Like the title states does any one else have this problem? Its a djm 3/4 drop. Didn't notice it to bad but now the roads are pretty bad around here after a long winter and its scary to drive. If you hit a few bumps (where the blacktop has heaved a little) close together the truck will almost be sideways! Its like driving a go kart with no suspension at all and every small bump forces the truck all over the road. Im gona put shocks and struts on next weekend but I was hoping someone made a bumpsteer kit too. Love the way the drop looks but its not even fun to drive when it handles this bad. Any input is definitely appreciated!!
terrible bump steer lowered x?
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That is good to hear! They will have my business for sure!
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Yes 5/8 X 5/8 grease-able heim joint 3" GM tapered tie rod adapter stud and a custom threaded aluminum tie rod sleeve and some 5/8" cone spacers.
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Yes 5/8 X 5/8 grease-able heim joint 3" GM tapered tie rod adapter stud and a custom threaded aluminum tie rod sleeve and some 5/8" cone spacers.
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Pretty similar to what the off-road crowd does, for their long travel kits. :top:
That's exactly what I was looking for!! Any idea on an release date? I was going to move the rack up but it coild only go 3/4 of an inch or so before causing other issues. Im in for a set of these tho!!
any idea on a price? Id bewilling to lay money down now if the price is right,lol.
any idea on a price? Id bewilling to lay money down now if the price is right,lol.
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Prototype #1 has taken an official beating on the XII Performance X-Runner. :burnout2:
Took it out to Roebling Road Raceway to do some proper track testing. Needed to do a shake down on our Chump Series car and figured it was a good opportunity to do the same in the X. After my third lap and got everything warmed up, it was go time. Coming into turn 1 at just under 130, I felt a pop and and it wanted to pull to the right a little. Through the rest of the course it was good, so instead of pitting, I ran it out again. Coming back into turn 1 (about the only turn that needs hard braking) and no pop...but still pulled to the right. :dontknow: On the next lap I noticed that the wheel was a little crocked going down the straight. Turns out that I was just assuming the wheel should be straight and I was "turning" right and not "pulling" right. LOL. Go figure. After that, I pitted. I checked out everything and it seemed good from what I could tell in the pits and not on a lift. Took it back out for another few laps and everything was great, except for having to keep the wheel slightly turned to brake straight.
Drove home and parked it until I had a chance to put it on the lift to check it out. The good news is that the tie rods were not damaged. The bad news is that the lower control arm was not torqued as well as I thought and shifted slightly. AutobodyX guessed that one. :top:
In summary, the truck handles great and turns like it should with these tie rods. Back to the drawing board for version #2. Gotta change a few things in the design to ensure that everybody can get their trucks into a street friendly alignment. I had a good track set up, but tires won't last if it is the daily.
Stay tuned as we're getting closer to having a great product. :blurock:
Took it out to Roebling Road Raceway to do some proper track testing. Needed to do a shake down on our Chump Series car and figured it was a good opportunity to do the same in the X. After my third lap and got everything warmed up, it was go time. Coming into turn 1 at just under 130, I felt a pop and and it wanted to pull to the right a little. Through the rest of the course it was good, so instead of pitting, I ran it out again. Coming back into turn 1 (about the only turn that needs hard braking) and no pop...but still pulled to the right. :dontknow: On the next lap I noticed that the wheel was a little crocked going down the straight. Turns out that I was just assuming the wheel should be straight and I was "turning" right and not "pulling" right. LOL. Go figure. After that, I pitted. I checked out everything and it seemed good from what I could tell in the pits and not on a lift. Took it back out for another few laps and everything was great, except for having to keep the wheel slightly turned to brake straight.
Drove home and parked it until I had a chance to put it on the lift to check it out. The good news is that the tie rods were not damaged. The bad news is that the lower control arm was not torqued as well as I thought and shifted slightly. AutobodyX guessed that one. :top:
In summary, the truck handles great and turns like it should with these tie rods. Back to the drawing board for version #2. Gotta change a few things in the design to ensure that everybody can get their trucks into a street friendly alignment. I had a good track set up, but tires won't last if it is the daily.
Stay tuned as we're getting closer to having a great product. :blurock:
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I would check out XII performance. I did their entire kit on all 4 corners, looks great and rides killer. To add to it I had horrible bump steer before I installed all of their suspension parts. Took a test drive /long route to the shop for alignment and the bump steer was gone. I do not understand that one but I will take it!
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