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Steering protection. Unholey or not?
SnakeLogic:
OK, its time to reveal a little more of my ignorance. Sumo bars are replacement steering rods, as opposed to Dan bars which slip OVER the stock rods? Is this a brand name? Where do I find them?
Of course, this all goes back to the question of whether a relocation of the steering damper is any better or worse than a protector for where it is.
muddyweb:
Sumo Bars and Dan Bars are both brand names... available from loads of places. There are also then any number of heavy duty steering bars (equivalent in design to the Sumo) from loads of other places...
You'll struggle to get a decent protection system for the steering damper in it's stock location, so moving it can be worthwhile... that said, plenty of people don't and put up with the dents and dings... depends a lot on the type of off-road work you do.
SnakeLogic:
OK, thanks. A few minutes with Google and I was able to track down the Sumo bars. One question though: My steering rod (1995 300 Tdi Disco)has a double curve in it, and the Sumo bars are straight. Is that going to work? or do I need some sort of special adapter?[/list]
muddyweb:
erm...
Do you have a picture of it ? (Your curved steering rod)
Range Rover Blues:
Dan bars are supposed to spin when you are crossing an obstruction that catches them, that's whyt they fit over you existing rods and have grease nipples in them.
Relocating the steeing dampers can be done quite easily, if you have a steering guard then you drill a hole in it for the chassis braket and at the drop arm end of the drag link you fit the Defender drag link end with a fitting for a steering damper, thenm you fit a Defender steering damper. The problem with relocatin the standard damper is the front drag link moves furthewr than the rear track rod, so the RRC/Disco damper is only just long enough if set up perfectly on a car with standard steering lock (not such a problem then if you have had to adjust your lock stops) and that's without considering any articulation.
On the downside I'm finding my front driver's side wheel wobbles on rh bends now, the damper ahead of axle doesn't work as well as it does behind the axle.
If you are worried about bashing it you can protect it a little by rotating the track rod so that the damper lies slightly above it.
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