Reinforcing steering post

[RoostinRyan]

Have about eight inches of rise now and need reinforcement. Anyone have any suggestions on how to do this?

 

[judger101]

i took a piece of l shaped angle iron and bolted it to the steering hoop about 6-8 inches up the steering post and then bought another set of bushings/holder and bolted that on the top of the extension. the gen II is weak to begin with! i know if you do enough searches you will find some picks as many guys have done similar.

 

[sled_guy]

We just got a piece of solid rod that is the same outside diameter as the inside of the steering column. Take the bars off, you may have to use a dremel to clean up a little of the weld so that the rod will slide down inside the column... get a piece long enough to go clear down to the bend behind the air box.

Drive the rod in(you can find one that is a nice tight fit), tack weld it around the top, and put your bars back on. I even think my brother found that a 3/8" drive Craftsman extension was the exact right fit.

sled_guy

 

[RoostinRyan]

Does anyone know if they put a different one in the 2001 rmk. From what I've been reading in these forums and other places people have been putting 5/8 rod down the steering post to fix the weak stock post. When I went to do this to mine the hole in the top was maybe a quarter of an inch and there was no way this was possible. And that was the thickness of the tube itself and not just the plate at the top. It has a little flex but not a lot. Just concerned with bending it.

 

[alaska_guy]

I tried to check my 2001, but without removing my risers, bars etc I couldn't tell you.

 

[RoostinRyan]

It's all good haha I'm looking at the slp bushing kit. Think im gonna try that

 

[volcano buster]

This?


I'm thinking about one for my 440 I'm working on.

 

[RoostinRyan]

Yup that's the one. Looks pretty strong and wider than what came stock