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06-05-2007, 06:17 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Philippines
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hello guys.. i'm planning on making my first serious crawler based on highlift axles. this will probably take some time to complete for i want everything to be done perfectly. so far this is what i've done...    please keep in mind that this is just a protoype to see how thing would work out. if theres anything you see that might need some modification (link geometry/link position/etc), please let me know. many thanks  -madhaw |
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06-05-2007, 07:41 AM
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so far so good, you might mount the uprr links on the outside of the blue, as long as it's not binding?
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06-07-2007, 09:34 AM
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thanks insomniac. i was studying the links movements and if i place the upper link mount outside the chassis, the ball end will rub with the blue chassis. another question, do you guys think that the lower link on the axle side is ok or should i widen it up a bit similar to the mounting position of a TLT? |
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06-07-2007, 02:21 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Martinsburg WV
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Going wider than that may cause some binding, but it's hard to tell w/o seeing a chassis with it. Looks ok so far... I still use the stock link mount points on my TLT axles, but the mounts have been modified with spacers so the links mount inboard, instead of in the middle. I can post up a pic tomorrow if you want to see. You might think about swapping out the rod ends for the type you have on your steering links - the type with a ball captured in the end instead of the snap-on type you are using now. They have less side-play. |
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06-07-2007, 10:30 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sin City
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Try to set it up like this: Move the lower links to the outside and keep your top links more level |
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06-08-2007, 07:22 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Martinsburg WV
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This thread is long but it will hopefully answer some questions for you: Anti Squat and Suspension Tech |
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06-08-2007, 07:46 AM
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big mike, please do post a photo of your setup drumbeater, -(1st pic) shouldnt the steering links be parallel too? -(2nd pic) placing the lower link (axle side) rod end is possible, but not for the chassis side. the rod end will rub with the chassis. But i will try a gain with a different set of rodends. -(3rd pic) your setup here suggests it would have anti-squat, right? should this be the rear only setup or for both front and rear? isnt the lower link a bit too low for some ground clearance? many thanks guys.. and keep em coming! -madhaw Last edited by madhaw; 06-08-2007 at 07:48 AM. |
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06-09-2007, 08:19 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Japan
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Start by moving the lower link to the lowest hole possible on the chassis. The chassis will get hung up really bad if its hanging lower then the links. Then just as a good medium try running the upper links parallel to the lower links, and experiment from there the set up that suites you the best.
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06-09-2007, 12:15 PM
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defender, you mean like this?  should i do it like that for both the front and rear? btw, yes you're right about the way the link was mounted to the chassis, but i did it that way just to show how diagonal the links would be (instead of putting the chassis above something else to lift it). imagine that the chassis height goes just under the lower links. keep it coming guys -madhaw |
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