anyone got a leafer?

Post by **Adam** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 9:24 am

im looking for ways to get a lot more flex out of mine, while staying spring under. whos got ideas?

and no not just a leafer body (SAM!) :shock:

Post by **bj on roids** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 9:38 am

OK, where i live OZ, we are banned from SOA conversions so we have to make do:

this is mine, it does OK :roll:

Post by **Adam** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 9:44 am

what did you do to get that flex?

thanks bj

Post by **bj on roids** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 10:02 am

i reversed up a rock :twisted:

Post by **Adam** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 10:09 am

doh! i should have seen that one coming! :lol:

but you know what i meant you tricky bastard :twisted:

Post by **bj on roids** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 10:40 am

shock absorbers, soft springs, and good shackle angles, make sure hte shackles are at around 45 degrees, longer shackles can help flex a lot, (but legality reasons and streetability, chewing out bushes can be issues) also die grind out the are where your bush sits, so that they get more deflection, allows greater travel too, again some on road sacrfices if you go too far!!

Post by **Adam** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 1:13 pm

thanks BJ, what do you mean by grind out around the bushes? have a pic?

i am thinking of building a set of funky shackles for it. not like revolvers but more like one that just has a side-to-side hinge int he middle to help deal with spring bind.

ideas?

Post by **bj on roids** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 1:58 pm

picture your normal leaf spring suspension bushes

now picture a shock absorber bush

RIGHT, it allows a lot more movement within the mount for the bush to rotate

carve a bit of metal out and let your bushes flex more

Post by **bobtail** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 7:13 pm

bj on roids wrote:i reversed up a rock

ADAM I think you need to buy a seeing eye dog ,you could always call it rover :lol:

Post by **bj on roids** » Fri Nov 01, 2002 7:21 am

bobtail wrote:
bj on roids wrote:i reversed up a rock [/qA

ADAM I think you need to buy a seeing eye dog ,you could always it rover

HAHAHAHAHA

Post by **v8grunt** » Mon Nov 04, 2002 9:00 pm

bj on roids wrote:
bobtail wrote:
bj on roids wrote:i reversed up a rock [/qA

ADAM I think you need to buy a seeing eye dog ,you could always it rover

HAHAHAHAHA

the rover bushs are small in rubber content and should be replaced with nolothane or similar to allow the sping to twist, the front springs should be rover, the packs are fine to get ariculation with a little work. the rear springs will work well with a standard aftermaket pack with a little work.
there are a ew tricks to do this. paabolics will not give you good aticulation. my S3 has about 1 meter of articulation with this set up (and i can pove it) :lol:

Post by **RUFF** » Mon Nov 04, 2002 9:06 pm

Well come on then prove it we want pics :lol:

Post by **bobtail** » Mon Nov 04, 2002 9:15 pm

RUFF wrote:Well come on then prove it we want pics

The only articulation you'll get out of that broken hilux is with the bootie fab forklift jammed through the door :lol:

Post by **POS** » Mon Nov 04, 2002 9:40 pm

hehehe

Post by **bj on roids** » Tue Nov 05, 2002 7:29 am

v8grunt wrote:
bj on roids wrote:
bobtail wrote:
bj on roids wrote:i reversed up a rock [/qA

ADAM I think you need to buy a seeing eye dog ,you could always it rover

HAHAHAHAHA

the rover bushs are small in rubber content and should be replaced with nolothane or similar to allow the sping to twist, the front springs should be rover, the packs are fine to get ariculation with a little work. the rear springs will work well with a standard aftermaket pack with a little work.
there are a ew tricks to do this. paabolics will not give you good aticulation. my S3 has about 1 meter of articulation with this set up (and i can pove it)

what wheelbase are you at?

OH hang on!! hi chuck!!

1 metre huh?

SURE!!!!

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