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08-17-2004, 07:56 AM
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| MWRCA'er  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL
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|  What is the best way to link mount shocks?
What is the best way to link mount shocks so that they don't swing the links and make the whole truck loose?
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08-17-2004, 09:20 AM
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| PapaGriz Yo   Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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| Re: What is the best way to link mount shocks?
Try mounting them like Pinchflat and Kaetwo do, with the shock "upside down". I tried it last night and it werks good.  http://www.rccrawler.com/postt1694.html |
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08-17-2004, 09:28 AM
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| MWRCA'er Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL
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| Re: What is the best way to link mount shocks?
Do you guys just use cable clamps?
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08-17-2004, 10:01 AM
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| PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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| Re: What is the best way to link mount shocks?
I am 99% sure that Kaetwo and Pinchflat use cable clamps; just like the Gecko uses. I have not run my truck with them yet but I did use just yer average cable clamp and saw a major reduction in flop last night while cycling the suspension on the workbench. |
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08-24-2004, 09:22 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2004
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| Re: What is the best way to link mount shocks?
what are cable clamps and how do u mount them on the links
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08-24-2004, 02:35 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cincinnati Ohio
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| Re: What is the best way to link mount shocks?
Cable clamps are little white plastic clamps that goes around the link and have a mounting hole for the shock. You can get them at a decent hardware store or RadioShack http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...t%5Fid=64-3028 I'm going to (again, hope you dont mind Grizzly) copy Grizzly's style of coil spring/shock setup, and use clamps to link mount either my savage shocks or my old maxx shocks. To hold the clamps to the links, I'm going to drill and tap a 3mm hole in the links and the clamps and run a short 3mm screw so that it can't move. |
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08-25-2004, 12:15 AM
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| PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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| Re: What is the best way to link mount shocks?
Trapt, here are some pics of mine with cable clamps on the lower links. http://www.rccrawler.com/postt1956.html Adam, no I dont mind if you do a coil spring suspension. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery right? I am sure you will like it. Just dont paint yer rig white with burple flames.   Last edited by Grizzly4x4; 02-07-2008 at 10:29 AM. |
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06-27-2005, 02:37 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: vancouver canada
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I want to revive this thread because the links no longer work..but I'd like to see pics of these clamps, (anyone have any pics) I'm having issues with my truck feeling very unstable My shocks are connected right to the links Thanks for your info |
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06-27-2005, 03:51 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: fresno
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yeah mee tooo, any pics and more indepth info would be much appreashedated | |
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06-27-2005, 04:50 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pleasant Grove
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The plastic ones break fairly often. You can get metal ones at hardware stores. I found them at ACE.
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06-28-2005, 12:09 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: vancouver canada
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Any links or pics? Thanks | |
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08-05-2005, 04:39 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mesa, arizona
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can we please make it so the links work or some picutures.
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08-05-2005, 02:38 PM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Flagstaff
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I am also wonting to get some info on this. And I'm trying to find out what would be better: A) shocks mounted to links with a clamp. B) custom square links with a raised mounting hole. With option (B) I don't know if the shock will bind when articulating. I plan on mounting the shocks up side down. Give feed back & pics Please. Thanks in advance. Don |
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08-05-2005, 03:31 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: and OR. if . . . . Gone Fishin :p :b :p
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Here is what I have done. 1/4" Collars from Ace Hardware Store. Just under $2 a piece w/ set screws. If you look at them you'd think they would twist all over the place but they don't. I've seen some Custom Clamps that I would love to have but, they are at least 2x as much $$$  |
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07-13-2006, 03:05 PM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In a rock crawler down by the river
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To keep cable clamps from slipping on the links I use a thin strip of 600 grit sand paper doubled over the link so the grit is in contact with the link and innner cable clamp surface. Never had one slip in this configuration.
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08-25-2010, 08:10 AM
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| cherry bomb   Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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What size cable clamp you guys using to do this?
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08-25-2010, 09:46 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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However, the size of the cable clamp will depend on the OD of your links.  | |
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08-25-2010, 10:01 AM
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| cherry bomb Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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Maybe what I should ask is. What is he OD of a stock axial link? | |
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08-25-2010, 10:38 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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08-25-2010, 10:49 AM
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| PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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Axial links are 6mm diameter, or .23 inches. I'd try the 3/16" clamps, they should hold well. | |
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