Stronger steering

Post by **Wendle** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 7:47 am

Thought maybe we should have a more serious post. They can't all just take the piss out of bjwagon.jpg (purple hi-roof thing) :silly:

30mm solid tie rod with GU cab-chassis rod ends to replace 24mm hollow stocker that was bent enough to be hitting the fins on the carrier at LH lock :shock:

Post by **Wendle** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 7:59 am

30mm solid draglink with the same ends to replace 22mm cast, non-adjustable stocker with flogged out ends for that steer now/move later feeling..

Post by **zzzz** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 8:05 am

nice

Post by **Wendle** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 8:07 am

Badly designed bracket for steering damper made after way too many beers with these enhanced features:
Not enough room left for gusseting once the bushes and pin are in.
Awesome two-tone paint sprayed with aerosol cans rescued from the bin because I forgot to buy paint........

Post by **Wendle** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 8:12 am

Pic of the whole thing so some american stoner can drag it up in a few years and make fun of me! 8)

No ugg-boots in the photos from the southside, 2CAR!

Post by **bj on roids** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 8:39 am

i like how you "rescued" them from the bin must be a northside thing

the boot in the picture wasnt half deliberate

I was awaiting for an UGG boot call, nice steering stabiliser mount, but aren't steering stabilisers, just "band aids" plus who needs one of them, the ram should do that job

Post by **bj on roids** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 8:41 am

what did the whole exercise end up costing you from start to finish?

Post by **Wendle** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 9:13 am

bj on roids wrote:what did the whole exercise end up costing you from start to finish?

Waaayy too much. I now have to sweep chimneys over the Xmas break so I can afford porridge and cider. :silly:

Post by **bj on roids** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 9:35 am

i know what ya mean, ill be pimping my chimney sweeping skils over christmas (mainly new years though)

im on bread and water

porridge and cider, is definitely for the brown sugar classes

Post by **Cheezy4x4** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 4:27 pm

With the bend in your front link and my hi steer the front link would be on an angle the other way. :lol:

Steering dampener :?:

whats that :?:

Isnt that a Hydro ram.
Steering Im only going to say it once HEIMS.

Post by **2car** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 5:04 pm

Wendle wrote:Pic of the whole thing so some american stoner can drag it up in a few years and make fun of me! 8)

No ugg-boots in the photos from the southside, 2CAR!

Dear Carlton,

We have received a report from the South about some Yahoo terrorising the huddled masses in some modified POS. Please report to the North for inspection or we will fine you more than your house is worth. Also, find enclosed a permit that allows you to be on the North side of the lake, and note that it is valid for one day only between the hours of 8:30 and 4:00 on the day of the inspection.

Cheers

Urban Services

Post by **awill4x4** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 9:46 pm

Wendle, I've just bought a complete cab/chassis draglink (the one behind the diff) with the same tie rod ends. It's a 32mm by 6 or 6.5 thick wall thickness tubing so is much more substantial than the original wagon one.
It cost me $220 all up and I was wondering how it compared to buying the heavy duty tie rods separately.
Regards Andrew.
ps, if you think the GQ wagon drag links are weak, compare them to the GU. The GU ones are much smaller again.

Post by **bj on roids** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 6:57 am

2car wrote:
Wendle wrote:Pic of the whole thing so some american stoner can drag it up in a few years and make fun of me! 8)

No ugg-boots in the photos from the southside, 2CAR!

Dear Carlton,

We have received a report from the South about some Yahoo terrorising the huddled masses in some modified POS. Please report to the North for inspection or we will fine you more than your house is worth. Also, find enclosed a permit that allows you to be on the North side of the lake, and note that it is valid for one day only between the hours of 8:30 and 4:00 on the day of the inspection.

Cheers

Urban Services

ROFLMFAO!!!! gawd thats some funny shnit :mrgreen:

Post by **Wendle** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 8:44 am

2car wrote:
Wendle wrote:Pic of the whole thing so some american stoner can drag it up in a few years and make fun of me! 8)

No ugg-boots in the photos from the southside, 2CAR!

Dear Carlton,

We have received a report from the South about some Yahoo terrorising the huddled masses in some modified POS. Please report to the North for inspection or we will fine you more than your house is worth. Also, find enclosed a permit that allows you to be on the North side of the lake, and note that it is valid for one day only between the hours of 8:30 and 4:00 on the day of the inspection.

Cheers

Urban Services

Baahahahahah.. Awesome work!!!!

The inspection station south of the lake was forced ot close down due to the lack of problems from our fine southern engineering!!

Post by **Wendle** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 8:52 am

awill4x4 wrote:Wendle, I've just bought a complete cab/chassis draglink (the one behind the diff) with the same tie rod ends. It's a 32mm by 6 or 6.5 thick wall thickness tubing so is much more substantial than the original wagon one.
It cost me $220 all up and I was wondering how it compared to buying the heavy duty tie rods separately.
Regards Andrew.
ps, if you think the GQ wagon drag links are weak, compare them to the GU. The GU ones are much smaller again.

The off-the-street-bloke price when I went into Nissan myself was $110 each!
Overkill Sam bought these ones for me, I think he payed about $80 each or something??
6mm should be OK. I have bent two of the stock ones in 6 months and both were from dragging the axle tube over something and then having it slam into the tie rod as the axle falls over it..
I don't think they are more than about 4mm wall, though..

Post by **Wendle** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 8:56 am

Cheezy4x4 wrote:With the bend in your front link and my hi steer the front link would be on an angle the other way.
Steering dampener whats that Isnt that a Hydro ram.
Steering Im only going to say it once HEIMS.

Your hi-steer is a self fuelled urban myth - Sasquatch Engineering PTY LTD - :silly:

You were meant to show it to me at woodpecker, I am still standing in the paddock there typing this on a laptop & waiting to see it.

Seriously, is it done now?? Get photos if it is..

Did you tap the Nissan box for your hydro, Or swap something else in? I forgot to check it out at XRCC :roll:

Post by **bj on roids** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 8:58 am

i want to see the sasquatch engineering high steer aswell

PICS cheezy!

Post by **Wendle** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 9:01 am

Cheezy4x4 wrote:Steering Im only going to say it once HEIMS.

Heims I'm only going to say it once REGO

I have heims on all my links engineered, but using them on the steering I think I may be pushing my luck?? dunno. Are you keeping yours registered??

Post by **Wendle** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 9:03 am

bj on roids wrote:i want to see the sasquatch engineering high steer aswell

PICS cheezy!

*quickly runs down to the business registry and gets the rights to sasquatch engineering* :crazyeyes:

*edits dumb spelling errors that made no sense* :roll:

Post by **bj on roids** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 11:36 am

misses, homeless imbread speelling errars!!

wonduz wut wendle is on about!

Post by **Wendle** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 11:44 am

Cause I have already edited it..
If you get back in there quick enough it doesn't put the "last edited by xxx on xxx" bit in there..

Post by **2car** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 12:06 pm

Wendle wrote:
2car wrote:
Wendle wrote:Pic of the whole thing so some american stoner can drag it up in a few years and make fun of me! 8)

No ugg-boots in the photos from the southside, 2CAR!

Dear Carlton,

We have received a report from the South about some Yahoo terrorising the huddled masses in some modified POS. Please report to the North for inspection or we will fine you more than your house is worth. Also, find enclosed a permit that allows you to be on the North side of the lake, and note that it is valid for one day only between the hours of 8:30 and 4:00 on the day of the inspection.

Cheers

Urban Services

Baahahahahah.. Awesome work!!!!

The inspection station south of the lake was forced ot close down due to the lack of problems from our fine southern engineering!!

Yeah? I guess you can't defect a horse. :wink:

Where was said inspection station?

Post by **Wendle** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 12:20 pm

at the back of phillip, behind where the car yards are.

Post by **Cheezy4x4** » Fri Dec 13, 2002 6:51 pm

Ok you all caught me out, no hi steer and no hydro, all just an urban myth that the sasquach is hiding. Spose I may as well throw that POS steering thing on my shed floor away, as for EZ steering that was no hydro at XRCC, Im just getting stronger, way stronger. :lol:

Post by **Wendle** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 7:37 am

Schwarzenegger Steering Solutions!
The latest product from Sasquatch Engineering :silly:

Nah, your hydro works awesome.. I though the tie-rod was gonna bend though..

Post by **Cheezy4x4** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 7:46 am

Tierods gone, I didnt think they would last either, so I had 6 spare in the truck amongst alot of other things at XRCC.

Post by **Wendle** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 7:54 am

6 spare tie-rods!! Awesome. So are you still using the nissan steering box?? Trying to work out where to tap into the bastard now. Much harder than toyota stuff..

Post by **bj on roids** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 7:55 am

Cheezy4x4 wrote:Ok you all caught me out, no hi steer and no hydro, all just an urban myth that the sasquach is hiding. Spose I may as well throw that POS steering thing on my shed floor away, as for EZ steering that was no hydro at XRCC, Im just getting stronger, way stronger.

damn you are one strong sasquatch, cause you were shifting those 39s easy

Post by **OVERKILL ENG** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 10:31 pm

Wendle
The tie rods ended up costing me $95 each.
You should have told me you sweep chimneys we could have worked something out as mine is blocked. :lol:

Post by **Wendle** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 7:04 am

Is it a proper brick chimney, or a modern metal flue?? I am pretty thin but the metal ones are just a bit too tight :silly:

$95 is still pretty dear, I guess. They are a very high quality bit of gear though.
One strange thing. All the clamp bolts on them had different sized heads? Same diameter and thread pitch, just different size heads.. Weird, man..

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