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Old 04-01-2012, 09:07 PM
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Barely out ran the rain to give the suspension a HARD test. I jumped it for the first time over our 14' hill at about 25mph- barely got any air but it did bottom out my rear shocks & no damage or wierd steering issues. With the corrected Ackerman spindle points I now have a 16' +/- turning radius (that's TIGHT)
Found my wheel wobble- passenger side only with no passenger- the wheel is light and wanting to skip across the ground- doesn't affect anything but looks wierd!!!

The pic's is to show my way of getting the rack centered (equal steering arm lengths) by leaving the rack in the stock location. There were a couple of reasons I changed the radius ball joint ends that came stock.
1.they take up 2"-3" of additional length on the rack.they're not stops
2.they have a very limited angle
3.The end is simply crimped on the threaded stud
4.they're additional un-needed weight!!!
Note: I added (it's only tacked in place) a stop foot plate as I've sheared the bolts holding the rack before from excessive movement
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