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Options for rear suspension on a GQ
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 5:41 pm
by Bartso
hey guys i will be extending my wheel base some time next year and was wondering what to do with the suspension
it will be driving on the road as well as i want to compete in short course and similar events
i was reading something on pirate talking about the 4 link on the rear
and am a little confused so should i extend my lower arms mount them further up the chassis on the inside and would a wizard a frame be ok for the upper arms
i would like to improve the side slope fall over
so any help would be great also kind of legal in queensland i know a frames are illegal but u know can these mods be engineered i don't even know if extending the wheel base is legal in queensland?
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 7:10 pm
by bru21
everything you mentioned is legal in qld. come and see mine, i have been too busy/ on holiday for pics. then you can see the chassis mods, exo and the a frame (which is for sale i might add)
cheers bru
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 8:54 pm
by bubs
do you already have the a frame upper from wizard?
you could probably sell that, my 4 link rear in my lux owes me a bottle of wild turkey and $24.95 in bushes, steel was free, and am yet to buy bolts, probably another $60
I would build a complete 4 link from scratch, read, caluclate, recalucalte, then make sure it will fit, then start cutting
Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 11:17 am
by Bingham
bru21 wrote:everything you mentioned is legal in qld. come and see mine, i have been too busy/ on holiday for pics. then you can see the chassis mods, exo and the a frame (which is for sale i might add)
cheers bru
bartso if your still heading to lcmp for new years and coming this way drop up you can see brus nimbus then cruise out.......
bru may even come if hes not womanising!!!!!!
Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 11:52 am
by bru21
like bingham said any time mate.
mine it the big balls kit and bolts up to the std control arm mounts and welds to the diff (i am assuming blindly that the arms are the same length swb or lwb).
bingham i have been away for a week how could i be womanising
Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 1:36 pm
by Bartso
na i don't have the a frame yet after i look at bru's i might just go the big balls kit
maybe bru could give me a hand at installing it as well
i will bring the piss
Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 1:57 pm
by Bingham
Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 2:14 pm
by Bartso
blind indeed haven't decided rum or burbon all i know is im getting two cartons for the night
Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2004 9:40 am
by Bingham
Bartso wrote:blind indeed haven't decided rum or burbon all i know is im getting two cartons for the night
big decisions like these need not be taken lightly
i suggest 1 of each then work from there..........
being christmas i personly will praise the holy spirit......Jim Beam!!!!!
bingham
Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2004 7:59 pm
by bubs
the extra time in designing your own 4 link suited to you car will work a shit load better than an off the shelf kit, do it right the first time
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 1:42 pm
by Bartso
bubs wrote:the extra time in designing your own 4 link suited to you car will work a shit load better than an off the shelf kit, do it right the first time
you probably know alot more about this than i do what would you recommend just quickly that is you know
extend lower arms?etc
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 2:48 pm
by bubs
do you currently just plan to extend your lower links and use a a-frame from big balls with the chassis mounts moved back?
if so this will extend your wheelbase but wont do any wonders to your suspension geometry, read the linked suspension for dummies thread on pirate for a good start
