Steering stop bolts

235/85R16 Goodyear Wrangler MTR fitted to Landrover 130/wolf rims (6.5 inch wide). I have just put these on. Prior I had the same tyres on 7 inch wide Mach 5 rims with 12-20mm more outboard offset. The tyres never rubbed before and the bolts were definitely bent. Its just the LR rims with less offset. Im pretty sure the bolt is mounting same both sides.

I had replced the bolts once before after I had run my 9/34 swampers out west. I wound the bolts out to stop tyre rub, but they bent within the hr of playing. I havent really ever had a problem with tyre rub due to the Mach 5 rims. Id say the bolt problem has always been there???

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Originally Posted by justinc

i have seen them bent too, but not very common. late td5 i think 2002 on? and puma defers have a small plate bolted to the flange which may help prevent this, using the 2 bolts at the frnt of the flange as a mounting. The plate extends out over the edge of the flange, and is shaped slightly to ensure it doesn't kick the bolt head off to one side.
I am assuming that they did this to prevent bolt bending, as the turning circle is increased in these later models, and the bolts having to be unscrewed further to accomodate this means they will hit on a different angle and bend.

jc

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Goingbush has a good photo up the top of the first page showing the plate. ;)

Ooops, Sorry that'll teach me to read/ view more carefully.



JC

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Originally Posted by goingbush

On the Td5 Defender there is a Tang that the Stop Bolt bumps into

My stop bolt is screwed right in & the tyre rubs on the RA before the bolt touches but you get the idea in the pic.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...015/08/654.jpg

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hey mate, looking at your pic, the little tab is bent on the end. Is this factory for it to be square-ish to the bolt head, or has it simply just bent?

Serge, that is how they are shaped, on an angle like that to contact the bolt head properly.

JC

thanks JC, I drew my own design up and PSimpson turned them into CAD (all of about 2mins!!!) when I get them cut I will have a little mill work to do. I dont mind, gives me a simple task to learn some stuff on.