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| Author: | JeffClay [ Sat May 08, 2010 7:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Steering Suicide Knobs... |
How many guys are running suicide knobs? what kind do you prefer, just one off a tractor or more of the automotive ones they sell at autozone? What's been your success or difficulties with them? just curious, it gets to be a handfull sometimes trying to steer and cutter... |
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| Author: | MadMike [ Sat May 08, 2010 8:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steering Suicide Knobs... |
That's why they make power steering. |
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| Author: | dunebuggynut [ Sat May 08, 2010 8:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steering Suicide Knobs... |
I had one years ago on a '69 Dart with manual steering. I spun out on a wet road & hit a curb with the front tire at about 30 mph. That knob chipped a bone in my wrist & I havent had one since. Im afraid to try one on a rail. |
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| Author: | Firebug [ Sat May 08, 2010 10:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steering Suicide Knobs... |
I recently bought one at the John Deere store and used it at the D&K hill climb. I had a lot of trouble getting used to it but not as much as the single handle cutter. I need lots more seat time. I like my power steering but the knob adds speed . |
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| Author: | Baddvw [ Sun May 09, 2010 6:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steering Suicide Knobs... |
They only way that I see the steering knob is good for is that if you run a stock steering box with stock wheels and with power steering on a rack, if you don't have either one, I would'nt use them, believe me, I know  I will be kicking around on using a stock linkpin box on my new buggy project, I am gonna build one just like the KY boys buggies, I am going all the way 
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| Author: | JeffClay [ Sun May 09, 2010 6:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steering Suicide Knobs... |
i have stock box, stock location, stock wheels. |
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| Author: | Baddvw [ Sun May 09, 2010 7:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steering Suicide Knobs... |
JeffClay wrote: i have stock box, stock location, stock wheels. Then you should be OK then 
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| Author: | bruce 1 [ Sun May 09, 2010 9:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steering Suicide Knobs... |
Baddvw wrote: JeffClay wrote: i have stock box, stock location, stock wheels. Then you should be OK then I would not have a buggy with out one. |
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| Author: | afterburnt [ Mon May 10, 2010 6:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steering Suicide Knobs... |
i thought the suicide knobs were for us one armed handicapped people. right brad?
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| Author: | nitro_mudder [ Mon May 10, 2010 9:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steering Suicide Knobs... |
Personally I wouldn't go in the woods without power steering after having it. |
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| Author: | Stevo [ Mon May 10, 2010 9:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steering Suicide Knobs... |
nitro_mudder wrote: Personally I wouldn't go in the woods without power steering after having it. Me too!! 
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| Author: | A. Cole [ Mon May 10, 2010 9:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steering Suicide Knobs... |
SubySteve wrote: nitro_mudder wrote: Personally I wouldn't go in the woods without power steering after having it. Me too!! It is really nice...
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| Author: | kyjr.buggy1 [ Wed May 12, 2010 4:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steering Suicide Knobs... |
Well, I don't run a fancy overrated heavy power steering setup  but I DO run a "suicide knob" as y'all call it. Don't see how I ever climbed anything without it before. It makes it so nice for whipping the wheel back and forth quick (when they're actually on the ground)! And yes, of course I run a stock kingpin beam with stock box, and 1x2 extended arms. I STILL have 16" of clearance without the added 200 pounds of all the big fancy stuff, and my stock stuff works just as good for my kind of riding, which is not baja-ing through trails in third and fourth. I love good ol' german engineering. Back to the original subject; I love my steering knob, and recommend it to anybody who runs stock wheels, or wheels with the same backspace with a stock box and doesn't like wearing your hand out trying to crank that wheel back and forth and use the cutters at the same time. -Dakotah/koko |
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| Author: | nitro_mudder [ Wed May 12, 2010 6:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steering Suicide Knobs... |
Koko, fast steering does that even better. I havnt noticed power steering helping when going up a hill to much. But it does more when going down hills and when you catch tires in ruts and roots. And yep, it is heavy when built like mine, but that was not a problem on my setup. If the goal is extremely steep hills or speed on a hill for time, then weight makes a bigger difference. A broken wrist could dragsticly effect my sex life, so I HAD to have power steering  I would also assume the lighter the buggy the less it would tend to kick back on ya. So build it to suit both driving type and buggy type. Both have pro's and con's and work great in their areas better then the other.
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