Shackle Bushes

Post by **skippy** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 1:01 pm

Howdy folks,

where do you LUX fellas go for your shackle bushes? I need to get a couple of sets of front bushes.

Post by **drunkenperformance** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 2:19 pm

Repco, cheapa auto spares, global... most of those guys have em ..imlucky my new lux suspension has no bushes 8)

Post by **drunkenperformance** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 2:20 pm

sorry tell a lie..shocks do

Post by **skippy** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 2:48 pm

why's that?

you got a bit of heim joint coil action going on?

Post by **drunkenperformance** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 3:41 pm

No coils..leafs....spent the last half of this year reg. a design for leafies , but it dosent use bushes in the eyes.

Post by **beebee** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 5:50 pm

Do tell!

Post by **cplux** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 7:34 pm

drunkenperformance wrote:No coils..leafs....spent the last half of this year reg. a design for leafies , but it dosent use bushes in the eyes.

Does the design require custom springs or are they just a bush replacement??

Post by **.MYTLUX.** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 7:45 pm

is it somethin like that orbit eye design???

Post by **drunkenperformance** » Thu Nov 28, 2002 8:25 am

The spring eyes are larger with Johhny joints in them...thats about it!...it just allows the pack to pivot more. Also where the leaf meet the mounts on the diff housing im using EH holden rubber mounts

Post by **grimbo** » Thu Nov 28, 2002 8:37 am

.MYTLUX. wrote:is it somethin like that orbit eye design???

I've been thinking about using Orbit eyes or Johnny Joints etc as a spring mount. I was hoping someone else was planning or had done this so we could compare ideas info. Another thought was running a threaded rod that ran through a mount on the frame and attached to the solid mounted end of the frame. this would allow the fixed end to pivot/twist thus opening up more travel

Post by **drunkenperformance** » Thu Nov 28, 2002 9:30 am

thought of something like that, but strength was an issue along with ware. The shackels take a flogging along with the joints, at least if a joint lets go the eye will still hold it in place. Bushes ware out quickly so I thought it was better to only have one area of ware instead of 2, for example having a rod ware as well as bushes...theres more to replace.

We sell the main leafs with the johnnys in them, but I wont advertise them here...Forums like this one are fantastic and i dont think they should be used for commercial venture, unless the business owns the rights to one...even then they should allow peoples point of view of their product without deleting their message...after all it is public!..ahh my two cents!

Post by **ToNkA** » Thu Nov 28, 2002 9:55 am

In reply, if a buisness has a NEW product or such, it would be good to let people know of the idea, or part and receive feedback.

If its crap, people will let you know about it publicly on the board, so its a double edged sword.

Thats my opinion anyway.

Post by **drunkenperformance** » Thu Nov 28, 2002 10:12 am

yep..true, posting a new product is a good idea, even if its bad feed back they could revise the product to make it better!, i think that advertising can get out of hand sometimes on a public forum...afterall thats what makes these forums great....may be there could be a links page that could just have one post per item, breif description and a link to that business web site?..if a business posts too much info or spams the same item boot them.

Post by **drunkenperformance** » Thu Nov 28, 2002 10:14 am

maybe get the business (s) who have links posted support the site, at the end of the day this site, stickers...etc costs somebody...that makes it fair all round

Post by **skippy** » Thu Nov 28, 2002 2:13 pm

on the other hand, if someone has a new product and they are looking at patenting it, they should keep their mouth shut.

by talking about an idea you can jeapordise the prospects of having a patent application approved.

Post by **speedyracetape** » Thu Nov 28, 2002 6:26 pm

Dan has got them regd

Post by **bubs** » Thu Nov 28, 2002 8:05 pm

super cheep auto - rubber bushes $4 per spring - so i have been told - 83lux knows more than me

Post by **skippy** » Thu Nov 28, 2002 8:56 pm

thanks bubs and drunkenperformance,

I found them and am amazed at how cheap they are in comparison to zook bushes.

will be getting a couple of sets on saturday for sure

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