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Removing one bolt outta 3 link for more flex

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Removing one bolt outta 3 link for more flex

Post by crankycruiser »

I was thinkin of takin one bolt outta one of my front trailiing arms in the bush.. all slow speed stuff of course..

Is it worth it??
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Post by jeep97tj »

How much room is there between the diff and the arm inside the mount? I wouldnt thing there would be enough room for the arm to move befor it hits the diff again anyway? but i dont own a cruiser so i wouldnt know.
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Post by Maggot4x4 »

Dirtpigs does that on his GQ, I think he like it off road.
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Re: Removing one bolt outta 3 link for more flex

Post by professor »

crankycruiser wrote:I was thinkin of takin one bolt outta one of my front trailiing arms in the bush.. all slow speed stuff of course..

Is it worth it??

Be careful!

when you have one bolt removed on one side you will find that when you jump on the breaks down hill the side that has the two bolts will want to tip the car over(all the torqe is controled by one side of the car).

I does help the car flex up but not good for control!!!!

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Post by pootrol »

when i asked this Q about my nissan it was 50/50.the ones that tried it reakons it worked and the ones that havnt canned it.im gunna give it ago just under controlled situation next week end to prove it to myself cos i never listen to those that havnt tried it and ill post my response up here.
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Post by Shorty40 »

As Maggot said, JK rates it :cool:

I have wheeled with him when he did the "poor mans flex" and it flexed a lot more without any considerable negatives.
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Post by Hoonz »

i've done it heaps of times on my patrol ute .. only bad points is it gets lots of body roll on side slopes .. nothing noticeable going up or down hills
i don't feel it gave me any real advantage to when the bolt is in ...
just adapt ur driving style to the situation
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Post by DaveS3 »

Search for some replys the Strange Rover (sam) made ages ago. He tried this using a RR and wrote some fairly comprehensive stuff about the affects.

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1 bolt

Post by CHILLI 2 »

It does work but be carefull it doesn't take much to crack the diff mounts!!
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Post by 4x4Monkey »

You go out ans try it
then come back and let us know how u when if u broke anything

Take one for the team lol
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Post by crankycruiser »

Hrmm also be intersting as i have done a flip arm to the front..

I cant see it breakin the mounts we built :lol:
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Post by DNA Off Road »

Is it worth the hassle for a few more inches up the ramp tonight? It will get you about 5-6 inches further up I'm guessing.... See you there...
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