stealthrunner1
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Sheared a hub body off my front end of the F-Toy..wont have that problem any more soon!!!!:;
Broke 3 5/8ths bolts on the heim on my highsteer in the first 6 months of my rig. Double sheered em and its been fine since.
Im going up to 5/8ths wheel studs for my new rims.
Not really related but I think it's a funny pic......pretty much broked it all:redneck: (old buggy)
The current buggy is 8 lug = non issue. The high steer arms are 4 BOLT (not stud) with the bolt thread optimized for max length into the knuckle and red loc-tited. I swap'em out every 8 mos. or so and check'em after every day of wheelin. 2+ years of light wheelin with NO issues:awesomework:
Why a bolt over studs?My studs keep coming loose.
I broke two steering box sector shafts. One at the CORE challenge (J20 box) and one at Thurston Co. ORV Park (2wd Chev box).
Originally I was going to do studs,thats what "everyone" does right?
Well Jason C. told me to use quality,grade 8 bolts instead .IIRC it was due to studs linear stretching and the OD of the stud is a fair amount smaller than the ID of the high steer arm's holes. I took it a step further and chased out the threads in my knuckles and cleaned said threads w/brake clean.I purchased the longest,AMERICAN MADE, Gr.8 bolts that allowed for the most thread enguagement while NOT shanking out before drawing tight. I applied red Loc-tite liberally and torqued to 100ft.#'s .
**** works like a champ but I also check tightness daily.
I did this too.....except the checking daily part.:redneck: