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Nov 6, 2007 | 03:03 PM

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AXracer

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Also check motorcycle (chopper) part suppliers. From what I've seen on American Chopper they often use a small chain drive setup between the engine and transmission.

Nov 6, 2007 | 03:13 PM

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4tl8ford

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Double timing chain and gears?
How about a slot cut in the gear/pully

, like the mouth of Mr. Smilie Face, as a distance limiter?

Nov 6, 2007 | 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by AXracer

You could adjust the size of the sprockets to change the steering ratio while you are at it.
Big advantage I thought of when I first saw it in a magazine was that it would put the steering column more horizontal and thus the steering wheel more vertical like modern cars, rather than needing a tilt column set to full tilt to get rid of that "bus driver" feeling of the 45* wheel.
I'd bet 1/2 the cost is to cover the product liability insurance premiums...

Hey Ax that's the first thing I thought of when I saw it was the liability factor involved. You know how them ambulance chasing lawyers are nowadays always lookin for a lawsuit, and if there is a real good reason for a suit then all the better. That's the other thing I saw was the ability to get rid of the "bus driver" steering as well, and I thought about changing the ratio. That would be real good if you didn' t have power steering like in a small coupe or something? I'm not ready to start on one yet, but I will take lots of pics and tell how I did it. I have the idea to hide it under the firewall cover. I dont want to see it just have the benefits of having it!

Nov 6, 2007 | 04:05 PM

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AXracer

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I read somewhere that 80% of the price of a stepladder is to cover the product liability insurance!

Nov 6, 2007 | 04:11 PM

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cool find, would work great on my truck, except that the m/c is right there, oh well, u-joint here i come

Nov 7, 2007 | 06:43 AM

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I liked Ax's idea about potentially changing gear sizes to alter your steering ratio.

Jan 15, 2008 | 03:14 PM

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I do not recall if we ever covered this one, but I thought I would link it for those still pondering the use of an offset. The price is a lot lower than the other . Plus, I see that they have an ad for a drop axle for the 48-52
Jon
http://www.cenpen.com/box.htm