SkaldidDog's "Buck-Nasty" Wraith

[rob_b]

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

[SkaldidDog]

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.



J

[rob_b]

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

[SkaldidDog]

Originally Posted by rob_b

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

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.



Clone stock.



Purty.



Drill.



Tap.




Mill.



X2



Rough cut, drill and mock uppers.



Tune uppers further.



Viola! (yes I skipped some steps).





Need to polish mill the uppers to remove extrusion scar.



Full mush belly at ~1.5".



Full droop belly at ~3"+.



Maybe a little too twisty.



Pre bash.



Post glory-dirt.



Hope this doesn't crash when I submit.

J

[sic1to]

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

[rob_b]

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

[Calderwood]

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.

[SkaldidDog]

Originally Posted by sic1to

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

Thanks.

Originally Posted by rob_b

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

I'm still deliberating but it may happen.

Originally Posted by Calderwood

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.

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

Cheers,

J

[Natedog]

Originally Posted by SkaldidDog

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

Cheers,

J

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

[SkaldidDog]

Originally Posted by Natedog

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

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

J

[rob_b]

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

[SkaldidDog]

Originally Posted by rob_b

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

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

J

[ZoSo]

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

[SkaldidDog]

Originally Posted by ZoSo

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

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.

[Calderwood]

Originally Posted by SkaldidDog

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

Cheers,

J

Yes sir.

[SkaldidDog]

Originally Posted by Calderwood

Yes sir.

Thanks Chief.

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

J

[rumnyc]

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

[SkaldidDog]

Originally Posted by rumnyc

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

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

J

[Frankenwheely]

Originally Posted by SkaldidDog

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

J

Or just ask me to film.

[SkaldidDog]

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

Thanks man!