Any experience with bum steer kits?
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Re: Any experience with bump steer kits? (golfnwatchesnc5s)
Mike : Dont worry.. we are just funnin with you... kinda like an initiation..,.
Wecome to the forum...
The term is bump steer..
And I've never heard of a kit..... for a C5... they do have them for off road trucks etc.. WE dont jump creek beds with our C5's.... wait ! maybe Grump does, ask him....
also I like your signiture... and the picture of your car... its nice.. but can you say:
"maintain aspect ratio"
Mike .... its this nick I have... its all in good fun.. I hope you enjoy the forum...
Bill ( Evil-Twin )
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The term is bump steer..
And I've never heard of a kit..... for a C5... they do have them for off road trucks etc.. WE dont jump creek beds with our C5's.... wait ! maybe Grump does, ask him....
also I like your signiture... and the picture of your car... its nice.. but can you say:
"maintain aspect ratio"
Mike .... its this nick I have... its all in good fun.. I hope you enjoy the forum...
Bill ( Evil-Twin )
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Re: Any experience with bump steer kits? (Evil-Twin)
Mike : Dont worry.. we are just funnin with you... kinda like an initiation..,.
Wecome to the forum...
The term is bump steer..
And I've never heard of a kit..... for a C5... they do have them for off road trucks etc.. WE dont jump creek beds with our C5's.... wait ! maybe Grump does, ask him....
also I like your signiture... and the picture of your car... its nice.. but can you say:
"maintain aspect ratio"
Mike .... its this nick I have... its all in good fun.. I hope you enjoy the forum...
Bill ( Evil-Twin )
Wecome to the forum...
The term is bump steer..
And I've never heard of a kit..... for a C5... they do have them for off road trucks etc.. WE dont jump creek beds with our C5's.... wait ! maybe Grump does, ask him....
also I like your signiture... and the picture of your car... its nice.. but can you say:
"maintain aspect ratio"
Mike .... its this nick I have... its all in good fun.. I hope you enjoy the forum...
Bill ( Evil-Twin )
The sig pic stretch was intentional, just my warped perspective!
Be good!
Drifting
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Re: Any experience with bump steer kits? (blue98coupe)
The Baer kit
From what I've heard you need to go to a good suspension shop to get it correctly adjusted, but it's only what I've heard :D
(Picture from LAPD)
[Modified by vette.se, 8:38 AM 10/24/2003]
From what I've heard you need to go to a good suspension shop to get it correctly adjusted, but it's only what I've heard :D
(Picture from LAPD)
[Modified by vette.se, 8:38 AM 10/24/2003]
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Re: Any experience with bump steer kits? (vette.se)
From what I've heard you need to go to a good suspension shop to get it correctly adjusted, but it's only what I've heard
It's best to do this while the car is on a front end machine, since you'll have to set the toe in order to finalize the installation. Primarily, the kit is aimed at cars that have been drastically altered from the stock ride height (if anyone has established what that number truly is).
That's "bump steer"....."bum steer", well we all knew about that before!
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Re: Any experience with bump steer kits? (leadfoot4)
You need to remove the springs after jacking up the car and move the spindles up and down through the operating range of motion.
And for racing it is essential to do.
And for racing it is essential to do.
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Re: Any experience with bump steer kits? (golfnwatchesnc5s)
Mike : Dont worry.. we are just funnin with you... kinda like an initiation..,.
Wecome to the forum...
The term is bump steer..
And I've never heard of a kit..... for a C5... they do have them for off road trucks etc.. WE dont jump creek beds with our C5's.... wait ! maybe Grump does, ask him....
also I like your signiture... and the picture of your car... its nice.. but can you say:
"maintain aspect ratio"
Mike .... its this nick I have... its all in good fun.. I hope you enjoy the forum...
Bill ( Evil-Twin )
Hey Bill! You maake a tyypoe and they're all over you, huh?
The sig pic stretch was intentional, just my warped perspective!
Be good!
Wecome to the forum...
The term is bump steer..
And I've never heard of a kit..... for a C5... they do have them for off road trucks etc.. WE dont jump creek beds with our C5's.... wait ! maybe Grump does, ask him....
also I like your signiture... and the picture of your car... its nice.. but can you say:
"maintain aspect ratio"
Mike .... its this nick I have... its all in good fun.. I hope you enjoy the forum...
Bill ( Evil-Twin )
Hey Bill! You maake a tyypoe and they're all over you, huh?
The sig pic stretch was intentional, just my warped perspective!
Be good!
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it's at least two clicks above a ******.. and three clicks above a lamer.....
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Re: Any experience with bump steer kits? (Evil-Twin)
the bum steer kit retrofit, offered by a joint venture between willa concepts, inc. and butt industries (Articulated Steering Systems) is quite unique, really. it incorporates a patented harness that wraps around your waist & crotch (picture a parachute harness) and hoists ye **** comfortably in the air via a pully system, strategically placing it on a custom-fitted articulated **** rest that mounts to the steering wheel. outward visibility is excellent, with the newly developed mirrored leather cover from ken king that goes over your sport or base drivers seat. the only design problem that has been encountered to date is the air bag, which may cause serious rectal discomfort upon discharge, so to speak...
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Re: Any experience with bump steer kits? (leadfoot4)
I agree, I have the kit on my lowerd C5 and id did make a difference on the autocross course and open track. I would not do it jsut for the street. And yes it is a lot of work, and you really, really need a good alighment machine and someone that know what they are doing around one. Your average run of the mill family alignment shop will not kn ow what to do with it or why.
May I ask why you want to install one? What do you think it will do for you?
jer
May I ask why you want to install one? What do you think it will do for you?
jer
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Re: Any experience with bump steer kits? (golfnwatchesnc5s)
We once BBQ'd a Bum Steer in Saragosa... then washed it down with Henry Weinhart beer... damn thing tasted terrible... but it was filling!! :jester
For racing applications, it is needed... for a street car it is not...
VR :cheers:
[Modified by vetterdstr, 11:49 AM 10/24/2003]
For racing applications, it is needed... for a street car it is not...
VR :cheers:
[Modified by vetterdstr, 11:49 AM 10/24/2003]