Todd from HRT wins every time. NO way around that! Good job Todd!!!, and the owner of FUNCO's son Chad dominated like a muther trucker in stock with a bone stock rhino with no bed on it and replacement KINGS. He took 1st and took home $250 cash on his 1st time ever racing. He has no plans to upgrade the rhino anymore. He love it the way it is....
As for SO CAL FAB, my kit held up well. I talked to THAD earlier today, and he's complimentary sending me a set of his new clevis's for the rack side of the tie rods, cuz I welded my old ones on due to them bending at the 12mm bolt at the rack. New ones are machined. He's also working with somebody on getting the internal shaft for the stock rack and pinions (which is what alwasys break 1st before destroying the housing. The new ones you'll be able to hopefully buy will be made of extra heat treated 4340 cromolly steel. I had an idea to brace one side with the other clevis with a cross brace upper and lower that pushes and pulls with the rack going left to right. It would also give me a chance to experiment with a possible steer stabilizer off of that as well, or maybe hydraulic assist steer as well.....
While I had him on the phone, I also asked about his machined spindles that correct steering geometry to work in conjunction with his kit, but $900 a set though, and 2 weeks out! Sucks ass! The spindles look sick, but I'm up in the air wether I want those or SCF's 2 doors down neighbor HRT (lasercut and tig welded spindles). I've seen one break already at the track though, but that yello rhino hucks hard over everything....
looks like unless I find a used rack and spindle (drivers side), i ain't going to glamis for pres day..... u guys that have shop buddies, please put in a call for me and see if you find anything!!!! thats all i need!!!! thx
