Re: Cool alternative to the TSR linkage kit

["John Van Vuren" <veedublu@prod.net>]

Why are you so set against Roger's kits?  Sounds to me like somebody is
afraid of competition....

Roger is well known in the Toyota 4x4 world as well as the VW pickup world.
He's a good guy, with a great understanding of all things mechanical.  He is
not some large corporation out to get rich.

The same threaded rod/end link design is used in race vehicles of all types,
and is often used for the steering linkage (drag link and tie rod).  In
fact, our own beloved Scirocco's have threaded tie rod ends...  have you
ever heard of them coming loose and needing Loctite every month or two??
Didn't think so....

Just standing up for what I think is a decent product from what I know is a
good guy.  I am *not* putting down the DST, TSR, etc stuff

John



> I just got an email from the guy that sells the gold linkage sets, on a
few
> questions i asked.
> He said:
> <<No, the links are fully adjustable, since this is a key design feature.
I
> find that
> adjusting the lengths a bit from stock can fine tune the shifting
> response.  For example I found I needed to make my rear link about 2.5mm
> longer to make 1st 2nd gear shifts work best.
> >>
> My personal opion to all of yah who need to replace your links, don't buy
a
> set that is adjustable.  You'll find yourself having to adjust the rods
every
> couple weeks because they keep coming undone.  I know this because the
first
> DST link set on my car was the adjustable version, that i ran for almost 2
> months.  Adn they were exactly the same as this guys gold links. Unless
you
> throw some lock tight on em every month or two, they come undone.(well
they
> come undone if you shift hard like i do) And when they do come undone,
you'll
> find yourself looking for a gear in the middle of traffic .  That's why
Jay
> switched to the welded version, to keep mechanically challenged persons,
like
> myself, from screwing up the correct distance of the rods.
>
> Just thought i would inlightin anyone that was intersted in the subject.
> Since I began running the exact fit linkage in my car, since mid Sep., I
> haven't had a gear go out since.  And its more of a solid shift, since the
> links are all one peice, and not threaded together.
> Last, it isn't a design feature, you can have a whole set of threaded rods
> cut and prepared to fit for 2 bucks each.  Making your overhead just $2
per
> link plus materials.   Unless he has a machine in his shop to do it
himself,
> then he only has to pay material costs.
>
> Have a great day mang! (not my new slang term, some sort of weird slang
being
> posted on the ant-rice forums.  I bet its a canadian thing eh?) Anyone of
our
> Northern listers want to inlighten me, man?  mang?
>
> Premo
>
>
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