custom steering Knuckles and getting max lock

[boost+k]

man you guys come up with some funny shit, notching the lower arms is about the stupidest thing you can do, at that point in the travel you have NO mechanical advantage over the steering arm, so when you do get to that much lock you can't pull it back out

and a corolla chassis does not require over 5 degress of caster, thats for dirty nissans with a completely different front end setup....

really if you don't understand how all this shit interacts your shouldn't be modding it... and just so you know i'm not talking shit like the all the dudes showing you there mad extreme lock when the car is jacked up,(real lock is shown on the ground) here is a action pic of my lock while competing in my ke70 (d1nz rookie) and i have control at this lock

[Delazy]

Jdi does everything...and are tested/proven...no simply I'll cut here, weld there and try this
Ae86, ke70, silvia, skyline, chaser etc etc

[stx-16]

link me



ok well in stead of getting up on your high horse how about you teach us on what to do then

[boost+k]

i already did a few pages back.... but basically reduce your achkerman, and fit stoppers to limit the rack ends from getting too close to the lower arm... after that is trail and error to see what suits your driving style, but over 5degrees caster on a ke70 setup is horrible IMO

and if you read between the lines everything else is there, i'm not trying to be on a high horse, just point out things you shouldn't do, cause i've seen too many people stuck on/in the wall wondering why

other than that i would have to type about two pages if info that people would only skim over and probably miss the important bits, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing especially when it comes to steering systems, personally i have about 5 different deigns for corolla's alone, and before selling any of them i have a talk to the owner about use of car and try and get a feel for there driving style and how competent they are... don't even get me started on s-chassis crap

[stx-16]

well mine is on a r31 with s13 front end and i am not paying 300+ for driftworks knuckles

if you do a write up i will read every word i really like lerning new stuff about steering systems or if you have a link to a good site/thread that would be nice to share aswell

[Slidin' 71]

I'm guessing this was referring to JDI Knuckles, If so head to for any JDI Knuckle enquires.

Also boost+k seems to be on the ball, it takes a bit of trial and error to get each setup perfected. And alot of times one spec won't suit all customers.

And driftworks are more then $300 and require offset spacers and possibly more items. JDI s13 knuckles are $200 changeover and don't require anything else other than slip on rack spacers, and in some cases longer tie rods which are sub-$50 a pair.

[johl]

alternatively you can bend the ackerman out of the standard p/s arms. this is very dodgy but it does work and i have seen it work, but for me, i went jdi knuckles

[claw]

bending something in your steering is fucking stupid, i hope whoever did it has a knuckle snap to teach them to do something so retarded

[Hachi_Tom]

if you have to notch your LCA's you normally move the rack forward..... to stop binding (having no mechanical advantage over the steering arm)

[lolwat]

your in a thread, with people talking abou chopping and rewelding steering arms, heating and bending who gives a fuck

anyone got pics of X members with racks moved forward (ae86 ofcourse)