garageSTAR Custom Steering Knuckles

garageSTAR · 02-24-2012, 11:54 AM

Hey guys. A friend of mine Andy is making custom steering knuckles and wanted to know if anybody else would be interested. The knuckles will increase your steering angle. Andy has been running these knuckles for two years at over 20 events including 3rd in 2010 pro-am season against ryan kado and luke lonberger, and two All Star Bash events without any issues. If you don't know who Andy is he owns the white Miata with a SR20DET. You will need to supply him with your own knuckles if he doesn't have them in stock. Turn around time from when they receive your knuckles is one week. This is for off road purpose only. If you are interested please send me a email and I will get you in contact with them. garagestar@gmail.com

- Price $200

Update as of 03-02-2012
Andy and Galen are ready to take orders. If you are interested please send them a email. Also there will be a release of liability form that you will need to sign before they start on your knuckles. They are doing this to cover their asses.

Galen - gmhuntsman@gmail.com
Andy - flyinmr2@yahoo.com

Photos are of Andy's and Galen car

brian · 02-24-2012, 12:01 PM

Nice!

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etikoner · 02-24-2012, 12:11 PM

Nice. Crazy thing, I think Speedzoku.com was the first forum I joined about 10 years ago, lol.

B-mar · 02-24-2012, 12:12 PM

Can you run these with power steering

garageSTAR · 02-24-2012, 12:42 PM

They work with power steering

Quote:

Originally Posted by B-mar

Can you run these with power steering

blindboxx2334 · 02-24-2012, 12:45 PM

ANDY G!!!!

he's a cool dude. ill have to get a set sometime.

Rezist09 · 02-24-2012, 12:56 PM

Well I'm in. Gonna go to the junk yard to get me some spares. Ken u have Pm
AlsO how long would this last?

Rezist09 · 02-24-2012, 12:58 PM

Lol on would this be a daily or is there a time period that they can't make them?

blindboxx2334 · 02-24-2012, 12:59 PM

ken,

so you know if nb1 and nb2 knux are the same? im off to google it now. i will edit my post if i find anything.

edit: holy hell this is kinda confusing. lol

-nb1 knuckles (no abs, and nb1 never had sport brakes) will go on an 01-02 nb2 as long as the nb2 doesnt have abs or sport brakes.. all 03's had sport brakes (and of course the MSM too) and could have also had ABS. (i dont have it and dont like it, so i dont care.) So thats not a direct bolt on.
-01-02 nb2 knuckles will fit on an nb1 as long as you dont have abs on both cars and the nb2 doesnt have sport brakes.
-na guys... your on your own. do your own research. lol

got most of the info from FM:

Quote:

Mazda put three different sizes of brakes on the 1990-05 Miatas. All the 1990-93 models shared one design, as did all the 1994-00 models. In 2001 it got tricky as the larger "Sport" brakes were introduced. These brakes became standard in 2003.
How to tell if you have Sport brakes? If your car is a 2000 or earlier, you don't. If your car is a 2003-05, you do. If you have a 2001-02 model came from the factory with 16" wheels, it has the Sport brakes. You can measure the rotor as well - the Sport brakes have a rotor that measures 11" in front. Pads and rotors are not interchangeable between the different types of brakes so make sure you've identified what you have before you order.
The 2006 and later cars don't share any brake parts with the earlier models, so be sure to order parts for the correct year.

edit#2: does he have any before and after shots of knuckle angles?

garageSTAR · 02-24-2012, 11:25 PM

It's up to Andy when he decides to stop making them. If we can get the ball rolling I am sure he would keep cranking them out.

imput1234 · 02-24-2012, 11:45 PM

How do these compare to the Level7Tune ones?

Any angle changes? geometry changes?

Rezist09 · 02-24-2012, 11:56 PM

im in so do we sent our knuckles or he has them in stock

garageSTAR · 02-24-2012, 11:57 PM

Email me your contact info and I will get you in contact with Andy.

urban · 02-25-2012, 12:07 AM

knuckles are the single most important part to make a miata slide.
basically bringing the tie rod mount closer to the center increases the angle.
the questions that are important are .
whats the distance of the new hole? which will tell you what size wheel you can use. and what the increase will be.

Andy is a badass , and this is actually a smoking deal if you want the ability to go in deep and hold angle with ease and control.in fact its necessary
ild jump on it if i didnt have something similar.

monkey.magicx · 02-25-2012, 12:18 AM

I've been in contact with them, and the new knuckles are built around getting maximum angle on a 8" wide wheel with 0 offset.

Phung018 · 02-25-2012, 12:31 AM

highly advise anyone with power steering to add a power steering cooler with any sort of angle modifications.
or else you will learn the hard way.

Rezist09 · 02-25-2012, 12:57 AM

Rezist09@yahoo
Email this looks very nice 15x8 is good enough to slide with enough tire on them.

Venice · 02-25-2012, 04:49 AM

Will these effect the guys who are running smaller wheels (13"&14") also is the price with or with out core . For some it might be hard to put the car down to wait for the knuckles to be made .

Also since the outer tie rod end is moved further out is a longer inner or outer required .

MikeDeuce · 02-25-2012, 02:31 PM

That's interesting... so instead of shortening it, he's drilling a new hole further in and reinforcing it? That would leave the "stock" end in place should one ever be forced to go back (for stock/high offset wheels), yeah? I'm sourcing some knuckles now because I don't want downtime, will be in touch ASAP.

Galen · 02-25-2012, 06:59 PM

Andys car has 50* steering angle with 4* of ackermen. These are fine with power steering. We can do a more or less aggrresive drill depending on what the customer wants. We are not supplying core knuckles due to differences between the various models of miata. We also don't want to be liable for wearable items such as wheel bearings. Photos and more info up soon when I'm not at the shop.

Galen · 02-25-2012, 08:55 PM

Stock tierod ends work just fine. I have no modifications to my steering rack aside from the redrilled knuckles. We shot some before/after pictures for you guys today. Ill have them up tomorrow morning.

chinamoonman · 02-25-2012, 09:34 PM

sweetness, will be getting in contact once i do my taxes.

shawn · 02-25-2012, 11:10 PM

question: any group buy discounts?

highly interested, possibly 2weeks-month before i get in on this

garageSTAR · 02-25-2012, 11:13 PM

No Group buy discount because it's already a great deal for these. Plus I am helping a friend promote this.

shawn · 02-25-2012, 11:24 PM

alright, thanks. yeah im super interested in this, but i just figured, why not ask? lol

blindboxx2334 · 02-26-2012, 01:27 PM

Sweet. In fo pix.

Galen · 02-27-2012, 12:50 AM

Here are the comparison shots we took yesterday.

STOCK Knuckles:

the low budget crew dfrthslamburglars-2 by Low Budget Crew, on Flickr
..

MODDED Knuckles:

the low budget crew dfrthslamburglars by Low Budget Crew, on Flickr

Sorry that it took all day to get these up.

garageSTAR · 02-27-2012, 12:54 AM

Thanks Galen!

monkey.magicx · 02-27-2012, 01:17 AM

Holy hell the angle.

blindboxx2334 · 02-27-2012, 11:10 AM

damn that angle!

02-24-2012, 11:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
garageSTAR Jr. Sponsor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,596	Custom Steering Knuckles Hey guys. A friend of mine Andy is making custom steering knuckles and wanted to know if anybody else would be interested. The knuckles will increase your steering angle. Andy has been running these knuckles for two years at over 20 events including 3rd in 2010 pro-am season against ryan kado and luke lonberger, and two All Star Bash events without any issues. If you don't know who Andy is he owns the white Miata with a SR20DET. You will need to supply him with your own knuckles if he doesn't have them in stock. Turn around time from when they receive your knuckles is one week. This is for off road purpose only. If you are interested please send me a email and I will get you in contact with them. garagestar@gmail.com - Price $200 Update as of 03-02-2012 Andy and Galen are ready to take orders. If you are interested please send them a email. Also there will be a release of liability form that you will need to sign before they start on your knuckles. They are doing this to cover their asses. Galen - gmhuntsman@gmail.com Andy - flyinmr2@yahoo.com Photos are of Andy's and Galen car
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02-24-2012, 12:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
etikoner Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Miami Beach, Fl. Posts: 2,675	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles Nice. Crazy thing, I think Speedzoku.com was the first forum I joined about 10 years ago, lol.
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02-24-2012, 12:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
blindboxx2334 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 916 Posts: 1,791	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles ANDY G!!!! he's a cool dude. ill have to get a set sometime.
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02-24-2012, 12:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
Rezist09 Rezist Is Nature Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Lancaster,Ca Posts: 1,114	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles Well I'm in. Gonna go to the junk yard to get me some spares. Ken u have Pm AlsO how long would this last?
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02-24-2012, 12:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
Rezist09 Rezist Is Nature Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Lancaster,Ca Posts: 1,114	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles Lol on would this be a daily or is there a time period that they can't make them?
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02-24-2012, 11:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
garageSTAR Jr. Sponsor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,596	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles It's up to Andy when he decides to stop making them. If we can get the ball rolling I am sure he would keep cranking them out.
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02-24-2012, 11:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
imput1234 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 738	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles How do these compare to the Level7Tune ones? Any angle changes? geometry changes?
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02-24-2012, 11:56 PM	#12 (permalink)
Rezist09 Rezist Is Nature Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Lancaster,Ca Posts: 1,114	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles im in so do we sent our knuckles or he has them in stock
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02-24-2012, 11:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
garageSTAR Jr. Sponsor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,596	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles Email me your contact info and I will get you in contact with Andy.
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02-25-2012, 12:07 AM	#14 (permalink)
urban Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 4,294	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles knuckles are the single most important part to make a miata slide. basically bringing the tie rod mount closer to the center increases the angle. the questions that are important are . whats the distance of the new hole? which will tell you what size wheel you can use. and what the increase will be. Andy is a badass , and this is actually a smoking deal if you want the ability to go in deep and hold angle with ease and control.in fact its necessary ild jump on it if i didnt have something similar.
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02-25-2012, 12:18 AM	#15 (permalink)
monkey.magicx 'Bout dat life Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Milpitas/Pasadena, CA Posts: 3,793	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles I've been in contact with them, and the new knuckles are built around getting maximum angle on a 8" wide wheel with 0 offset.
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02-25-2012, 12:57 AM	#17 (permalink)
Rezist09 Rezist Is Nature Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Lancaster,Ca Posts: 1,114	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles Rezist09@yahoo Email this looks very nice 15x8 is good enough to slide with enough tire on them.
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Venice Cr.net is addicting Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NoVa Posts: 2,005	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles Will these effect the guys who are running smaller wheels (13"&14") also is the price with or with out core . For some it might be hard to put the car down to wait for the knuckles to be made . Also since the outer tie rod end is moved further out is a longer inner or outer required .
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02-25-2012, 02:31 PM	#19 (permalink)
MikeDeuce Jr. Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 61	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles That's interesting... so instead of shortening it, he's drilling a new hole further in and reinforcing it? That would leave the "stock" end in place should one ever be forced to go back (for stock/high offset wheels), yeah? I'm sourcing some knuckles now because I don't want downtime, will be in touch ASAP.

02-25-2012, 06:59 PM	#20 (permalink)
Galen Noob Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 46	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles Andys car has 50* steering angle with 4* of ackermen. These are fine with power steering. We can do a more or less aggrresive drill depending on what the customer wants. We are not supplying core knuckles due to differences between the various models of miata. We also don't want to be liable for wearable items such as wheel bearings. Photos and more info up soon when I'm not at the shop.
Galen Noob Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 46

02-25-2012, 08:55 PM	#21 (permalink)
Galen Noob Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 46	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles Stock tierod ends work just fine. I have no modifications to my steering rack aside from the redrilled knuckles. We shot some before/after pictures for you guys today. Ill have them up tomorrow morning.
Galen Noob Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 46

02-25-2012, 09:34 PM	#22 (permalink)
chinamoonman Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 237	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles sweetness, will be getting in contact once i do my taxes.
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02-25-2012, 11:10 PM	#23 (permalink)
shawn In the corner Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: North Las Vegas Posts: 739	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles question: any group buy discounts? highly interested, possibly 2weeks-month before i get in on this

02-25-2012, 11:13 PM	#24 (permalink)
garageSTAR Jr. Sponsor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,596	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles No Group buy discount because it's already a great deal for these. Plus I am helping a friend promote this.
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02-25-2012, 11:24 PM	#25 (permalink)
shawn In the corner Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: North Las Vegas Posts: 739	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles alright, thanks. yeah im super interested in this, but i just figured, why not ask? lol

02-26-2012, 01:27 PM	#26 (permalink)
blindboxx2334 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 916 Posts: 1,791	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles Sweet. In fo pix.
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02-27-2012, 12:50 AM	#27 (permalink)
Galen Noob Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 46	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles Here are the comparison shots we took yesterday. STOCK Knuckles: the low budget crew dfrthslamburglars-2 by Low Budget Crew, on Flickr .. MODDED Knuckles: the low budget crew dfrthslamburglars by Low Budget Crew, on Flickr Sorry that it took all day to get these up.
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02-27-2012, 12:54 AM	#28 (permalink)
garageSTAR Jr. Sponsor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,596	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles Thanks Galen!
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02-27-2012, 01:17 AM	#29 (permalink)
monkey.magicx 'Bout dat life Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Milpitas/Pasadena, CA Posts: 3,793	Re: Custom Steering Knuckles Holy hell the angle.
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02-27-2012, 11:10 AM	#30 (permalink)
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