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As long as your kingpin axis is at some non-vertical angle, you could achieve a scrub radius of 0 regardless of offset (wheel or portal), you just have to use a taller tire. Obviously, this has real world limitation with what you can and should use. Folks should still try to keep wheel offset...

Modern electric power steering systems generally have a returnability cal, to naturally drive the rack back to center even with limited caster effect. But I would still be curious to see how perceptible the change in returnability might be. At end of travel the caster-return force is very high...

Show me how the suspension is isolated when a tie fod is completely gone. I understand this suspension may be able to reduce tie rod shock loading by precise placement of the virtual king pin axis. But the way I see it, the tie rod has become an integral member of the suspension. Even as a...

I agree with all that, especially about being very careful about messing around with the suspension pivots. Even having alternate bolt holes would be too much, but having a removable bracket integrated to the LCA that could be replaced with alternates with very slight changes in position would...

They dont increase travel on their own, but they allow you to get more if you adjust other factors like the shock or LCA or shock tower. Generally your travel is limited by CV angle in rebound and clearance to the body in jounce. A portal lift gives you tons of body clearance with level CV's...

Somewhat, but I am not sure if he is using these connections to make a legit long travel shock, or just a Raptorish version for the stock stroke/height kits. I hope its the former. I would still love to see a custom LCA that lets me adjust the shock pivot. Its counterintuitive, but I would run...

Technicals, i'd give it to the portals all day, but open up the speed (not even on the desert) the portals with stock travel have no chance running down the raptor.

I love Quinns work and the portals are top notch, even though I think the price is fair for the amount of work required to do it well, it is unfortunately just unattainable for most folks. The rack though pricey is much more attainable (especially if you just swap the housing on your own rack)...

Edit: Now that I have site sponsorship I will just share the link direct. But feel free to PM if you want to talk shop. Differential Drop Kits — Products — Broken Innovation

Here are more details on the skid plate. For those interesting in more details, don't hesitate to PM me. I'm working on a kit, but if you want to try it yourself, I can give you the measurements. I just used a cutoff wheel, starting point "A" is roughly at the crease between the two forward...

Valid question, I don't know what the driveshaft CV's can handle. I think it's safe to assume they can't handle 30 degrees like the halfshaft CV's but they were already extremely low angle, like a couple degrees, and I only rotated the diff about 4 degrees forward. So the angle at the front of...

I dont think the load on that side is exceedingly high, but shouldn't be too hard to fab up a double shear bracket for it either.

I go into more detail in the video. (skip to 13:38) The other two mounts were handled with these parts: I didnt actually lower the rear mount like you did. Instead, I extended it forward, this allowed me to get more rotation out of the diff, and handle the right side with a simple spacer...

Total rotation of the differential was around 4ish°. So, there is a little bit of windup in the bushing, but I think its negligible.

I agree, I think generally you should just buy the tire for its intended use, siping will never make up for factory design or compound, but in this case I wanted the steer the performance a tiny bit towards the snow, and I think it was moderately successful.

Yea, I show that in more detail in the video.

Also, I don't want to worry anyone who might have a 1" -1.5" diff drop from RC or anyone else. Its probably ok, there's always compliance in each joint and I was referring to the specified limits and the actual plunge could be slightly higher. I just chose 20mm so that I was in the green on...

Just checked it out, and I agree! So far, my (limited) products are based simply on things I wanted lol. Not great at coming up with stuff out of the blue unless it's solving a problem for myself first.

This is true, thats the primary reason I basically copied the OEM pattern with slight augmentation. I cannot argue that I improved the design as a mud tire, only that I gained some small performance in the snow, which the tire designers were not trying to design towards in the first place. It's...

Thats a great idea, i've heard of send cut send but never considered it for dropshipping. Now I just have to decide how badly I want a CNC plasma cutter for myself lol I'm also working on a little 1/4" plate bash guard/ramp for that sharp notch on the front of the diff. But honestly, I may...