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disco truck.
discorich:
http://www.youtube.com/v/BrRmVeBEsXE
found this the other day, and the disco has the tubular wings on it.
crazymac:
Thats a nice machine there :clap: nice to see hime driving as much as he can! I've seen some events where they rely on the winches too much!
clover:
--- Quote from: clbarclay on July 11, 2008, 22:56:01 ---Nothing too odd about that way of dislocating the rear springs. If you can do some basic fabrication then its a very easy way to DIY.
This is what I have on the back of mine, just a few lengths of bar welded to the bottem spring seat to make a cone and 2 lengths of flat with a couple of holes in and some nuts and bolts to clamp the top of the spring to the chassis. So far I've had no issues with this setup and unlike some top dislocation setups that twang every time the relocate I usually forget these are even fitted, they just quietly get on with the job.
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Yes now I think about it I can see the advantages of doing it that way. My cones are quite short and have a little hook thing to catch the spring. Is yours able to bottom out on the bump stops on the way up or have you not tried out the suspension yet (looks like you are still building or is it an old photo?).
bravo669:
tubular definitely has its advantages. lightweight and strong, ideal for challenge trucks or similar. i think its a great idea!
clbarclay:
--- Quote from: discopinky on July 14, 2008, 23:25:57 ---Yes now I think about it I can see the advantages of doing it that way. My cones are quite short and have a little hook thing to catch the spring. Is yours able to bottom out on the bump stops on the way up or have you not tried out the suspension yet (looks like you are still building or is it an old photo?).
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Tested? just a few times.
That doesn't mean its finnished :roll: Assuming the tyres and the wheel arches don't try to eat each other then the suspension can travel to the bumpstops whithout the cones catching.
The previous picture was taken mid way though a chassis swap earlier this year, since then the springs have changed and the bumpstops extened (in vaine) to try and stop bigger tyres and the inner arches destroying each other.
One other advantage of dislocation cones like on mine is I can just remove the bolts to the axle, slide in a spring retaining plate and bolt it back together to stop it dislocating for when I eventually get round to trying my hand at RTV trialing.
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