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LC_Hamma said:
Front 80 Coils? I don't know, Ben is not one to conform to what others have done.. if they don't work he will change them.. This rig was never intended to have extreme Flex. They will also be mounted inside the frame rails vs. outside on the front of an 80 series..

Front coils mounted inside the frame rails? Is that gonna interfere w/ the steering linkage or is he gonna run full hydro?

i kept the fj80 stock bump stops and attached them to tubing thats the same size so the coils can drop out at least 8 inches after its extended

Are the coils captured at the top of the buckets or at all?
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they are gonna be captured on the axle side. and i am too poor to run full hydro!!:doh:
 
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One link??


you better strengthen that x member...



And capture both ends of the coil spring. It really won't be that hard and will do a lot for stability..


BTW, good job welding the center section to the axle tubes..
 
And capture both ends of the coil spring. It really won't be that hard and will do a lot for stability..

Here's how I captured my coils top & bottom. I'm using rear TJ coils & buckets. In the 1st pic, I have since countersunk the plate that holds the spring:
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is it just me or is the axle tube/weld insert not square?
 
looking good. hope you make it in time for moab. if so, it should be a banner pig year.
 
Its Getting there, we busted some stuff out this weekend, and as long as it keeps going good, everything will be done!

Engine is still at the machine shop with less than a month to go :eek:
 
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Looks good. I have one question though, are you going to brace the frame mount for the track bar to the other frame rail? It looks like a long lever to twist the frame.
 
We already looked into that, the track bar mounts to the outside/bottom of the frame and right on the other side of the frame is a cross member that runs to the other frame rail.. i think it will be fine!
 
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redline fj55 said:
she was was my first car. now she is finally coming back to life.
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I like the idea of 55 build a lot! :cheers: I want to do one with a 3.4L and FJ80 axles, but. . . .

That rear suspension will not hold :doh:

The roll center is wayyyy to low with the panhard bar mount low on the axle like that and will body roll from hell espically with the springs inboarded too, the one link brackets on the axle will get ripped off or twisted and the frame mount on the one link will NOT hold.


U-bolts dont get in the way that much and they will add a lot more "clamping" strength to the axle mounts and take some stress of the welds on the spring perch. Its quality fab work, but that one link will put a hell of a lot of stress on those mounts.

What tubing is that on the top mount 1 1/2? 1 3/4 x .120? Its not THAT hard to bend when you talk about suspension componets :doh:

What size heim is that? Is it a good one or a McMaster Carr special? Sooooooo much stress on that point

Broken link suspension SUCKS DONKEY BALLS:mad: Its sucks for you and all of your buddies. Its a good idea but WHERES THE BEEF :steer:



On the other hand, at least you wont be bending expensive ass coilovers or airshocks when it breaks :flipoff2:
 
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TachedOutOffRoad said:
I like the idea of 55 build a lot! :cheers: I want to do one with a 3.4L and FJ80 axles, but. . . .

That rear suspension will not hold :doh:
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:flipoff2: Dam Office Chair Fabricators :flipoff2:

Thanks for the Comments, I agree with you on a couple of things,

One being the tubing at the one link Cross member mount, We are going to add some gusseting!

The other is the axle tube mount on the one link.. Ive seen these break there on leaf springs that used Plates and bolts vs. U-bolts. we will add some material there i think ;)

That one link is the Largest joint i have ever seen, i think it is a 1 1/4" or so, Regardless its Beefy Stuff!

The other aspects of the suspension should be fine, Personally im not a fan or one links and Radius Arms, but its Ben's Rig, and he will build it however he wants! his plan is to prove me wrong in moab ;)

Ben has ben Building Rock Buggies for his full time job for the past few years, they build Rovers with the same Radius Arm and Suspension setups that ben is using.. They are Simple designs, that have Proven very effective, and even Got them 12th at king of the hammers, and i believe 3rd place in the First XRRA Event this season. All with a V6 engine.

and what fun is it if everyone builds their rig the same exact way..

:popcorn:
 
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Office Chair Fab by day, TachedOut Fab Works by night :flipoff2:

I just got so sick of dislocated suspension on my POS AND on nice rigs :doh:

Youve got to watch out for a-holes like me and do some preventive mantenance like "heres the upper link mount, yes it will get more gusseting:flipoff2:" :flipoff2:

Is this his truck? Its the only Rover I know of in KOH. He gets street cred' for driving it :steer:
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