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KaztheMinotaur · 08.27.2009, 12:47 PM

Did you have to grind the corner of the bracket where the cable mounts or the hub to get full steering throw?

Ryu James · 08.27.2009, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by KaztheMinotaur

Did you have to grind the corner of the bracket where the cable mounts or the hub to get full steering throw?

i didnt grind anything on the brakes or the hub and they seem just fine. but since day one i have been kinda disappointed with the amount of throw the rampage has. i am wondering how sharp it is going to turn. anyway, i mounted the calibers on the side of the hub toward the front of the car and that seemed to work fine. at least i havent noticed it hitting into anything.

KaztheMinotaur · 03:08 PM

Well there is almost no throw with out grinding.

The steering throw is really bad with the big MT tires but not bad with Baja rears all around.

Integy tech support sent me a bunch of photos of the brakes installed on a Baja inresponse to my request for instructions. They are also going to give me a "special discount code" for my next order.

Ryu James · 08.27.2009, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by KaztheMinotaur

Well there is almost no throw with out grinding.

The steering throw is really bad with the big MT tires but not bad with Baja rears all around.

Integy tech support sent me a bunch of photos of the brakes installed on a Baja inresponse to my request for instructions. They are also going to give me a "special discount code" for my next order.

can you forward those photos to me?

are you saying there is no throw with just the stock setup or are you saying there is no throw once you put the brakes on?

KaztheMinotaur · 08.27.2009, 06:05 PM

No throw when you put the brakes on. I got it fixed though with a little grinding.

I got the brakes all hooked up. The piece that brings the 2 cables together needs to be shimmed up to the level of the servo horn. I am going to add some flat stock to my new front plate when I make it. I hope to work on that tomorrow morning.

I forwarded those pics.

Ryu James · 08.27.2009, 06:38 PM

ok isee what you mean, youre right. not that i am home i can look at it and yeah the caliper hits the spindle carrier. i never noticed before cuz for one i havent spent any time on that yet really but also i dont have my steering turnbuckles hooked up so the front wheels just kinda flop around right now. glad that just a little grinding fixes it though.

i bought some of this nylon tubing. got this idea from that baja in RCCA i was telling you about. i wish i had some pics to show you but it looks really clean cuz the tubing is so small and its much more flexible so it is easier to feed it to where you want it to go i think. its cheap so i ordered some to see if i will like it or not for the tubing around the brake cables.

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/cat...ame=119&Page=1

KaztheMinotaur · 08:24 PM

You got that to encase the cable in instead of the tubing that came with the brakes?

I discovered that you don't need to make a new front plate...just flip the stock one over.

The shorter brake rod will have to be cut down a lot. I'm also going to flip the brake servo around to the output shaft wil be to the rear.