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Drift Knuckles: How much to cut?
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:08 pm
by Jefferson
Hi all.
A boilermaker friend is helping me cut the knuckles for my drift car, as per this process:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAe8iIUuszsDoes anyone on here know how much to remove?
Many thanks
Samuel
Re: Drift Knuckles: How much to cut?
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:28 pm
by Jefferson
1 1/8" (28.5750mm) According to this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn0kw_hJ8No Around 7:00
Although this is for custom tie rod ends so not sure if it would be the same for stock tie rod ends.
Thoughts?
Re: Drift Knuckles: How much to cut?
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 10:37 pm
by legume
Not sure how much,
but here is a pic of std vs cut (half way down)
Next page are modified tie rods
Re: Drift Knuckles: How much to cut?
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 11:02 pm
by Jefferson
Thanks Legume.
We ended up cutting 25mm off.
Feels like it is hitting something at full lock, Not sure if it was the tie rod or if the wheel was scrubbing.
Might be different after an alignment too. She's pretty sketchy with just the knuckles thrown back in without alignment
Pictures to come.
Re: Drift Knuckles: How much to cut?
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 2:46 pm
by Ned Loh
Are you checking bump steer before / after?
Re: Drift Knuckles: How much to cut?
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 6:28 am
by Jefferson
Nope, unfamiliar with that.
What is it and how is it checked for?
Thanks
Re: Drift Knuckles: How much to cut?
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 11:13 am
by plohl
it's basically a measure of how much you've f*cked up
Re: Drift Knuckles: How much to cut?
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 9:05 pm
by Jefferson
Pls explain?
Re: Drift Knuckles: How much to cut?
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 11:21 pm
by plohl
Re: Drift Knuckles: How much to cut?
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:26 am
by The American
You need to track down Wazman (Warwick Fitzgerald) who has an NB8A set up for drift. He’s based in Vic. Not to be confused with Waz Man who is also a legend behind the wheel of an Mx5
Re: Drift Knuckles: How much to cut?
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 1:39 pm
by hks_kansei
Yeah, if I recall wazman has modded his to have heaps of lock available, to the point of having to modify the tie rod ends with a bend so that the tie rods and knuckle don't lock when they go parallel.