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shock angle question
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:36 pm
by hiluxmad
is this too much angle?
i have a feeling that it will hit chassis under compression?
opinions anyone?????
Re: shock angle question
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:03 pm
by DR Frankenstine
hiluxmad wrote:is this too much angle?
i have a feeling that it will hit chassis under compression?
opinions anyone?????
No offence meant but that looks like a really rough coil conversion... the way the trailing arm is mounted to the crossmember it will break off in no time. The shock is at to high an angle/ the more angle the less dampening effect. The panhard rod angle is to steep. The diff will move to the left a heap on compression.
SORRY!!!
Re: shock angle question
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:08 pm
by Slunnie
DR Frankenstine wrote:No offence meant but that looks like a really rough coil conversion... the way the trailing arm is mounted to the crossmember it will break off in no time. The shock is at to high an angle/ the more angle the less dampening effect. The panhard rod angle is to steep. The diff will move to the left a heap on compression.
SORRY!!!
I had the same thoughts re the Xmember mount.
If you're worried about the shock contacting, then pull the spring out if need be and cycle the axle up.
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:12 pm
by hiluxmad
yeah im aware of the trailing arm mount thing i havent finished that yet just trying to get it all mocked up first. i have some better mounts to use that i had folded up.
that and i had to get it mobile to get it out of my mates workshop bit hard to move with only lowers welded in lol.
problem is i dont realy have any where to move them in to unless i move the panhard mount.
dont really want to do that a s i would like to keep it as stock as possible to make engineering easier.....
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:00 pm
by 80's_delirious
I would say there is no way that shock is going to work attached to the diff in that location.
what is the diff housing out of?
Have a look at some other coil sprung cars for ideas for shock location
speak to an engineer before you keep going and waste a heap of time and effort
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:24 am
by hiluxmad
the diff is from a gq obiously the gq chassis is alot wider than the hilux one i am using.
the housing that is in at the moment is not the one that will be used in the final setup so i can cut up the brackets etc on this one to get it right and copy over to the good one.