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Extended steering stops (again)

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Extended steering stops (again)

Post by N*A*M »

Sorry to rehash but I need a better solution.

I went with the extended bolt + retaining nut method and they just don't last. I bend them to meet with the axle tube as best I can but as soon as I come off a rock, the force exerted on the tyre just kills the steering stop.

Carnage pic attached. (Digi cam is busted so I scanned the bolts in my flatbed scanner :roll: ) Two sets here, the dirty ones ate it at NavTrac. Yes one broke off totally :x Grrr! The shiny set I just put in today and they've been in for about 2 hours. :x

There's gotta be another way that lasts longer than just 10mins. Does anyone have ideas?
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Post by M&M Custom Engineerin »

what if you got some 15mm bright bar and machined the end down and threaded it so it screws into the housing. That would be a heap stronger than a bolt.

i can machine some up for you if you want. How long are they?
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Post by N*A*M »

the original thread is is here: http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... ering+stop

there is a pic of the factory steering stop bolt with measurements. i went with 10mm longer high tensile bolts.

are you talking about machining something like this? i put some rough numbers on there of what i think the measurements should be. this is just my guess - so if you have reasons to make it differently, then i'm all for it. how much would it cost to make me 4 of these?
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Post by M&M Custom Engineerin »

sending you a pm ;)
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Post by N*A*M »

mick

i think 20mm is too small
please make them 30mm diametre

thanks
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Post by redzook »

my steering stops work well

JUST DONT TURN SO SHARP :D
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Post by M&M Custom Engineerin »

N*A*M wrote:mick

i think 20mm is too small
please make them 30mm diametre

thanks
nam


no problems
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Post by Liam »

What are you doing to destroy these???
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Post by Wendle »

N*A*M wrote:i think 20mm is too small
please make them 30mm diametre


with 2 flat spots milled into the sides to take a common sized spanner :idea:
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Post by zookjedi »

NAM what grade bolt are they? get some grade 8 bolts and all should be fine, those ones look like run of the mill cheese bolts, don't go for bunnings high tensile bolts there just too weak.
if its worth doing do it intensly , better still do it with MADPASSION

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