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by cantspel
Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:45 am
Forum: *SUSPENSION/BRAKES/STEERING/TIRES HELP*
Topic: pulling hard!
Replies: 29
Views: 1451

I guess I can bend the drag staight and shorten the steering arm to bring it into a parallel alignment. But thinking of an IFS, I still don't understand why the bumpsteer occurs on an I beam front end. Toe doesn't change over a bump, so it must just be knuckle push on the box that gives the feelng??...
by cantspel
Sat Jun 30, 2007 7:52 pm
Forum: *SUSPENSION/BRAKES/STEERING/TIRES HELP*
Topic: pulling hard!
Replies: 29
Views: 1451

I'm having the same problem with mine. I don't understand with this set up what causes the bump steer. It seems to me that the drag link socket at the pitman should just rotate when going over a bump. But I can assure you that with what I have in the pictures below, this thing is a death trap to dri...
by cantspel
Sat Jun 16, 2007 4:43 pm
Forum: *SUSPENSION/BRAKES/STEERING/TIRES HELP*
Topic: Front end lowering gone bad
Replies: 3
Views: 660

Front end lowering gone bad

Bought a nice 66 D100, /6 2wd last week. Decided to lower it a bit befor running it for the summer. Flipped the front and rear axles. Removed one spring from front for a slight rake. I beam hit the oil pan when bounced hard. No problem, just notch the pan a little. Pull the pan and notched it. When ...