Idea for less drag??? What is that a link that is grooved one side to the other???
Are you using the pilot steering stops or are the nuts hitting the big hiem as a steering stop as on mine? The opy's steer stops were (STOCK) on j-arm and knuckle???
Your piece that is welded to the fram is 20 times stouter than what is welded to my subframe?
The new link material is a splined shaft..The contact point between it and the big heim joint would be 50% less than the other drag links,and would allow mud to be caked in it without it effecting the steering...I am curious if it will make it too easy to steer...
My stock stops hit,but at the same time,the nut on the drag ling reaches the big heim...In other words,if the stock stops weren't there,it would still stop in the same place....
As for the measurement you asked for,it's probably irrelevant,because in order for that measurement to apply to your machine,the width of the 2 machines would need to be the same,and I don't think that's the case...I think the oddy is a bit wider after the subframe is added to it...Also,the big heim joint could be farther inside than mine which would also mean they would need to be shorter,which isn't a bad thing because it would allow the tie rods to be longer,and make it easier to adjust out bumpsteer...Realise we are dealing with a pilot and an oddy...Measureing the length of the drag links and tie rods and you copying the measurements probably won't work...
As for the tab,when it is adjusted correctly,there shouldn't be any force,or not much anyways,pushing back on that tab...It should be mostly pushing straight up if anything....My first guess is that you need to move the big heimjoint forward...This pushes the drag links forward and keeps the tierod/draglink angle from reaching the point where it reaches the wierd angle and causes it to lock up....Getting in this angle also causes them to push back on the tab...Look at my pic of the tierod/drag link angle when the steering is turned completely to one side and compare it to yours...You also may have the steering set to turn too much as well.....
