Savage steering mod
 

Hey guys,

Just finished deanodizing all the ugly purple aluminum parts on my truck, btw it looks great, but i figured while i have my truck apart id try out the steering mod i have heard a little about. The steering throw on the truck is just not enough, it takes almost an entire two-way road to turn it around. Now i heard that you have to shave some of the c-hub, knuckle, and diff housing, am i correct? It'd be great if any of you guys have pictures explaining the steps in the mod or have any knowledge about it. I'm hoping to get my truck back together tonight so i can drive it tomorrow, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

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here's some pic's
on the x i didn't have to touch the diff housing.
reposted pics for Muggy250r
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ringmod003.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ringmod004.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ringmod005.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ringmod006.jpg

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Hey thanks for the pics. Followed everything and it went flawlessly. [8D]

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glad it helped.:)

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How much does this decrease the turning radius?

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it doesn't.

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Um, it DOES, why else do this mod? :)

I am curious...Does anyone know of this needs to be done with GPM aluminum carriers and uprights, or is it even possible? I plan on getting those, but I want tighter turning even more.

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oh...wow! i read that wrong lmao, i thought he meant how much does it decrease steering ability

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bump for Muggy250r.

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thnx!!! :D

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read your camera's manual, and read about the Macro feature. That will help when taking close-up pictures.

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I'd definately going to try this out.

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WOW easy boy don't get too carried away with the macro, any chance on some clearer shots?

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The thread is over a year old and I have not seen Mazda around in about that long. Doubt your gonna get any better pictures.

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You dredged up a year-old thread to take a pot-shot at a member :eek:

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Wow sry i didnt see the date on it i wouldn't of done t if saw the date but there is no reason to be mean about it

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When you say the exact same thing in a dickish way that ThunderbirdJunkie did over 12 months ago, yes, there is.

Welcome to RCU btw. ThunderbirdJunkie is not always an A-hole.

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Not a A-hole at all, but he does refer to himself in 1st person all the time. Don't worry you will get used to it ;-)

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I am now necroeing this topic to ask how to do this... The pictures are dead.

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interesting. im going to have a look at my savage tomorrow and see what i can work out.

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If you make them turn too sharp they're gonna roll over like crazy. I don't like walking 80+ yards to flip them back over.
RB

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yeah I was wondering why my used savage had butchered knuckles... :eek:
<div>I will have a look and see if I can post pictures....and also see if it makes any difference whatsoever </div>

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just had a quick look and it seems you just shave off this bit on both sides of the knuckle, and on the other side as well <div>
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<div>http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/a...teeringmod.jpg</div></div>

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I came to release anymore steering angle and my badlands would rub on the shocks, so thats a no go

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yeah i had that same problem but then i realised i didnt need 8 shocks as i wasn't jumping or smashing it about so i just removed the inner shocks and i was good to go