Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Was wondering if anyone else has this problemand if so how did you get round it .I have fitted a 5 link front end and have 4 inch suspension also have shortend my shock towers to get more down travel and put in extra bump stop to stop the shocks from bottoming out all good except i noticed today that at full artic my front drive shaft has been rubbing on the gearbox cross member this must be loading the shaft and unis up under full travel any ideas on how to get round this .Cheezy how about some info or Wendle as both of your vehicles get heaps of travel

No probs. Just mark where the tailshaft has been rubbing remove the crossmember. Cut a piece of 90mm tube in half ( longways) cut a slot in the crossmember and weld the 1/2 tube into the slot so the tailshaft will run in the slot at full artic.

Thanks very much will do tomorrow

you have reversed the rear propr already i assume

He is talking about the front shaft.

pitty you are in wa, you could have swapped yours for mine, as i went to duel transfers and have bigger issues now. i used 50x50 angle, but pipe would not concentrate the stress like angle hence be better

cheers

bru

Just to make sure im getting this right you are talking about cutting a section completly out of the cross member and replacing it with pipe or just cutting the top section out of the cross member and inserting a piece in so it sits on the bottom section of the cross member pretty sure its rubbing were the gearbox mount is you no the 2 turrets on top of the cross member but will have to lok to be sure

Just try to cut where the gear box mount is and see if that does the job. It usually does.

just cut a v down from the rubber mount on the very rhs(drivers side) to the horizontal line of the member remove the chunk and replace with angle. basically a v front and rear and two lines fron to rear.

bru

Cheers got under there today to make new shock mounts and had a good look will put some pipe in later this week