Right on! It's a rainy day here in AZ too...

SkaldidDog's "Buck-Nasty" Trailing Arms
 

Here you go Rob. I'll post all of the pics tomorrow. Time to drive and tune. Dramatic improvement. Sorry but posting from a phone is a pain.

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/...ds/image-8.jpg

J

Sweet! New upper mount too. Can't wait to see progress picts.

Re: SkaldidDog's "Buck-Nasty" Wraith
 

Here you go. This will give some folks a better idea of all of the annoyingly slow steps parts take to make.

Square off block.

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/.../IMG_12611.jpg

Clone stock.

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/.../IMG_12631.jpg

Purty.

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/.../IMG_12641.jpg

Drill.

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/.../IMG_12651.jpg

Tap.

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/.../IMG_12661.jpg


Mill.

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/.../IMG_12701.jpg

X2

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/.../IMG_12711.jpg

Rough cut, drill and mock uppers.

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/.../IMG_12751.jpg

Tune uppers further.

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/.../IMG_12761.jpg

Viola! (yes I skipped some steps).

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/.../IMG_12841.jpg

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/.../IMG_12771.jpg

Need to polish mill the uppers to remove extrusion scar.

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/.../IMG_12781.jpg

Full mush belly at ~1.5".

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/.../IMG_12801.jpg

Full droop belly at ~3"+.

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/.../IMG_12811.jpg

Maybe a little too twisty.

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/.../IMG_12821.jpg

Pre bash.

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/.../IMG_12831.jpg

Post glory-dirt.

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/.../IMG_12861.jpg

Hope this doesn't crash when I submit.

J

Re: SkaldidDog's "Buck-Nasty" Wraith
 

Very nice custom work! I really like the cms & trailing arm...sweet peice!!!"thumbsup"

Re: SkaldidDog's "Buck-Nasty" Wraith
 

Nice work there Joel. Sounds like it's time for a rear sway bar"thumbsup"

Re: SkaldidDog's "Buck-Nasty" Wraith
 

Cool stuff going on in here. My wraith got way better when I outboarded the rear shocks. You gain spring rate in articulation but not in compression. I bet if you outboard the arms on yours it will tame some of that excess articulation and make it corner a lot better.

Re: SkaldidDog's "Buck-Nasty" Wraith
 

Thanks.

I'm still deliberating but it may happen.

Thanks Calderwood. By outboard do you mean move the axle mount points outward towards the wheels (spread the links on the axle?

Cheers,

J

Re: SkaldidDog's "Buck-Nasty" Wraith
 

That's how I interpreted it and that's what I'd try.

Re: SkaldidDog's "Buck-Nasty" Wraith
 

Hmmmm. Sway bars seem way more complicated and difficult. That's more my style. Decisions, decisions.

J

I think the word you were looking for was, "cooler".

Re: SkaldidDog's "Buck-Nasty" Wraith
 

That too. MMC order placed. This is gonna be cool........er.

J

Re: SkaldidDog's "Buck-Nasty" Wraith
 

looking good Joel ...can't wait to see how she does at the next U4 race.....are you ready?

Re: SkaldidDog's "Buck-Nasty" Wraith
 

Only if you guys promise to be nice to me and not make fun of my rig, my driving or the clothes my mom picks out for me that day. Oh, and tell that Jake guy to slow down, he's gonna cause me to scratch my truck.

Re: SkaldidDog's "Buck-Nasty" Wraith
 

Yes sir.

Re: SkaldidDog's "Buck-Nasty" Wraith
 

Thanks Chief.

If I can't get the feel I like from a sway bar I'll give it a try.

J

Re: SkaldidDog's "Buck-Nasty" Wraith
 

now all we need are some vids of you driving the beast!

Re: SkaldidDog's "Buck-Nasty" Wraith
 

I need to mill a personal cinematographer and get on that.

J

Re: SkaldidDog's "Buck-Nasty" Wraith
 

Or just ask me to film.:roll:

Re: SkaldidDog's "Buck-Nasty" Wraith
 

Good point. I'll gladly accept your kind offer any time you feel like laying down some binary code.

Thanks man!