flmanyj
12-09-2001, 03:03 PM
i have a 4 link front axle set up the same as a monster truck
with the inter to bars going to the center and the outer ones strait
my question is
if my tires are strait and i am at max flex my steering box and pitman arm half to move about an inch and a half in order to keep my tires strait but if the ram is mounted to the axle tube and the tierod it is going to want to move the same distance as the pitman arm but it cant or it will be working againest the steering box and would rip it off the frame
i would think
this is the same as bump steer if you hit a bump in the road the pitman arm mite only move an 1/2" or so and the ram could not
i under stand that if i had leaf springs the axle would move over in order to keep the ram and the pitman arm in line when flexing
with the inter to bars going to the center and the outer ones strait
my question is
if my tires are strait and i am at max flex my steering box and pitman arm half to move about an inch and a half in order to keep my tires strait but if the ram is mounted to the axle tube and the tierod it is going to want to move the same distance as the pitman arm but it cant or it will be working againest the steering box and would rip it off the frame
i would think
this is the same as bump steer if you hit a bump in the road the pitman arm mite only move an 1/2" or so and the ram could not
i under stand that if i had leaf springs the axle would move over in order to keep the ram and the pitman arm in line when flexing