Recent content by bronko69er

I used that bender to make my bumpers from 1-1/4" sch 80 steel pipe. To keep it from kinking you need to pack the tube with sand and tape it shut.

To do it properly, you need a fish scale. Pull on the knuckle (tie rod hole) and torque the sleeve till there is 12 lb (IIRC) of "resistance to steering" if you will. Similar to the way you set pinion bearing preload, increase preload untill proper rotating resistance is achieved. 80 ft-lbs on...