What you will find here: Intended to display minor modifications to my Westfield SEi, this blog now witnesses the two year rebuild (and more) after a major crash in October 2011. Have fun and feel free to add a comment at the end of any post.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Engineer's rule

When mounting the wide track suspension, the steering has to be lengthened to match. The factory adds steel extensions with a mere 15mm inner thread (right one in the pic). Aftermarket sellers like Rally Design opt for a different style with about the same amount of thread, but on the outer. The latter (left one) is made of aluminium. Both solutions don't suit me. I can't find any other type of extensions, so I may stick with those from the original kit. The engineer's rule says that a bolted connection is sure enough with 0.8x the diameter. With M14 this means 11,2mm of thread length, so I should be on the good side anyway.
Too much thinking?
Cheers.

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