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Old May 31, 2014 | 07:06 AM
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suggestions for more angle...

i have a fc and i needs more angle...any suggestions? what do i need?
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Old May 31, 2014 | 10:21 AM
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im running my custom tie rod ends and my custom spindles.. all i need
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Old May 31, 2014 | 09:51 PM
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an actual answer would be JTP knuckles or abercombie . Could also wait on PBM's front setup
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Old Jun 1, 2014 | 02:31 AM
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yea,abercrombie isnt a vendor and is like 6 months turn around

Oh yea, and my angle is ridiculous. Homemade.
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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 01:13 AM
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Wanna modify mine? ^^^
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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 04:10 PM
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Im down. What offset and front fenders are u running
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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 10:17 PM
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Zenki, did you just chop some off where your tie rod attaches or did you do more? and what did you change about your tie rods? Curious because Im looking at different ways of modifying mine
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Old Jun 4, 2014 | 09:24 AM
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yes my spindles are shortened, tie rods are super beefy 1/2" chromolly stud. 5/8ths heim with high misalignment. needs custom machined adjuster for inner/outer tie rods


super unbreakable
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Old Jun 4, 2014 | 07:35 PM
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well I might be an idiot....but I think i need new tie rods and ends. Which ones are beefy and good for the drifty?
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Old Jun 4, 2014 | 08:47 PM
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How much did you shorten your spindles? On my 240, I cut them 3/4" and that was adequate
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Old Jun 5, 2014 | 09:14 AM
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chromolly 5/8ths with 1/2" stud. most likely need to machine the 7 degree taper down so it fits the FC spindles. Then an adjuster needs to be machined to allow 5/8" to the FC inner tie rod

as for shortening the spindle, how much is cut is dependant on your wheel, fender, camber.

more angle needs lower offset wheels and/or wider track width (extended ball joints). Need wide fenders and preferrably a ton of negative camber
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Old Jun 14, 2014 | 10:30 AM
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i have a question, i have a set of super now cutting end links. this is a direct install right?
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Old Jun 20, 2014 | 12:59 AM
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^I'll assuming its just tie rod endlinks, if so yet.

Ambercombie ones are great and worth the ~6month wait. If you have some made make sure they dont **** up the ackerman

Otherwise you can get tie rod spacers that help but in reality just get knuckles made up. I had been driving for nearly 2 years without knuckles and it was seriously a waste of time. I didnt realize it until I got knuckles that the stock steering angle is so bad that you'll basically jsut spin all the time.
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