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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 04:05 PM
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get rid of the y stering all together it sucks
whats y steering?
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 04:26 PM
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the steering in the pic i posted here is called inverted y when the lift gets high enough with this steering system when your turn you will actually pull both wheeltogether in the front thus changing the toe
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 04:28 PM
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i ran it for a long time when i had my smaler lift you can see the angle my tires are at in this pic when turned
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by freegdr
the steering in the pic i posted here is called inverted y when the lift gets high enough with this steering system when your turn you will actually pull both wheeltogether in the front thus changing the toe
ohh alright. well im only running a 4" lift for now lol. got a lot of stuff i needa get before i think of lifting her more
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by freegdr
i ran it for a long time when i had my smaler lift you can see the angle my tires are at in this pic when turned
yeah the driver side tire is pulled in a lot at the bottom!
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 04:35 PM
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when you up grade a system like this is much better
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 04:47 PM
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when you up grade a system like this is much better
is that the over the knuckle steering?
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 04:51 PM
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no its just a pic your not high enought to need that really
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by freegdr
no its just a pic your not high enought to need that really
oh alright lol dont really know too much about steering but im learning. thanks for all the info and advice man!!
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