as the ***le states, im looking for specifically the dimension of, between the two inner tierod ball joints? im perfectly capable of fabricating something similar, i just want to know what they came up with. Im sorry if that offends anyone who thinks that info shouldnt be posted online but hey, im more than willing to hear from people who have devised their own dimensions, and if they can back them up with calculations all the better. Ive preformed bump steer swing checks with multiple different height steering arms, and found, better than factory dimensions so its not like im just here to scab. its a lot of work to fabricate multiple drag links and tierods and re-preform all those checks, if you want me to go off and do it. Ok. comments!
So, If you know how to perform bump steer swing checks, it should be fairly easy to determine the distance required between the two inner tie rod ends to eliminate bump steer with the center link at the height it needs to be for clearance in your car. Why would you want to use someone else's measurements that may or may not be correct? Anything less then the exact measurement for your specific car would be a compromise. I'd bet the Fatman setup is a compromised measurement intended to be close, for a wide range of cars. If you are willing and competent to build your own center link, use your own measurements. Gene
Judging by the Fatman setup in mine it has less to do with the height of steering arms but the fact that the inner tierod ends are moved forward so that the tierods move up and down more parallel with the 'A' arms.
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