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Project "Big Country" - Front Bumper Fab - chuzie - 08-30-2012
Please post some more pics of the ram setup and the front steering components.
Thx.
Project "Big Country" - Front Bumper Fab - SC74 - 08-30-2012
I will... it was too dark to get good pics and the flash just made them worse. I'll get some more in good light.
Project "Big Country" - Front Bumper Fab - SC74 - 08-30-2012
firefighter2134 Wrote:i have a set of wh 4 1/2 inch coils if you may be interested in trading
Hmmmm... what brand? Progressive or linear spring?
I say I have 3.5" but they may be 4.5"???
cratchhe: I have CAGE springs and can count the number of coils to compare if yours are CAGE also. Thanks for the offer.
Project "Big Country" - Front Bumper Fab - broncosbybart - 08-30-2012
meh, cut the front fenders some more
Project "Big Country" - Front Bumper Fab - firefighter2134 - 08-30-2012
They are rock crawler coils from wild horses
Project "Big Country" - Front Bumper Fab - SC74 - 08-30-2012
broncosbybart Wrote:meh, cut the front fenders some more
That's not the problem... I would trust me!
I don't have enough up travel. My long arms will bottom out on the bottom of the frame with about 3 or 3.5" of up travel. Then I have like 10" of droop - would like to balance it out a little more.
Project "Big Country" - Front Bumper Fab - broncosbybart - 08-30-2012
I think you'd be happier with the setup the way it is. I'd run it and see what you think. I had a similar setup on CW's old red rig with the air shocks. Worked pretty well for crawling.
Project "Big Country" - Front Bumper Fab - SC74 - 08-31-2012
In the front you only had 3 or 3.5" of compression? Seems like I should get at least 5 or maybe 6" compression. What's the common rule - what percentage of the shocks travel should be in and out? Is it 70 droop 30 compress or 60/40? I read it somewhere a long time ago. I guess with a 14" travel shock at 30% it's only 4-1/4". I will get some better measurements tomorrow and see exactly what I do have as-is.
Project "Big Country" - Front Bumper Fab - broncosbybart - 08-31-2012
Nah, you don't need 5 or 6". Heck, I have 6-7" on the front of the racer. For a crawler, or anything for that matter, I think lower is better. On a crawler, having the axle droop is where it is at!
Project "Big Country" - Front Bumper Fab - SC74 - 09-17-2012
Chuzie - Here are some more pics of the ram set-up. You can see where I've already drug it over a rock so a skid plate will be in the future.
Well, I tried, but the new forum won't let me upload through the "Manage Attachments." Tech support please!!! It just says Upload failed - no reason given. I resized it to the same size I always have in the past to upload.