You have no idea how much I enjoyed this video. I'm 17. I was really questioning if I could modify and weld a custom knuckle, and you just showed me it's possible. I'm REALLY happy because of what you shared. Thank you so much!
It’s possible but not as simple as just cutting and welding . Every millimeter you move the knuckle pickup the car behaves different . I made 5 different versions over almost a month testing diff designs until I liked how it felt . As well as making everything symmetrical is the hardest part
@@Nscardigno33 So nice to hear from you. I'm doing something differently. I have a Honda Knuckle that I want shorter so I maintain the kingpin but use different shock spring. I want it to be lower to fit into a custom car I'm building. Dad never bought me any video games, so I build cars instead lol. Thank you once again. I'm following your builds now. :)
@@JamesDoylesGarage ohh okay that’s easy then you won’t have to worry about the steering geometry you should be able to do that no problem. Just be sure to preheat and slow cool in sand this ensures it won’t crack
Bumpstter and Ackerman curve correction . I tried many diff positions the car drives completely different every mm the pickup point is moved . Car had no self steer in that position you mentioned
2 months of building and testing until I liked how it drove then made the jig off that knuckle set .. it’s easy to build knuckles it’s not easy to get the car to drive smooth
@@mostwanted6379 I just took random pieces of metal and welded them to the knuckle I already had built . Used a shank from gk tech tie rod for the pickup point
