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Old 01-22-2013, 02:36 AM
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Default Re: Aeromax AWD flat bed.

So is the hilift axle, but they're both wrong with their steering geometry.

I use the tlt's in two of my GL's.



Try doing it with the tie rod behind once and measure the difference in radius of the turn. It's a hassle to raise the tie rod with spacers to clear the bell on the diff & make a wishbone to pivot off the top of the steering knuckle for the steering servo to remain in the stock position.
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Old 04-14-2013, 12:38 AM
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Default Re: Aeromax AWD flat bed.

Hey Joe, have you seen this style of tie rod? see the link for the Sisu steer axle, http://www.marmon-herrington.com/p/b...su/FSDP10S.pdf See page 2.
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So is the hilift axle, but they're both wrong with their steering geometry.

I use the tlt's in two of my GL's.



Try doing it with the tie rod behind once and measure the difference in radius of the turn. It's a hassle to raise the tie rod with spacers to clear the bell on the diff & make a wishbone to pivot off the top of the steering knuckle for the steering servo to remain in the stock position.

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Default Re: Aeromax AWD flat bed.

Lil Giants: this looks like the right setup for correct Ackerman geometry to me. There are 2 challenges here as you mentioned: having the rear steering arm clear the driveshaft and the other is setting up a steering linkage from the original location of the servo (in front of the axle.)

Here a YouTube example of another ingenious solution: using steering arm extenders for a steering linkage in front of the axles. This moves the lever arm outward past the kingpins and into the inside of the wheels for correct geometry. When I look at my truck models the clearance inside the wheels looks very, very tight to do such a setup.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9JsMhTA48Q

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So is the hilift axle, but they're both wrong with their steering geometry.

I use the tlt's in two of my GL's.



Try doing it with the tie rod behind once and measure the difference in radius of the turn. It's a hassle to raise the tie rod with spacers to clear the bell on the diff & make a wishbone to pivot off the top of the steering knuckle for the steering servo to remain in the stock position.

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