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Icon Vehicle Dynamics Suspension Question: Can I get away without Cross-Over Steering if I bend my drag link?

April 26, 2017away Bend cross-over drag Dynamics Icon steering Suspension vehicle

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Icon Vehicle Dynamics Suspension Question: Can I get away without Cross-Over Steering if I bend my drag link?

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A bent drag link only serves to reduce the angle seen by the tie rod ends. The line of force is still projected as a virtual line from joint to joint therefore the bend does nothing to reduce the stress applied to the sector shaft.