Originally Posted by
racer1812
^^^ doesn't matter.
Has anyone who is using RPM ball cups had an issue with the length of the steering TB and the amount of thread that goes into the cup? The RPMS are just a little shorter than the AE ones and just don't put enough thread into the cup for my liking. I run Lunsford TB's just for a little extra length but they don't match..

Same issue on the rear links of the T4, but haven't had a problem with those..
So if it doesn't matter why use half long shanks and half short? Could it be that there is not enought turnbuckle left for adjustments?