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"AP" Member Project Logs / Re: got the red rail home.
« Last post by fabr on February 28, 2023, 08:07:51 AM »
I see the rack ends are not in line with the a arm mounts. Would adding a spacer to lengthen the rack width cure the issue? I wouldn't want to do it that way with that style of rack though.
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"AP" Member Project Logs / Re: got the red rail home.
« Last post by dsrace on February 27, 2023, 05:08:02 PM »
Hard to explain.  Its a combination of angles. In this case the a arms are pivoting on a rake that creates an arc. Normally if your toeing in you would raise the tie rod but this is opposite. The rack pivot points are in the wrong location. Basically if I could make longer arms and use the center travel it would be fine but at its extremes it goes wild. Currently a 10" stroke shock, an 8.5 would be great but not going to happen.









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The video room / Re: speed utv
« Last post by dsrace on February 27, 2023, 05:01:30 PM »
He sure has big balls taking on those with bigger pockets .

And thats why it will be fun watching watching him poke all the bears  LMAO
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The video room / Re: speed utv
« Last post by fabr on February 27, 2023, 04:10:56 PM »
He sure has big balls taking on those with bigger pockets .
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"AP" Member Project Logs / Re: got the red rail home.
« Last post by fabr on February 27, 2023, 04:08:24 PM »
Is it just the location of the steering arms or is the issue the inner pivot points /rack location relationship causing the issue?
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"AP" Member Project Logs / Re: got the red rail home.
« Last post by dsrace on February 27, 2023, 02:06:03 PM »
I will spend the next couple nights testing/adjusting the left front individually. One might be worse then the other.  Or if I get lucky for once on this project it will be better then the rt side.

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"AP" Member Project Logs / Re: got the red rail home.
« Last post by dsrace on February 27, 2023, 11:56:26 AM »
So I really messed that answer up. So each side has 3" of bump steer. It goes from toe in to toe out.  I spent the entire day Sunday working on the right front only. Made small changes and even set up a straight edge to measure it for sure. 20" wheel travel with 4" ground clearance at full bump. 1st 1nch of stroke and last inch are major jumps. So if I could reduce stroke by those 2 inches i could keep it straight on the payment with a finger. Thats not going to happen  :m The absolute best I can adjust out is down to 1.75" toe in and no toe out. I can reduce that to 1.25" toe in but I wind up .5" toe out and again this is just one side. I have an extra eps on the shelf so cutting his bump steer roughly in half and adding the eps should be fine in the sand.
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The video room / Re: speed utv
« Last post by dsrace on February 27, 2023, 11:45:43 AM »
A V8 SxS?  I think he needs to put the crack pipe down and just focus on delivering the hundreds of cars he has promised so far.  What is it, 3 years behind now?   5:

 :m. Yep a v8 with an albins.

His unveiling of the first 15 sxs in was a few weeks ago at the shop in AZ.  In that video he made a statement that there were 18k more to be built.
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The video room / Re: speed utv
« Last post by budlight69 on February 26, 2023, 08:53:17 AM »
A V8 SxS?  I think he needs to put the crack pipe down and just focus on delivering the hundreds of cars he has promised so far.  What is it, 3 years behind now?   5:
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The video room / Re: speed utv
« Last post by dsrace on February 26, 2023, 07:28:53 AM »
i have no idea about the insurance companies or what they currently do on the pro r with the 2.0 4cyl engine. if it's oem and has a title i don't see why they wont and at that same time i am surprised they continue to insure sxs's at all. there must be huge profits in it or something to continue to insure such toys as i believe the insurance companies are all for profit only. i could be way off of course.

it will be interesting to watch robby poke all those bears  :m

i would really like to know the full back story as to who really pissed him off, fueling the speed utv endeavor ! i know two companies contracted him for consulting work and basically insulted him but i got a feeling there's more to it.

i also posted that on a sand car only page on FB. the administrator disallowed it as it didn't meet their rules......it's not a sand car. i get it, a rule is a rule and there are still a lot of sand rail purist's that hate or really dislike utv's. i understand the origins of the sport as well. you had to have the skills to build your own in some form or fashion and had to have the skills to maintain it.  i personally don't own one but can see the attraction.  i don't like the cvt drive but i do see one shining benefit from it. it is also the easiest way a 2000 lb two cyl 1000 cc powered toy will perform. not a to mention a money maker in belt sales!  ;) i am contunually blown away with the people that have $60k plus dumped into the sxs's. good for them if thats what they want but damn, you can build a very well equipped v8 rail for that!
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