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Ive been reading on this forum and alot of people talk about "nice flex" when refering to suspension and all can someone please explain to me what "Flex" is meant to mean exactly

basically wheel travel, so the more wheel travel the more opportunity to keep the tyres on the ground and keep your grip etc. Wheel travel being the amount of movement where the tyre can go as high as possible into the guard so compressed fully, to full droop where the wheel is hanging as far down as it can. This is limited by shock length, arms connecting the diff to the body, bump stops etc. Hpe that helps?

I thought Flex was a body builder?

beretta wrote:basically wheel travel, so the more wheel travel the more opportunity to keep the tyres on the ground and keep your grip etc. Wheel travel being the amount of movement where the tyre can go as high as possible into the guard so compressed fully, to full droop where the wheel is hanging as far down as it can. This is limited by shock length, arms connecting the diff to the body, bump stops etc. Hpe that helps?

Thanks Beretta also go the SIGNATURE 4x4 TV RULES!!!

BowTieGQ wrote:I thought Flex was a body builder?

that was sven

A more accurate word for flex might be "articulation" This refers to to the diagonal movement of the wheels (i.e the distance one tyre can move up onto an obstacle with the other three on the ground)

Travel is the distance the whole axle can move vertically. This is often a much smaller figure as it doesn't take any leverage or the effect of track width into account.

Steve.

This is flex:


and this isnt....


Thanks to 4130warrior and adam penfold for their pictures

There's more flex in that 'Rolla than a CRV

o ooo oooooooooooo sir sir is this flex ?

nice one what kinda suspension setup you running?

80 series diffs n coils with long travel shocks in the rear underneath a 40 series landcruiser

How large is the lift body and suspension in inches?

+dj_hansen+ wrote:This is flex:

flex but no aproach angle wtf is with the tyres?

my fex in my old 80


and the simpsons school bus

so is this articulation then??

atari4x4 wrote:so is this articulation then??

Well... the number plate yes

here mine 37", 2"rear spring up front, standard 80series front spring in the back, and lsd front and back

gone from a simple question to a "flex off" pic thread

plowy wrote:o ooo oooooooooooo sir sir is this flex ?

here ya go plowy, couple more from that run a while ago on fenceline in that hole atthe end must admit, the things got awesome flex in the rear.





dean

grimbo wrote:gone from a simple question to a "flex off" pic thread

sierrajim wrote:

grimbo wrote:gone from a simple question to a "flex off" pic thread

Little random?....


But go the other pics some real nice flex's there

Don't worry, Jim is a little random.

striker99 wrote:How large is the lift body and suspension in inches?

2'' body lift

35'' tyres

standard 80 coils

The "Hoff"s got a 2" body lift

plowy wrote:

striker99 wrote:How large is the lift body and suspension in inches?

2'' body lift

35'' tyres

standard 80 coils

Cool mind me asking how much for all that?

No body lift, no susspension lift 37's





Flex is over rated anyway

Mock

someone says" flex" and all the pics come up

Go the Hof!!!!!!!!

ljxtreem wrote:No body lift, no susspension lift 37's





Flex is over rated anyway

Mock

no body=no body lift

Mock