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The Mantis Kit for the S-chassis is the most relevant angle kit in today's drift society, and here's why,

-Angle, 70 degrees+ depending on your steering rack offset and wheel setup

-Tierods the kit includes adjustable offset rack spacers, with inner and outer heim joints. 

-Ackerman, adjustable Ackerman

-Roll Center, optimized handling by adding 50mm of roll center correction

-Bump steer, minimal bump steer in drift by perfecting tierod pitch angle

-Caster, Caster displacement adjustments made to have a good self-alignment force while optimizing the kinematics for drifting 

-Camber, optimized camber ranging from -3 to -6

-Track Width, 75mm wider per side creating a stable and high clearance front end

-Suspension Travel, long travel range, full lock to full lock at any point throughout  suspension travel for increased grip 

-Joints, Chromoly heim joints, and spherical bearings with self-lubricating nylon race, easily replaceable 

-Weight Reduction, compact drop knuckle design makes for a lighter and stronger design, 7075 aluminum used where possible for steel-like strength at 40% of the weight 

 INSTALLATION GUIDE

Please allow 2-3weeks of fabrication before the item is sent.

The Mantis Kit for the BMW is the most relevant angle kit in today's drift society, and here's why,

-Angle, 65-70 degrees depending on wheel size and arm length

-Ackerman, zero Ackerman aka parallel 

-Roll Center, optimized handling by adding 30mm of roll center correction

-Bump steer, minimal bump steer in drift by perfecting tierod pitch angle

-Castor, factory caster can be changed using both the arm and the additional caster plates for better steering return

-Camber, optimized camber ranging from -3 to -6

-Track Width, 50-75mm wider per side creating a stable and high clearance front end

-Suspension Travel, long travel range, full lock to full lock at any point throughout  suspension travel for increased grip 

-Joints, Chromoly Heim joints, and spherical bearings

compact drop knuckle design makes for a lighter and stronger design, 7075 aluminum used where possible which provides steel like strength at 40% weight reduction. 

For custom colors, email your order number and the color wanted

Please allow 2-3weeks of fabrication before the item is sent.

Chromoly Housing, 3 piece high-performance Teflon race

Bearing Race: 3 piece teflon

Ball: heat treated, hard chrome plated bearing steel

Finish: bright polished chrome

Housing: 4130 heat treated chromoly steel

Application: Our Chromoly rod ends are ideal for automotive after market suspensions such as control arms, end links and ball joints. 

Ultimate Static Load Rating 3/4 : 25,489 lbs

Ultimate Static Load Rating 5/8 : 19,751 lbs

The FK rod end bearings are the premium option for our angle kits that offer supior bearing life, extreme strength and a smooth feel. We offer them in 2 sizes, both left hand (LH) and right hand (RH).

The JMX10 is a PTFE lined 5/8-18 bearing with a yield strength of 17,959 lbs.

The JMX12 is a PTFE lined 3/4-16 bearing with a yield strength of 28,090 lbs.

Our rigid tie-rod for the FDF Mantis kits.

Quantity- Price is for 1 tie-rod 

Material- 7075 Aluminum

Benefits over regular tie-rods  

• Very stiff design, does not flex like the thin steel tie-rods, this improves handling.
• Machined fail point to save your steering rack on impact.
• Stronger than steel but super lightweight.

We have 7 lengths that currently go with there corresponding angle kits, please select one of the 7 options for your kit

4.5" long (these have a m14x1.5 RH thread, and a 5/8-18 LH thread)

-Corvette, S197, Genesis

6.5" long (these have a m14x1.5 RH thread, and a 5/8-18 LH thread)

- S550, SN95, 370Z mini

8.5" long (these have a m14x1.5 RH thread, and a 5/8-18 LH thread)

-E36, FRS base, 

9.5" long (these have a 5/8-18 RH thread, and a 5/8-18 LH thread)

- 350Z reg

10" long (these have a m14x1.5 RH thread, and a 5/8-18 LH thread)

-E46

11.5" long (these have a 5/8-18 RH thread, and a 5/8-18 LH thread)

-240sx, 350z mega, is300/jzx, 

13" long (these have a 5/8-18 RH thread, and a 5/8-18 LH thread)

-E46 full tierod setup, frs power kit, 

FDF offset rack spacers are the ideal solution for your tierod setup

The benefits of using our offset rack spacers are listed below:

- Replaces socket style tierod with a double shear heim joint design, this is both easier to service and lasts much longer through heavy abuse

- multiple offset positions, It is very common to run offset rack spacers on your drift car, this prevents over centering and binding at high angle, but the ideal solution is to relocate your rack. Relocating your rack will keep all your forces applied inline with the steering rack, preserving your rack seals. our offset rack spacers allow you to run in an offset position or inline with the rack. 

- Billet steel shackle design, the design of our shackles insures that it will take all the abuse you can throw at your car. machined from a solid block of steel and nickle electro plated, it is the most innovative option on the market today.  

- Cost, keeping costs reasonable for the end user has always been our goal, these products can be expensive at first but from your purchase on the only part you will need to replace is the inexpensive rod end. so it is an investment in to cheaper repairs down the road. 

Included 

2 billet shackles (left and and right hand side)

Add on

-2 m16x1 Allen  head bolts for s-chassis

- 2 m16x1.5 Allen  head for frs/brz

-2 inner tie-rod heim joints with jam nuts

FDF Inline rack adaptor are the ideal solution for your tierod setup, this product consists of 2 billet shackles that bolt to your steering rack, and allow for a 5/8-18 rod end to be used as the inner ball joint.

The benefits of using our offset rack adaptors are listed below:

- Replaces socket style tierod with a double shear Heim joint design, this is both easier to service and lasts much longer through heavy abuse

- Billet chromoly shackle design, the design of our shackles insures that it will take all the abuse you can throw at your car. machined from a billet piece of Chromoly and electro-plated, it is the most innovative option on the market today.  

- Cost, keeping costs reasonable for the end-user has always been our goal, these products can be expensive at first but from your purchase on the only part you will need to replace is the inexpensive rod end. so it is an investment in to cheaper repairs down the road. 

Add on

-2 m16x1 Allen  head bolts for any s-chassis, r-chassis, and z-chassis 

- 2 m16x1.5 Allen  head for frs/brz

-2 inner tie-rod heim joints with jam nuts