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Title: Steering stabalizers
Post by: Punkur67 on May 03, 2009, 06:03:16 PM

What are you all running for steering stabalizers. I was just going to run a fox one to help hold the wheel. Any input?

Title: Re: Steering stabalizers
Post by: trojan on May 03, 2009, 06:17:55 PM

Arms, one left, the other right.

any input would be erratic


;D

Seriously, doesn't "propper" steering geometry "negate" this?

Title: Re: Steering stabalizers
Post by: artie on edge on May 03, 2009, 06:20:07 PM

Quote from: trojan on May 03, 2009, 06:17:55 PM

Arms, one left, the other right.

any input would be erratic


;D

Seriously, doesn't "propper" steering geometry "negate" this?

On a smaller machine I would have thought so... but... are we talking about steering dampers here?

Title: Re: Steering stabalizers
Post by: fabr on May 03, 2009, 06:46:13 PM

This.

http://www.unisteer.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=UNISTEER&Product_Code=8051510&Category_Code=YAMAHA (http://www.unisteer.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=UNISTEER&Product_Code=8051510&Category_Code=YAMAHA)

Title: Re: Steering stabalizers
Post by: Punkur67 on May 03, 2009, 09:38:31 PM

Quote from: trojan on May 03, 2009, 06:17:55 PM

Arms, one left, the other right.

any input would be erratic


 ;D

Seriously, doesn't "propper" steering geometry "negate" this?

Arms can only do so much when your hitting big stuff. Dont want to mess with power steering. arms work fine but after a long fast ride in the ruff stuff it gets old fighting the wheel. And proper geometry doesnt fix when one tire hits different than another and wants to pull the wheel in another direction. Bump steer is not the issue here. I have no problems when crusing through moderate whoops but when I hit 2-1/2 to 3 foot ones at 70+ it can be hard to hold on.

Title: Re: Steering stabalizers
Post by: Punkur67 on May 03, 2009, 09:38:59 PM

 
This is what I was looking at.
http://www.offroad-engineering.com/fox-shocks-steering-stabilizers----625--shafts.html (http://www.offroad-engineering.com/fox-shocks-steering-stabilizers----625--shafts.html)

Title: Re: Steering stabalizers
Post by: fabr on May 03, 2009, 09:51:33 PM

Looks like the ticket! I thinkI'll add one to the PS unit. What is the open and closed eye to eye dimension?

Title: Re: Steering stabalizers
Post by: trojan on May 03, 2009, 10:14:02 PM

I was referring to kpi/scrub radius and caster ;)