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Hi all

I have a coilly zook and I am always looking at ways of getting the most from its suspension (aint we all).

Anyway I came across these twister arms fitted to a Jimny in the UK. I was wondering if anybody has had any experience with them over here.

They couldn't be too hard to get made up and would work a treat under my Coilly, I'm guessing. Stop from breaking trailer arms and mounts.

See em here
http://www.jimny-jam.co.uk/castor.htm
http://www.jimny-jam.co.uk/radius.htm

Heath

cant comment cos i have a leafy, but welcome to the board anyway will have to go wheeling sometime, there's a couple of decent zooks running around newy now (excluding mine )

Ya Finally got on here dude ......



Howd ya go with the bodylift got it done yet

A1MAV wrote:Ya Finally got on here dude ......



Howd ya go with the bodylift got it done yet

is this the 1 that looked like ex A1ZOOK when i drove the widowmaker?

nice

I think so only guessing cant be too many heaths in newy driving coilys can there ????

heath74@iinet.net.au wrote: ...Stop from breaking trailer arms and mounts...

They're called TRAILING ARMS ya fawkin noob

A1MAV wrote:I think so only guessing cant be too many heaths in newy driving coilys can there ????

yeah boys it is the Heath Ya saw at the widow maker

I found my way in here.

Thanks Heaps for the bodylift stuff.

Heath

Damo wrote:

heath74@iinet.net.au wrote: ...Stop from breaking trailer arms and mounts...

They're called TRAILING ARMS ya fawkin noob

Thanks for the tip

ignor him.........he has shiney parts.....

heath74@iinet.net.au wrote:

Damo wrote:They're called TRAILING ARMS ya fawkin noob

Thanks for the tip

hahah - for a noob he's certainly learnt quickly who to be giving crap too

A1MAV wrote:Ya Finally got on here dude ......



Howd ya go with the bodylift got it done yet

Sorry Mate

Bit slow on the uptake sometimes...didn't realise who was asking questions.....thought it was two blokes talkin off topic

Thinkin might buy the snake racing bodylift kit .....Engineers are frowning on RHS bodylifts I am told.......God only knows why.

Just put in s3 rockhopper but my suspension is dissapointing because I put polyurethene bushes in the 'trailing arms' still thinking on a solution.

Heath

Heath wen i changed mine in the spook i got my replacement 1's from Pedders at charlestown the brand was supa roo they were purple and they seemed to work really well

A1MAV wrote:Heath wen i changed mine in the spook i got my replacement 1's from Pedders at charlestown the brand was supa roo they were purple and they seemed to work really well

Thanks

I need to bottle you cause you are a wealth of info

Heath

Damo wrote:

heath74@iinet.net.au wrote: ...Stop from breaking trailer arms and mounts...

They're called TRAILING ARMS ya fawkin noob

pipe down bling boy

Heath with regards to the bodylift if you are goin to use snakeracings kit Pm RBZOOK on here im sure he just fitted a 3" snake kit to his coily will be able to shed some light on the kits ..............................

.Stop from breaking trailer arms and mounts..... Heath have you been breaking arms & mounts ??? if so how many ,and where do they break ?? , Iam also looking at ways to improve these arms but I dont like the thread pivots on the twister arms after reading the link you gave .

nelligen wrote:.Stop from breaking trailer arms and mounts..... Heath have you been breaking arms & mounts ??? if so how many ,and where do they break ?? , Iam also looking at ways to improve these arms but I dont like the thread pivots on the twister arms after reading the link you gave .

No breaks but a slight curve to one.Had to straighten it in a press

I do know that this is a very weak component though and reakon those twister arms, although a little ruff, could be extremely good. I have been talkin to the guy in UK that owns the Jimny in the links above and he swears by them.

Do you own a zook?
Heath

heath74@iinet.net.au wrote:

nelligen wrote:.Stop from breaking trailer arms and mounts..... Heath have you been breaking arms & mounts ??? if so how many ,and where do they break ?? , Iam also looking at ways to improve these arms but I dont like the thread pivots on the twister arms after reading the link you gave .

No breaks but a slight curve to one.Had to straighten it in a press

I do know that this is a very weak component though and reakon those twister arms, although a little ruff, could be extremely good. I have been talkin to the guy in UK that owns the Jimny in the links above and he swears by them.

Do you own a zook?
Heath

Yea a 96 coily , haven't broken any arms or mounts yet but I have reinforced the arms a little , still trying to come up with some type of pivot bush for the body end of the arms.

nelligen wrote:.Stop from breaking trailer arms and mounts..... Heath have you been breaking arms & mounts ??? if so how many ,and where do they break ?? , Iam also looking at ways to improve these arms but I dont like the thread pivots on the twister arms after reading the link you gave .

Wen i had the zook i bent 1 bout 20 deg ..............didnt bother straighten it and then snapped 1 clean in half ( it was out where we saw u that day Heath but further up turned into a latish night luckily i had been out the previuos weekend and had taken my spare arm ..of which i hadnt taken out .......................


The new owner broke a mount off the diff bout a week or two later...................after buyin it

It would be a good idea to strengthen the diff mount end of the links just a peice of 3mm to the sides and also brace ..................



A1

A1MAV wrote:Heath wen i changed mine in the spook i got my replacement 1's from Pedders at charlestown the brand was supa roo they were purple and they seemed to work really well

What were those supa roo bushes worth? They must be heaps softer rubber than the polyurethene bushes I put in, I'm getting absolutley no travel.

Do you personally think 3" lift is too high for the coilly zook.

Heath

ps That avatat you have with your mav where is that track?

heath74@iinet.net.au wrote:

A1MAV wrote:Heath wen i changed mine in the spook i got my replacement 1's from Pedders at charlestown the brand was supa roo they were purple and they seemed to work really well

ps That avatat you have with your mav where is that track?

queensland gates or i think some people call it golden gates

or its new name drive shaft alley

redzook wrote:

heath74@iinet.net.au wrote:

A1MAV wrote:Heath wen i changed mine in the spook i got my replacement 1's from Pedders at charlestown the brand was supa roo they were purple and they seemed to work really well

ps That avatat you have with your mav where is that track?

queensland gates or i think some people call it golden gates

or its new name drive shaft alley

In newie?

yep not to far from widowmaker....

HRZOOK wrote:

A1MAV wrote:Heath wen i changed mine in the spook i got my replacement 1's from Pedders at charlestown the brand was supa roo they were purple and they seemed to work really well

What were those supa roo bushes worth? They must be heaps softer rubber than the polyurethene bushes I put in, I'm getting absolutley no travel.

Do you personally think 3" lift is too high for the coilly zook.

Heath

ps That avatat you have with your mav where is that track?

Heath they were still a nolathane bush and they worked very well i replaced all three on the radius arm and didnt notice any sacrifice in flex i wll send you some pics via email of my old spook.............


Yeah drive shaft muncher gates yes newy as Tim has said queenlands gates / golden gates .............


if your talkin bout ya b lift its up to you personally like i said i had 2,1/2 springs 2" body and cleared my 31 "BF's now if you after to clear say 32" yeah go 3 " ..............depends wat you want the kit todo


Dan

still trying to come up with some type of pivot bush for the body end of the arms.

what about: http://www.bigballsoffroad.com/prod483.htm

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suzukisam wrote:

still trying to come up with some type of pivot bush for the body end of the arms.

what about: http://www.bigballsoffroad.com/prod483.htm

[/quote]Yea they look like they may be ok ,ill look into them Thanks.

suzukisam wrote:

still trying to come up with some type of pivot bush for the body end of the arms.

what about: http://www.bigballsoffroad.com/prod483.htm

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Too much vibration on a daily driver, Ask Liam

Heath

i attacked the rubber bushes on the chassis end with a drill to soften them and allow them to twist a bit better. just drilled 'em top and bottom to stop the axle moving back and forward too much

but yeah the bollocks will transmit plenty of vibes with urethane bushes, i would have thought they'd be okay with the standard rubber

lester

Hey Lester

It is Aussie Heath here how ya doing

Good to see ya made it in here

Heath (AUS)

HRZOOK wrote:Hey Lester

It is Aussie Heath here how ya doing

Good to see ya made it in here

Heath (AUS)

yeah i been here before but only to look - i see the coily count is quite high now so i might learn something...

yeah i'll just be the newby from nz for a while