Save some $$, have some fun fabricating, make it IMO better than you can purchase etc ...
Starting with a Sheet of .125" thick 7075 material ( Used this as model boat Hydroplane turn fin material years ago ) and know it is the real deal & tough stuff !
On the table saw cut a long rectangle piece first. Then clamped a factory POS Ackermann plate on top of it. Transfer drilled the holes taking special note on the pivot bearing hole to be slight under size for the steel flange bearings. * These I want as a PRESS fit into the arm
That done, scribe the shape onto the piece and head over to the 1" belt sander and shape it to the scribe line, tho keeping it a tad wider mid link for more strength.
After that a drum sander on the dremel tool going around the edges smoothing to the scribe line. Deburring of the edges and holes with a quick pass over some 220 on a flat surfacing plate.
Small smear of RED loc-tite 271 on big holes and flange bearings get pressed in with @ > .002" interference fit ..... DONE
Better & larger/thicker Stainless washers as back ups against steering rack linkages round it out.
I call this a Proper plate done on the cheap ... Full CNC manufactured links with a raised reinforcement ridge likely stronger, but this one self made is better than OEM, GPM, HR etc Chinesium junk.
Starting with a Sheet of .125" thick 7075 material ( Used this as model boat Hydroplane turn fin material years ago ) and know it is the real deal & tough stuff !
On the table saw cut a long rectangle piece first. Then clamped a factory POS Ackermann plate on top of it. Transfer drilled the holes taking special note on the pivot bearing hole to be slight under size for the steel flange bearings. * These I want as a PRESS fit into the arm
That done, scribe the shape onto the piece and head over to the 1" belt sander and shape it to the scribe line, tho keeping it a tad wider mid link for more strength.
After that a drum sander on the dremel tool going around the edges smoothing to the scribe line. Deburring of the edges and holes with a quick pass over some 220 on a flat surfacing plate.
Small smear of RED loc-tite 271 on big holes and flange bearings get pressed in with @ > .002" interference fit ..... DONE
Better & larger/thicker Stainless washers as back ups against steering rack linkages round it out.
I call this a Proper plate done on the cheap ... Full CNC manufactured links with a raised reinforcement ridge likely stronger, but this one self made is better than OEM, GPM, HR etc Chinesium junk.
