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05-25-2014, 08:41 PM | #1 |
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2014 YDRA - 6" lift, out of control steering
Just bought a 2014 Ydra EFI. .it had a 6" Madjax lift. Using it to ride the beach. It did not take long to realize something is wrong with the control of steering when running down the road. I called Madjax and they said to set the toe out 3/8 inch and it takes a few times to get it right. Brought back to dealer and he toed it out.....it drives better but when I turn the front shocks really get squishy and I'm always correcting left to right.....If you're going fast it gets into a bad situation. It will basically just go right then left like the shocks are not stiff enough. It dips hard when I turn like you could flip it over. Dealer says it's normal and should just not go fast with a lift. I think maybe it's a lift kit problem? No springs on the front shocks...it has a rear seat also. Kinda scared to let the kids drive it, and that's why I bought it. Should I just by another lift kit?????? Thanks for any advice.
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05-25-2014, 08:49 PM | #2 |
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Re: 2014 YDRA - 6" lift, out of control steering
You know who makes a very nice lift kit? Jake's... Its more expensive, but you get what you paid for. I think the whole thing about "just dont drive that fast" is a B.S. cop out for a inferior design. You should read up about how to adjust your toe settings and experiment to try to find a setting that is better (or the best compromise between stability and horrible tire wear). If i bought a lift kit, had problems, and was told "just drive slower" i would be pizzed... How fast are you going, 25 maybe?
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05-25-2014, 08:53 PM | #3 |
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Re: 2014 YDRA - 6" lift, out of control steering
Is it a spindle lift or the control arm lift? I have the jakes 3" and the 6" spindle lifts in the past and to properly set the toe on the lifts took me 2 or 3 times to get the steering dialed on when traveling high speed on pavement. The best setting for me was 1/8" toe in on these setups. Actually just got back from riding 3 miles on the highway back from the swimming hole and almost made the entire drive with very little touching the steering wheel. Tracks straight as an arrow. I have the rear seat and the 22" turf tires with the full plowmans performance kit with governor bypassed. Speeds close to 30 mph.
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05-25-2014, 08:56 PM | #4 |
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Re: 2014 YDRA - 6" lift, out of control steering
Neither, the lift he has totally replaces the front suspension with a transverse leaf spring setup, a little like a club car.
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05-25-2014, 08:57 PM | #5 |
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Re: 2014 YDRA - 6" lift, out of control steering
Forgot to mention i know what you mean about the steering getting squirrly at high speeds. Its bad when you have passengers. My problem was that the toe was almost 1/2" in, just the ever so slight movemnt of the steering wheel would cause the cart to go all over the road .
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05-25-2014, 09:01 PM | #6 |
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Re: 2014 YDRA - 6" lift, out of control steering
Here is a pic of the front end.
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05-25-2014, 09:12 PM | #7 | |
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05-25-2014, 09:26 PM | #8 |
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05-25-2014, 09:39 PM | #9 | |
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05-26-2014, 12:56 PM | #10 |
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Re: 2014 YDRA - 6" lift, out of control steering
What are the positives and negatives of the front type leaf setup that the madjax uses? Looks like the negatives are poor handling but wandering why they would make a lift looks like that??
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