cletus Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Probably not relevant to the general users of this forum, but someone might know someone building a hot rod etc and considering using a new aftermarket column. Theres some dangerous cheap china crap being sold....one of which failed completely leaving the car with no steering. luckily that happened at low speed. http://lvvta.org.nz/documents/infosheets/LVVTA_Info_01-2013_Unsafe_Aftermarket_Steering_Columns.pdf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDA780 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Just read bout that in NZ Hot Rod. Its appalling how the bush just breaks like that. It looks like its made from ABS plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I saw that shizz today in Petrolhead. Losing your steering at speed is like "front page" bad news........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin'joe Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 shit, that was a scary read. has LVVTA clamped down on any of those IFS set-ups yet ?? was at a shop where the bodywork was being done on a fruity coupe, and they had major issues with cert on the front end due to dangerous amounts of bump steer and other geometery issues when used as designed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 reminds me of a orange starlet on the coast that came in for an exhaust job, it was so undrivable and odgey,no suspension travel the chassis had been flexing and cracked the floor around the seatbelt mounts.. anyway it was certed for as it was, but it had mega bad angles on the bj's and tie rod ends.. should never have been certed by a chch certifier...accident waiting to happen.. these columns have been a big issue, along with some drop axles that have also been failing badly.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 shit, that was a scary read. has LVVTA clamped down on any of those IFS set-ups yet ?? was at a shop where the bodywork was being done on a fruity coupe, and they had major issues with cert on the front end due to dangerous amounts of bump steer and other geometery issues when used as designed. They have a bump steer test rig that all have to pass now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin'joe Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 They have a bump steer test rig that all have to pass now.good idea. still, must suck balls if you have bought a whole front end kit for good coin, only to have it rejected as it was only designed for "show-car" use i.e: not safe for actually driving on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 It might teach them for driving a Summit catalogue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 most bits that are bought in a shop come from the states the land of dodgey vehicles to say the least. i have had experience with american made components, and found they were mostly junk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin'joe Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 most bits that are bought in a shop come from the states (but built in Asian sweatshops) the land of dodgey vehicles to say the least. i have had experience with american made components, and found they were mostly junk Paul, i fixed it for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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