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Project "Big Country" - Front Bumper Fab
Please post some more pics of the ram setup and the front steering components.

Thx.
'77 351w- Explorer EFI, 4R70W, 4-link, lockers, 4.56, 35" MT/Rs with a severe rock addiction.Confusedmokin:
Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.

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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.
'74 Grocery Getter, '73 Project Buggy, '77 Parts Rig

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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"??? Confusedcratchhe: I have CAGE springs and can count the number of coils to compare if yours are CAGE also.

Thanks for the offer.
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meh, cut the front fenders some more Big Grin
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They are rock crawler coils from wild horses
If you can't fix it with a hammer and a welder then your gonna need a new one!
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broncosbybart Wrote:meh, cut the front fenders some more Big Grin

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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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