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biggest leaf spring bush
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 2:43 pm
by modman
you guys may be able to help here?
i am going to have some custom main leaves made and want the largest eye bush available- 50-60mmwould be nice
i don't want orbit eyes yet, because of the expense.
someone told me xp rear bushs are large, but they are not long enough(50mm diameter x 38mm long)
any ideas you leaf freaks
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 4:02 pm
by greg
Modman,
I'm assuming that by orbital eyes you are meaning something like this:
http://www.bigballsoffroad.com/prod484.htm
They are $75 each, which you're right - isn't as cheap as chips, but perhaps spending $20 bucks or so on finding larger bushes is not worthwhile when that would put you 25% of the way to owning what you want to end up with anyways?
I presume you are getting springs custom made to fit the orbital bushes - why not use your existing springs for a little bit longer and save that dough sooner?
Just a thought.
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 7:05 pm
by modman
greg, custom leaves for the orbital eyes are more expensive than the customs i want made.
i'm doing welding and metal fabrication at tafe and intend eventually to make my own 5 link front and a frame rear.
therefore i don't want to go down the road with 4 orbital eyes, custom leaves, maybe even drop shackles.
i can get custom length 50mm eye main leaves for $100 each
bush
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 8:42 pm
by humphey
hi modman . the bigest one in rubber i have found is a early falcon front eye bush that is 51 mm and is 70mm wide . eg xw xy xa xb xc falcons . depens on how u use them is to how they work theh do flex well.hope this helps
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 9:10 pm
by tritonasuras
check out 60 series bushes...
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 9:47 pm
by humphey
60 series are 35mm od
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 9:52 pm
by modman
allready looked at all the 4wd's largest was some model landcruiser at 40mm, not sure what model.
when i get them i may drill them like strangerover did
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 10:51 pm
by beebee
modman wrote:allready looked at all the 4wd's largest was some model landcruiser at 40mm, not sure what model.
when i get them i may drill them like strangerover did
Is there a link to this? (the drilling part)
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 11:30 pm
by modman
i don't know how to copy links in here
look in the rover forum under 'poll-travel from rr shocks'
good luck, sam can make you understand too much.
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 11:50 pm
by beebee
Thanks!