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coil convert
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:46 pm
by the man who can
has anyone used coily control arms in the standard spring mounts on a leafy to legenthen/coil convert the rear of their suzi
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:58 am
by sierrajim
Aren't coily arms quite short and light duty?
The coil hats would make for a tidy job, i think they're a wider chassis on the rear??? allowing the hats to be inboard of the chassis?
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:25 pm
by 11_evl
id love to get my hands on 2 of those, would make my job rite now so much easier
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:46 pm
by ofr57
sierrajim wrote:Aren't coily arms quite short and light duty?
The coil hats would make for a tidy job, i think they're a wider chassis on the rear??? allowing the hats to be inboard of the chassis?
thats what I've heard too .. standard ones are weak
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:47 pm
by Gwagensteve
No it wouldn't. They're short, weak, and the bushings can only be replaced with urethane that makes the bushing bind inherent in radius arms even worse.
LOTS of people have bent these arms, especially with higher lifts.
Steve.
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:03 pm
by 11_evl
when i say two of those i ment to say the top coil hats that mt to the chassic
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:06 pm
by Gwagensteve
I think Vitara or Jimny would be better than coil sierra.
Steve.
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:26 pm
by sierrajim
Or even Lada. Long light duty springs that are reasonably compact in diameter.
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:36 pm
by r0ck_m0nkey
Gwagensteve wrote:the bushings can only be replaced with urethane
That's hardly a problem, the bushes easily outlast the arms. I found it's cheaper to buy second hand arms from the wreckers with decent bushes then it is to buy nolathane replacements anyway.
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:43 pm
by Gwagensteve
Really? I've seen some pretty smashed up bushes, admittedly in the rear, but still, they do go AFAIK.
Steve.
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:55 pm
by r0ck_m0nkey
Gwagensteve wrote:Really? I've seen some pretty smashed up bushes, admittedly in the rear, but still, they do go AFAIK.
Maybe i just break arms before they get that worn out.
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:58 pm
by joeblow
Gwagensteve wrote:I think Vitara or Jimny would be better than coil sierra.
Steve.
jimny arms and coily are the same. the reason vits don't bend rear arms is beacause they are too short.
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:52 pm
by PAZZ
yeah the coily arms are sh*t, i twisted akk mine an snaped one when i had a coily....
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:41 am
by Gwagensteve
joeblow wrote:Gwagensteve wrote:I think Vitara or Jimny would be better than coil sierra.
Steve.
I was referring to coil buckets after 11_evl clarified thats what he was asking about.
Steve
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:41 pm
by the man who can
what about the snake racing drop forged arms has anyone been able to break those ?
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:09 pm
by bazooked
why dont u just make some???
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 10:57 pm
by bigzook1
make them. its really easy and they are really strong. i made mine 1 meter long out of 1 inch shed 160 steam pipe. a rubber bush one end and a rod end on the other end. the pipe measures 33.4 od 20.7 id and 6.36 wall. thew will never twist or bend