tie rod extesions

DustyWolfe · 03-24-2011, 08:53 PM

anyone have any good ideas on how to extend the tierods on a g2?

scottyb · 03-24-2011, 09:07 PM

Are you a welder? Make em any length you need.

Flintrock · 03-24-2011, 09:14 PM

Mind me asking why?

pachanga90 · 03-24-2011, 09:17 PM

On my Ez-Go,I cut them in half,figured the length i needed and got grade-5 u-bolt-rod that fit inside tight,the length needed plus 4"(2" inside each half).Then weld them up.

jadawg27 · 03-24-2011, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pachanga90

On my Ez-Go,I cut them in half,figured the length i needed and got grade-5 u-bolt-rod that fit inside tight,the length needed plus 4"(2" inside each half).Then weld them up.

Same here on my yamaha worked great

chuddly · 03-25-2011, 04:03 AM

i did the same but used grade 8

DustyWolfe · 03-25-2011, 04:31 AM

for some reason i was thinking that the tie rods were made from aluminum. now i havent looked but judging from your responses im gonna say that maybe i oughtta take another look at it. the reason i asked was because I made some brackets to relocate the control arms out a little farther and now i have a couple of issues. first my alignment is horribly toed out(hence the need for tierod extensions) and this is making my suspension squat really hard when i drive forward and lift in reverse. also i need to relocate the upper shock mount outward a few inches cause it really softened it up.

pachanga90 · 03-25-2011, 05:25 AM

Without the right angles,shock mounts,coil-rate,and alignment,that is a common problem with Yamahas'.The front tires will fold around under the front when you back up in some cases.The best cure is to try to retain the same angles as factory for all mounting(shock angle ,etc..)and just drop everything down for your required height.I don't remember if the tie-rods are aluminum.If so you could get custom lengths from Speedway-Motors(a race-car supplier)They sell tie-rods/radius-rods by the inch very cheap.Hope this helps.

03-24-2011, 08:53 PM	#1
DustyWolfe Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 65	tie rod extesions anyone have any good ideas on how to extend the tierods on a g2?
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03-24-2011, 09:07 PM	#2
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,410	Re: tie rod extesions Are you a welder? Make em any length you need.

03-24-2011, 09:14 PM	#3
Flintrock Raised by coyotes Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central Texas Posts: 5,658	Re: tie rod extesions Mind me asking why?

03-24-2011, 09:17 PM	#4
pachanga90 I Refuse To Get Stuck!!! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hilton,NY Posts: 5,427	Re: tie rod extesions On my Ez-Go,I cut them in half,figured the length i needed and got grade-5 u-bolt-rod that fit inside tight,the length needed plus 4"(2" inside each half).Then weld them up.

03-25-2011, 04:03 AM	#6
chuddly Gone Wild Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Eminence, IN Posts: 534	Re: tie rod extesions i did the same but used grade 8

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03-25-2011, 04:31 AM	#7
DustyWolfe Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 65	Re: tie rod extesions for some reason i was thinking that the tie rods were made from aluminum. now i havent looked but judging from your responses im gonna say that maybe i oughtta take another look at it. the reason i asked was because I made some brackets to relocate the control arms out a little farther and now i have a couple of issues. first my alignment is horribly toed out(hence the need for tierod extensions) and this is making my suspension squat really hard when i drive forward and lift in reverse. also i need to relocate the upper shock mount outward a few inches cause it really softened it up.
DustyWolfe Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 65

03-25-2011, 05:25 AM	#8
pachanga90 I Refuse To Get Stuck!!! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hilton,NY Posts: 5,427	Re: tie rod extesions Without the right angles,shock mounts,coil-rate,and alignment,that is a common problem with Yamahas'.The front tires will fold around under the front when you back up in some cases.The best cure is to try to retain the same angles as factory for all mounting(shock angle ,etc..)and just drop everything down for your required height.I don't remember if the tie-rods are aluminum.If so you could get custom lengths from Speedway-Motors(a race-car supplier)They sell tie-rods/radius-rods by the inch very cheap.Hope this helps.