Re: Tie Bar location...?
 

Brian I don't see the tilt you're talking about on the saddles. I need to double check that I've really wrenched the nots as tight as possible on the saddles because mine are gouging the drive when they lean all the forward and all the the way back.

The problem would go away I agree if I went to external steering with the
tie bar at the top of the drive.

Another question--I've got a pair of wing plates--could I move the tie bar up to top with the factory internal sterring untill I get the rest of tha parts to go full hydraulic?

Final question--your drive lowers looke exactly like mine and they seem to be same distance below bottom--in my case 9". Is that consider typical or those extended drives?

Thanks

Re: Tie Bar location...?
 

dhlaw why two pair of raw water dumps on the transum? i assume 2 are for intercoolers...what are the other 2 for?. BTW *****in ride, ratman

Re: Tie Bar location...?
 

Poorsche, installing wingplates would be a good place to mount a tie bar. Keep in mind that you'll have to cut off your tie bar and re-thread it because it will be shorter hanging off of the inner "ears" of the wingplate. You will have to do this anyway when you go to external steering. You'll also need to buy some clevis type tie bar ends to use with the wingplate bolts, again this is also necessary with ext steering.

My propshafts are now 5 1/2" below the running surface with the Konrads.
They are 1 1/2+" shorter than my TRS's were, so the TRS's were rigged a little more than 7" from propshaft to running surface. 9" sounds pretty deep. Is that typical for your model Formula with TRS's?

Mine were TRS's, not TR's (which have the longer lower). I doubt you will find many performance boats rigged with TR's, due to their deep dimensions and HUGE lower unit.

Brian

Re: Tie Bar location...?
 

The wingplates I've got have the attachment point in the center--directly over the CL of the drive--they look like Marine Machine product.

Attached is a picture of the drive I've got--can you tell anything about it?

Re: Tie Bar location...?
 

Looks like a TRS :D

If you're going to switch from saddles to wingplates for your tie bar, you should still consider clevis type tie bar ends. This allows the geometry to work better and is a stronger joint.

Good luck,
Brian