Re: Jaff Bade and his joints

["Jim or Ginger Aos" <jaos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Moore" <baradium@domain.elided>
To: "Joel M Brodsky" <jmbrodsky@domain.elided>; <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 9:05 PM
Subject: Re: Jaff Bade and his joints


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joel M Brodsky" <jmbrodsky@domain.elided>
> To: <ihc@domain.elided>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 15:28
> Subject: Jaff Bade and his joints
>
>
> > Jeff,
> >       Bump steer as I have experienced, has been caused by the angle of
> the
> > drag link being excessive, following a lift spring installation.  As the
> > front wheel compresses there is an appreciable action on the drag link,
> and
> > it no longer adheres to the small angle theory, thus when the wheel
comes
> > up, it pushes the draglink to the side, and that's what bump steer is.
> > Drop pitman arm is the solution, or high-steer if you have the bux.
> >
> > I'm going to see about heating and bending a factory pitman arm a few
> > inches to retain the same radius, but give a bit of drop in the arm.
The
> > 4" drop arm from Skyjacker is much shorter than stock, but I have yet to
> > try the one I have.
> >
> > JoelB
> >
>
> A little out of date, but....
>
> If you bend a stock pitman arm, it'll lose radius.  That or you'll be
> stretching the arm out.  I've heard the reason for the shorter radius on
the
> dropped arms is also because a dropped arm same length will contact the
> springs itself, especially under compression...
>
> And for a later post...  I seem to remember hearing that any welding to a
> steering component is illegal.  I think I may have happened upon that in
the
> vehicle laws while doing a search on CDL rules and regulations (what was
cdl
> required and what wasn't).

I  also was, told that it was illegal.  I think that Greg H. said that it
was not.  In any event even if it should break after a collision, more than
one attorney could be HIGHLY interested!
Cheers Jim A.

>
> Anyways, I'm slowly trying to catch up... usual disclaimers apply, not
> positive about any of this...
>
> I'm going to have a picture to show you guys hopefully tomorrow...
>
> -Ryan