French Tickler buggy

Beerj · May 23, 2022

Zjman said:
But more importantly, pics of Abigail, I'm picturing a hot French chick

Omfg. This ^^^^ right here officer..

Zjman · May 23, 2022

Beerj said:
Omfg. This ^^^^ right here officer..

I didn't know it was a youngster

jeeptj99 · May 23, 2022

Beerj said:
Omfg. This ^^^^ right here officer..

Zjman said:
I didn't know it was a youngster

If yall want pictures i do have one of her flipping me off. Pretty sure we sent that to someone on a night ride. i might have been kinda drunk

ridered3 · May 23, 2022

Zjman said:
I didn't know it was a youngster

Haha and that's forgivable since you are a giant and all. :rolf:

Bebop · May 23, 2022

TBItoy said:
On those arms, looks like you could add some width to the outside so there is some meat around the bolt hole, add a key toward the front like RustyC drew.
And probably make it out of something better than A36 hot roll plate.
If you're gonna one-off it, go ahead and do some chromo plate, or 7075.

Agreed on the extra meat.

When it comes to material, I agree too, but it'll really depend on what I can afford / put my hands on.

Dirt700 · May 24, 2022

Beerj said:
Looks like you've got room to double shear the steering but I'm guessing you've got a reason for not.

I have same high steer arms as Enzo, but double shear, and I broke one of my arms. If I ever do another set, I'll do a set with a keyway like BK does, or something similar. I would like to have a set of S&S C's and knuckles, or the ones Austin sterling is designing, but I'm poor, so probably won't happen.

collinmaune · May 24, 2022

Dirt700 said:
I have same high steer arms as Enzo, but double shear, and I broke one of my arms. If I ever do another set, I'll do a set with a keyway like BK does, or something similar. I would like to have a set of S&S C's and knuckles, or the ones Austin sterling is designing, but I'm poor, so probably won't happen.

Price wise by the time you send the knuckles off to get machined or take to a local shop, along with put BJ eliminators, good lower Ball Joints, either machine out a set of F350 inner C's or buy the Spicer C's I bet the price will be about the same as Austin's new setup.

Bebop · May 24, 2022

collinmaune said:
Price wise by the time you send the knuckles off to get machined or take to a local shop, along with put BJ eliminators, good lower Ball Joints, either machine out a set of F350 inner C's or buy the Spicer C's I bet the price will be about the same as Austin's new setup.

I just bought the BKOR Reid keyed ones and you'd be correct.

I'm gonna eat some ramen for a while now...

collinmaune · May 24, 2022

Bebop said:
I just bought the BKOR Reid keyed ones and you'd be correct.

I'm gonna eat some ramen for a while now...

Plus with a Fabbed knuckle and C you can have better placement of the high steer arm and the angle of the steering links to the steering cylinder.

Dirt700 · May 24, 2022

collinmaune said:
Price wise by the time you send the knuckles off to get machined or take to a local shop, along with put BJ eliminators, good lower Ball Joints, either machine out a set of F350 inner C's or buy the Spicer C's I bet the price will be about the same as Austin's new setup.

I haven't talked to Austin yet, I need to give him a call about pricing. I have a few 14s and a sd60, I was about to have him build for me

RustyC · May 24, 2022

I have been looking at the BK Offroad for a high steer solution for my 05 up knuckles.
I see that they machine the F450 knuckle to leave a key behind. It looks like there is no key in the F250 knuckle. I think it would be great if they could incorporate the key onto all the knuckles they machine and a matching keyway on the steer arm.

Jduck · May 24, 2022

Any reason to not do a weld on kit like the kits from jhf? Or custom fab some? Pic of mine for reference

Dirt700 · May 24, 2022

RustyC said:
I have been looking at the BK Offroad for a high steer solution for my 05 up knuckles.
I see that they machine the F450 knuckle to leave a key behind. It looks like there is no key in the F250 knuckle. I think it would be great if they could incorporate the key onto all the knuckles they machine and a matching keyway on the steer arm. View attachment 206675 View attachment 206677

I thought I seen where it has a keyway on 250/350 knuckles as well, on a video they posted, but I could be mistaken. Enzo may know, I think he talks to Jake, occasionally

Bebop · May 24, 2022

I don't want to weld on knuckles.

@RustyC : BKOR does the keyed arms on the Reid 05+ knuckles not the OEM ones.

MonnlightRacing77 · May 25, 2022

Dirt700 said:
I haven't talked to Austin yet, I need to give him a call about pricing. I have a few 14s and a sd60, I was about to have him build for me

Feel free to give me a call or msg me on FB. I'm aiming for sets to be 2k or under with brake mount and highsteer arms included. Currently trying to track down blank material for the UB cups.

redneckengineered · May 25, 2022

Tie the arm into the factory hole and we're likely not having this conversation, keyway or no keyway.

Bebop · May 25, 2022

redneckengineered said:
Tie the arm into the factory hole and we're likely not having this conversation, keyway or no keyway.

Yup, that's hapenning. But I'm not a fan of the location of the heim so I'll add a tab and move it somewhere else.

paradisepwoffrd · May 27, 2022

redneckengineered said:
Tie the arm into the factory hole and we're likely not having this conversation, keyway or no keyway.

In general, I would agree. But the breakage could have also been worse in this case. There was a comment about using the same arms but in double shear, and still broke them. Not sure if that was double shear with the factory arm, or just the steering attachment.

Dirt700 said:
I have same high steer arms as Enzo, but double shear, and I broke one of my arms. If I ever do another set, I'll do a set with a keyway like BK does, or something similar. I would like to have a set of S&S C's and knuckles, or the ones Austin sterling is designing, but I'm poor, so probably won't happen.

Either way, Tying into the factory arm, will help, along with beefing up the arm itself. It broke in the place I would expect it, since the material was so thin. I would likely also machine it to accept tapered washers, to help with the bolts/nuts coming loose.

Here is a pic of an arm, I am thinking of, to tie in, but also have a 2nd hole.