Any updates or some wheelin pics?
Builds The start of a never ending build, new 80 owner (1 Viewer)
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How are you getting so much flex up front ?? I'm running 4" coils with 7100 bilsteine 14" travel shocks on 37" tires and do t get as much flex as you do ...i still got about 4" down travel and it just won't go down any suggestions?
3-link the front end.
Yes he does have a 3-link but even when his 80 had stock front arms it had good flex... by lowering the aft frame mount by 2" it freed up some of the twisting tention. My rig has 2" MAF brackets & gained 2" of drop from doing so. Having blown out bushings help the flexy businesses also... haha.
@Apounder feel free to post up more action shots... some vid would be nice. Do you have any big trips planed for this summer?
I know he has a 3 link now, but prior to that if you follow his thread he poseted a pic with nice big flex , I removed my sway bar and still can't see what's holding the down travel ...
richardlillard1
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For starters you are likely maxing out your shocks, so getting longer ones will help with that. Unbolt your shock while you're on the ramp and it will probably droop more. Not that it's a good idea, too much and you'll pop a rod end off, but at least you're in a controlled environment.
I mentioned that I have 14" travel shocks up front , I still have about 4" down travel in them left but it won't go down, unless to modify some radius arms
richardlillard1
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What's the extended length of them?
35.04"
richardlillard1
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Your arms are binding. My guess is the arms are up against brackets and caster plates if you have them.
Hitch pin mod will get you more down travel. Cut the front off one of the arms and grind down the spot where it will contact the tie rod and you'll have a more permanent solution.
Also, I would be very careful with the length of shock you have if you're still on stock steering components. With a 30-31" long shock I'm already pushing the limits of what the stock drag link ends can handle, yours might be enough to just pop rod ends off.
Yasss I love my Dobinsons rear coils!! Did he go with the flexis?
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Yup! We actually both put a set of the flexy springs in the rear
Nice! I'm thinking about getting rid of those springs that I bought from you and getting some for the front too when funds allow it
Great shots. I miss the PNW. I was stationed in Bremerton for 18 months not too long ago.
