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boss:
no front flex. alot of people are telling me to take the front bolt out of the radius arms but would that cause more problems than it solves?
decided against the 3/4 link kits as i have no time to make and i have no money for them. i have tried taking the bolts out before to replace the bushes but no hope how can i get them off?

chris9119:
Would suggest that you rethink what your exactly asking for and post again in the Queen's English  :idea:

That way, someone maybe able to help.

Also, try the new spell check facility :idea:

extreme90:
its spring rates that are giving you the problem
not radius arms
there isnt a stock disco spring that suits the balance of a bobtail truck cab's 90
you have to revert to defender 90 springs ( the pick up version ) as they are different again to normal 90 springs
dan

clbarclay:
What sort bushes do you have in the front suspension?
Most polyurethene bushes come relativerly very stiff which notably reduces the movement of radius suspension.

Springs do have an effect, but the nature of radius arm suspension means you have to detort the bushes to get any movement so the stiffer the bushes the less movement. The plus side from radius arms is they act like an anti roll bar, you can feel the differeance between stiff polys and rubber on the road, but thats a minor point to me.


There have been many solutions to the conundrum and these are just a some of them

Using a radius arm setup
- Softer bushes
- Void bushes
- Hinged radius arm (more or less same as removing a bolt)

Or changing the radius arms
- Single link
- 3 link (plus panhard rod)
- 4 link

Each have their pros and cons. I'm working towards something other than radius arms, though for the time being standard metalastic bushes provide enough articulation to be getting on with and come the rebuild :roll: they will be getting a couple of holes drilled through them for DIY void bushes.

extreme90:
i use stock bush's
mine has no problems with flexing
nor does jims disco
his suspention was ace until we bobtailed it
then the spring rates went to [!Expletive Deleted!]
took us ages to get the correct rates to get it flexing properly

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