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07-17-2006, 09:37 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Viva Your Mom!!
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|  half leaf? anyone made the rear suspension with an upside down half of a leaf spring, i'll suply photos if needed |
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07-17-2006, 10:12 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: VARCOR
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| 1/4 Elliptical? |
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07-17-2006, 10:20 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Amish Ghetto
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| there have been tons of buggy leaf builds if that is what you mean??? if you mean 1/4 eliptical i havent really seen one unless i missed it, but i think that was a quick passing fad in the 1:1 scene wasnt it???? |
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07-17-2006, 10:53 PM
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| think so kind of like this?also what to use to make it juggy spring pullstarter spring or bruiser leaf spring?  Hulkwerks Tuber / Project Desert Storm red fj40 |
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07-17-2006, 11:02 PM
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| Haters gonna Hate   Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In the Basement building Hiluxs and shit
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07-17-2006, 11:03 PM
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| no i confirm i was talking 1/4 Elliptical leaf springs |
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07-17-2006, 11:10 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids
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| I can't find a pic. It's half a leaf bolted to the frame rail. At the same spot on the leaf the axle would bolt. Then it extends toward the rear of the truck. Where a shackle bolts to the eye of the half leaf. The other end of the shackle bolts to the normal leaf setup eye. |
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07-17-2006, 11:15 PM
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| righto, well you guys will see one on an r/c in about 2 weeks, just welded up the frame rails and ready to rock on to the back half, and of course its gonna be a chevy. today was my first time welding and i think i did too good for a 13 year old, pics tomarrow. (might switch over into build mode now) Last edited by savageracer312; 07-17-2006 at 11:18 PM. |
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07-17-2006, 11:18 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bonney Lake
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| This is what he's talking about right here.  |
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07-17-2006, 11:19 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids
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| close but not exactly. there should be another leaf spring pack instead of bolt to the axle. |
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07-17-2006, 11:26 PM
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| yeah that would be a buggy leaf then... |
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07-17-2006, 11:26 PM
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| no thats where i got the idea from though, right there |
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07-17-2006, 11:45 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Naoma, WV
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| Dunno why people have a hard time comprehending this. Picture and ellipse, 1/2 eliptical would be the common leaf spring, 1/4 elliptical would be like the FJ buggy pictured above, and buggy leaf is often called 3/4 elliptical. It's really simple. |
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07-17-2006, 11:46 PM
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| and im going to make 1/4 elliptical |
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07-17-2006, 11:49 PM
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| Definitely should look cool and scale. Get some TLT shocks turned down and minus the springs maybe? |
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07-17-2006, 11:51 PM
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| yep doing that tomarrow with the front having dual rate springs(mini-t,rc18t springs) might even polish them what do you think? polish or raw metal look? |
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07-17-2006, 11:57 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Naoma, WV
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| Paint the bodies white and paint Rancho on the side. No, I think polished would look great. Maybe paint the ends with red or blue metallic to look like anodized ends. Fox or SAW looking. |
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07-18-2006, 12:01 AM
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| yep or FABTEC looking |
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07-18-2006, 11:46 AM
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| what color should i paint the frame rails |
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07-18-2006, 01:18 PM
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