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[camper4lyfe]

I'm not too sure where to post this, so it's going to go all over the damn place!

I've decided that my 4 wheeler doesn't have a good enough turning radius. SO...here's my idea

On the steering column is a part that the tie rods mount up to. (red arrow)


Since the micro-fieche doesn't give a part number, I'm assuming it's welded to the steering column. No biggie...there's ways around it.

My idea is to make a piece (stainless) that mounts at the two points where the tie rods normally do, and mount the tie rods back a little bit further (1/2" or so), increasing the distance the wheels would turn.

I know this would require slightly more turning force at the bars, but I don't think it'll be TOO much.

Barring any possible clearance issues, does anyone see a problem with it?

Comments

[highrider.livejournal.com]

Electrically speaking it looks fine to me. Just turn off the power before you start working on it.

[camper4lyfe.livejournal.com]

LMAO

Good call!
I don't think I'd smell very good if I didn't.

I have to take a closer look at the steering stops and figure out what exactly is limiting the steering.

[highrider.livejournal.com]

Time for some 3D modeling maybe?

[camper4lyfe.livejournal.com]

It's possible.
I wish I knew how to weld...then I could modify just about anything.

I modeled a very primitive V8 one time...even animated it. I rocked on that one. lol

[highrider.livejournal.com]

They probably limit the travel so dumbasses don't take sharp turns at high speed and do rollovers. I remember when they kept doing that on the 3 wheelers.

[camper4lyfe.livejournal.com]

I rolled my 3 wheeler once or twice. It pitched me right into a mud pit one time (there were a bunch of dual tracks, and I got cross rutted and it pitched me). No injuries other than my pride.

That one would have been a lot more fun if it had brakes.

[highrider.livejournal.com]

Brakes would be a plus I think. I guess they probably saved some lives by not making them anymore.

[camper4lyfe.livejournal.com]

What ended the run of the 3 wheeler was the invention of honda's 250R. It was a 250cc 2-stroke. A lot of people that didn't know how to manage the power bought them and killed themselves.