- Location
- North Carolina
Just curious what most of you are running and what setups if you would post them up. I know there's a lot of post on this just looking to put it together and have pics in one thread.
08+ steering
- Thread starter alek foy
- Start date
- Location
- minnesota
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Half flip95
Formerly pondracer95
- Location
- Lake Havasu City AZ
I run a steering cable from the steering plate to the steering nozzle. I'm pretty sure they come this way from the factory
- Location
- North Carolina
Lol I meant to say what setups are people doing now for upgrading it like putting the 07 and older cable on
- Location
- Hermosa Beach, CA
Currently running 08+ steering cable with rhaas slop free cable ends, stock steering plate and blowsion zero degree bars
I am going to drill and re locate the ball on the steering nozzle this weekend to see what that does as far as improved turning. Next step would be 96-07 steering cable for me and possibly aftermarket steering system.
I didn't mind it last year because all I was doing was carving and riding surf. But now I ride mostly on a lake and I hate the way the damn thing turns when trying to spin or hit a setup wake
I am going to drill and re locate the ball on the steering nozzle this weekend to see what that does as far as improved turning. Next step would be 96-07 steering cable for me and possibly aftermarket steering system.
I didn't mind it last year because all I was doing was carving and riding surf. But now I ride mostly on a lake and I hate the way the damn thing turns when trying to spin or hit a setup wake
- Location
- Minnesota
I did this 2 years ago all stock parts huge improvement and nothing has broke or been an issue save you cash this makes a huge difference. Adding zero degree bars with this mod will make the ski so much more fun to ride trust me:
Tools needed
1. M6 x 1.0 Tap
2. 5mm Drill
3. Dremel Tool & Dremel Cutter I used Dremel high speed cutter #196
4. File to clean up the support rib on the steering nozzle
Step one pop of your chin pad and remove the steering cable and the ball joint. The ball joint on the turn plate and the steering nozzle are both M6 x 1.0 threads.
Step two drill the outside cast hole in the turn plate with the 5mm drill and tap. Apply blue thread lock and reassemble the turn plate ball joint and re-install the steering cable. Turn plate mod done.
Step three remove the ride plate and steering cable. The steering cable nozzle ball joint has a 5mm hex slot in the ball end to remove it from the brass insert pressed into the steering nozzle. Remove the steering nozzle.
Step four use the dremel tool and the file to remove the excess material from the top and bottom rib of the steering arm from the steering nozzle to allow drilling and taping of the new ball joint mounting hole closer to the centerline of the steering nozzle.
Step five use the washer from the steering nozzle ball joint to mark where the new hole for the ball joint will be drilled. Once marked use the 5mm drill and 6 x1.0 tap to drill & tap the new hole.
Step six re-install the steering nozzle use thread lock.
Step seven check and center the steering alignment (bars centered nozzle straight) I was able to get things straight with only adjusting the nozzle end.
Step eight Install the steering cable using blue thread lock install the ride plate use blue thread lock.
Step nine see how this changes things.
Tools needed
1. M6 x 1.0 Tap
2. 5mm Drill
3. Dremel Tool & Dremel Cutter I used Dremel high speed cutter #196
4. File to clean up the support rib on the steering nozzle
Step one pop of your chin pad and remove the steering cable and the ball joint. The ball joint on the turn plate and the steering nozzle are both M6 x 1.0 threads.
Step two drill the outside cast hole in the turn plate with the 5mm drill and tap. Apply blue thread lock and reassemble the turn plate ball joint and re-install the steering cable. Turn plate mod done.
Step three remove the ride plate and steering cable. The steering cable nozzle ball joint has a 5mm hex slot in the ball end to remove it from the brass insert pressed into the steering nozzle. Remove the steering nozzle.
Step four use the dremel tool and the file to remove the excess material from the top and bottom rib of the steering arm from the steering nozzle to allow drilling and taping of the new ball joint mounting hole closer to the centerline of the steering nozzle.
Step five use the washer from the steering nozzle ball joint to mark where the new hole for the ball joint will be drilled. Once marked use the 5mm drill and 6 x1.0 tap to drill & tap the new hole.
Step six re-install the steering nozzle use thread lock.
Step seven check and center the steering alignment (bars centered nozzle straight) I was able to get things straight with only adjusting the nozzle end.
Step eight Install the steering cable using blue thread lock install the ride plate use blue thread lock.
Step nine see how this changes things.