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Mounting Fox/King bypass shocks
Mounting Fox/King bypass shocks
Hey all! Does anybody have any info or pictures of how they have done it?? Ive seen different ways but am not sure what way would be best. I have a GQ SWB and would like to extend the wheelbase out abit but also keep the fuel tank in the original position. Any info/ ideas would be great.
Cheers,
Newhouse.
Cheers,
Newhouse.
97 4x4 hilux
It will be tough to extent the wheel base much without moving the tank as it is right in the way. I've extended 10" and there's no way it could have been done with the tank still there. The pipe cross member that the tank attaches to is now the centre of the axle so has been shifted back 10" as well.
93 Nissan Pathfinder / Terrano Turboed VH45, GQ Trans and T-case, coil overs, hydraulic winch and fair bit of other stuff. (Currently a pile of parts in the workshop)
hi
I i have just made my wheel base longer and i managed to gain nearly 8 inches and i still have my orignal fuel tank , i just turned it around so the filler is on the other side and instead of the tank bolting up from the bottom i have it so it drops in from above .I had to move the rear cross member , the one the tank bolts onto back about 40mm . its tight under there now but everything fits. I will see if i can find some pics
I i have just made my wheel base longer and i managed to gain nearly 8 inches and i still have my orignal fuel tank , i just turned it around so the filler is on the other side and instead of the tank bolting up from the bottom i have it so it drops in from above .I had to move the rear cross member , the one the tank bolts onto back about 40mm . its tight under there now but everything fits. I will see if i can find some pics
im mounting triples in my swb as well want to stretch it a bit too but question is what is the best stuff to make the shock hoops out of cause i don't think the ones you can buy will not be big enough for my car, 2" lift with 14" triple bypass piggy's. mountin'em up real high to get max up travel and lot of droop while jumpin. I think from memory the rears will be at the same hieght as the rear window frames.
GQ SWB
Twin Turbo
F & R Air lockers
Roll Cage
Loose Nut Behind the Wheel
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Twin Turbo
F & R Air lockers
Roll Cage
Loose Nut Behind the Wheel
LOOKING FOR SPONSORS???
mum can't afford it anymore! hahaha
my hoops are made of 43mm OD (cant remember what they called it - 40NB pipe maybe)x 3.2mm seamwall. dont see the point in spending big $$ on flash 1020 or 4130, unless you are gonna do all tube work in it. $40 a length for seamed mild vs $105 for 1020 vs $$$$$$ for 4130
[quote="Yom"]
Some people believe GQ's are overhyped shitboxes.[/quote]
Some people believe GQ's are overhyped shitboxes.[/quote]
Sandy Rut wrote:my hoops are made of 43mm OD (cant remember what they called it - 40NB pipe maybe)x 3.2mm seamwall. dont see the point in spending big $$ on flash 1020 or 4130, unless you are gonna do all tube work in it. $40 a length for seamed mild vs $105 for 1020 vs $$$$$$ for 4130
43MM od would most likely be 32nb
Reptile fabrication.
www.agroautomotive.net
www.agroautomotive.net
Ahhh yeah thats the stuff i used - thanks matetuf045 wrote:Sandy Rut wrote:my hoops are made of 43mm OD (cant remember what they called it - 40NB pipe maybe)x 3.2mm seamwall. dont see the point in spending big $$ on flash 1020 or 4130, unless you are gonna do all tube work in it. $40 a length for seamed mild vs $105 for 1020 vs $$$$$$ for 4130
43MM od would most likely be 32nb
[quote="Yom"]
Some people believe GQ's are overhyped shitboxes.[/quote]
Some people believe GQ's are overhyped shitboxes.[/quote]
we do the front for 10" stroke 2.5 triples this way
and the rears for 14" stroke 2.5's we make a replacement sub frame that replaces the tube x member, and new lower diff weld on mounts which sit higher than the standard ones, our sub frame triangulates back to top of spring towers, to stop them bending as well.
We also use a spring for front and rear we have had designed with a 100mm taller free height to stay captive, with 3 and 4" lift for these shock lengths, along with sway bar links, HD panhard rod washers to stop the bushes flogging out, slimline drop boxes, HD steering arms with tie rods that travel far enough, alloy hats for 80 front bump rubbers to mount in the front, etc etc which make for a great amount of wheel travel, and still very nice to drive at high speed.
We also do bolt ons for same coils in 2.0's in 10" and 12" stroke.
and the rears for 14" stroke 2.5's we make a replacement sub frame that replaces the tube x member, and new lower diff weld on mounts which sit higher than the standard ones, our sub frame triangulates back to top of spring towers, to stop them bending as well.
We also use a spring for front and rear we have had designed with a 100mm taller free height to stay captive, with 3 and 4" lift for these shock lengths, along with sway bar links, HD panhard rod washers to stop the bushes flogging out, slimline drop boxes, HD steering arms with tie rods that travel far enough, alloy hats for 80 front bump rubbers to mount in the front, etc etc which make for a great amount of wheel travel, and still very nice to drive at high speed.
We also do bolt ons for same coils in 2.0's in 10" and 12" stroke.
Re: fox
Depends on what the vehicle already has fitted, but from scratch on a standard gu or gq installed and a rough in tune/test 4 hours with the owner is aprox $9485.00micka1 wrote:Any Prices ??
If its a wagon, a drawer set with shortened drawers hides the boxed in hole where they stick up.
in this is
2 x 10" stroke 2.5" Fox piggy back reservoir triple bypass shocks, with last part of up travel past bypass tube set up as hyd bump stop.
2 x 14" stroke 2.5" as above
install kit inc all mounts, hats, bump stop spacers, alloy hats, rubbers for the shocks.
slimline drop boxes
slinky coils
HD panhard washers and adj panhards
all braided brake lines [6]
sway bar links
HD steering arms with tie rods that have enough travel
new fuel filter mount for diesels
And Fox damper and our custom brackets to suit our HD arms.
wheel align, test and tune session, etc etc
The only real chassis mod is the rear x member replacement, you would need to check on this and the drop boxes with your local people for compliance.Newhouse wrote:Thats very cool Obviously everything is engineered. I live in Darwin. Can a set-up be sent here? The only reason I ask about the engineering is that every year cars need a road worthy and engineers here are painful.
Re: fox
bogged wrote:bogged wrote:that setup, makes my pencil hard.Pencil fixed.ats4x4dotcom wrote:... but from scratch on a standard gu or gq installed and a rough in tune/test 4 hours with the owner is aprox $9485.00micka1 wrote:Any Prices ??
Its only a bit of wood, when it has no lead in though
Re: fox
lots of $$$$ just to be trendy/ fashionableats4x4dotcom wrote:$9485.00
no wonder everyone is getting blue lightforce covers - high fashion at a fraction of the cost
[quote="Yom"]
Some people believe GQ's are overhyped shitboxes.[/quote]
Some people believe GQ's are overhyped shitboxes.[/quote]
just a question about those slinky coils. will these coils allow full compression to the standard bumpstops on the front end of a patrol without binding ? im looking for a 75mm lift coil for the front of my nissan that will stay captive at full extension & also not bind up & limit compression. i have standard bumpstops & 250mm travel dampers mounted in the stock locations.
Bogged, you got two, had a dna test done
Those shox arent just trendy/fashionable, you have to have run them, to understand how good they are.
Bolt ons cut the installed cost on a standard patrol with install, and everything required to make it drive/handle/work to around $5500.
And the coils do not coil bind with our bump stop mounts which are more progressive, and 30mm longer than standard bump stop, to take the 10" stroke shocks.
Those shox arent just trendy/fashionable, you have to have run them, to understand how good they are.
Bolt ons cut the installed cost on a standard patrol with install, and everything required to make it drive/handle/work to around $5500.
And the coils do not coil bind with our bump stop mounts which are more progressive, and 30mm longer than standard bump stop, to take the 10" stroke shocks.
what type of vehicle, how much lift, and what spring rate do you require?steel wrote:so by how much do your bumpstops limit compression? 30mm? if they don"t limit travel, then those coils won"t bind with my setup & i may be interested in some of your coils. do you sell them seperatly & how much do you want for a set of 4?
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Not a bad idea... except yours only gathers dust from inactivity!bogged wrote:ats4x4dotcom wrote:You need to fit some up to my truck as a long term test setup....Those shox arent just trendy/fashionable, you have to have run them, to understand how good they are.
Would be better on a dark grey GQ anyway
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