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gu 5 link
Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 9:02 pm
by thunder
ive now put the gu back to standard (was 6 inch suspension)and have found that when going over bumps(on the tar) the 5 link is hitting the chassis..
would this be easily fixed by putting coil spacers in the front..
back seems higher at the moment.
steve
Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 7:46 am
by Wendle
you will have to space the bumpstops as well.. what hits the chassis? the link mount on the axle?
Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 8:53 pm
by thunder
Wendle wrote:you will have to space the bumpstops as well.. what hits the chassis? the link mount on the axle?
yes.only on the drivers side
Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 7:01 am
by Wendle
check the adjustment on the panhard, maybe you can get the link mount to squeeze past the chassis the same way the passenger side must be doing??
Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 7:23 pm
by Cheezy4x4
I have had to fix this on a few 5 links. Take the coils out of the front and bottom it out till the link hits, measure the distance left till the bumpstop bottoms ( should be around 50mm) get some 70mm dia alloy and cut 50mm long. Drill a 10mm hole in the bottom and thread a 12mm thread into it, drill a 12mm hole into the bumpstop pad on the bottom, put the alloy on and bolt it up with a 12mm bolt. EZ
Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 7:58 am
by Wendle
he's running standard height coils, there wouldn't be 50mm bumpstop clearance to put a spacer in
, my buggy thing is on standard coils, it has 60mm clearance and it weighs nothing..
is this a calbah setup??
Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 9:38 pm
by Cheezy4x4
Then make the stop smaller, thats what all the measuring was for.
Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 7:39 am
by Wendle
what i was getting at, is that to pack the bumpstop enough to stop it hitting, he would end up with zero bump travel.
i don't know if it is still the case, but calbah used to advertise their 5-link as only suitable for 4" lifts and up.. maybe for this reason??