bumpsteer kit I charge anywhere from 2 to 4 hrs to do that alone!!and the alignment is extra.so choose your shop wisly!! and cost is not to be a major factor in choosing.Find someone that KNOWS and UNDERSTANDS what you and the kit are doing and pay them well.Stan
 
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Old May 19, 2003 | 07:34 PM
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oh my god!! what a perfect thread..BUMP STEER??? I gotta a pic of a bump Steer system!!!




LMAO!!
 
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Old May 19, 2003 | 07:38 PM
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LMMFAO
 
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Old May 19, 2003 | 07:53 PM
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Now thats Bump Steer.........

But somewhere I've seen that tie rod end on that beautiful gold rod..hmmmmmmmmm

 
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Old May 19, 2003 | 08:21 PM
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i'm interested very,


its too bad most of us aren't good at fabing up stuff, or we could just look at ruslows pic
 
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Old May 19, 2003 | 08:26 PM
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This may be a good place to start....



 
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