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[nukegoat]

Real questions - how does having that coilover mounting bolt work when rotated 90 degrees like that?

And what's with that little random strap of metal on your limit strap?

 

[Apounder]

Real questions - how does having that coilover mounting bolt work when rotated 90 degrees like that?

And what's with that little random strap of metal on your limit strap?

Had to extend the straps and hadn’t put the longer ones on yet lol, the axle side bolt on front Coilovers?

 

[nukegoat]

Had to extend the straps and hadn’t put the longer ones on yet lol, the axle side bolt on front Coilovers?

Yeah you usually would mount them 90 degrees from that arrangement

 

[Apounder]

Yeah you usually would mount them 90 degrees from that arrangement

That’s what I originally thought but ended up going with what the moon buggies at WErock guys we’re doing, haven’t seen any issues yet

 

[cruisermatt]

Real questions - how does having that coilover mounting bolt work when rotated 90 degrees like that?

It's simple, the coilover mounting tabs are now a front sway bar

 

[cruisermatt]

put the tube bender and notcher down for a second and read up on nodes and how they work.. and then cut all that back half out and re do it with half the material (footprint and weight!) and double the strength and rigidity

Allow me to elaborate on this a bit.. Those three tubes you have going diagonally at the rear are offering less then if you just had a single tube going straight from the rear frame/crossmember to a convergence of the c-pillar rollbar structure and x-brace. The x-brace, c-pillar uprights, and rear supports should all intersect on a imaginary single point. lots of bendy tube certainly does look cool but you really want as few bends as possible.
furthermore, suspension pickup points such as upper coilover mounts should be at a node, not fall in the middle of an unsupported tube. I would just mount them to the x-brace and run a short tube perpendicularly from the x-brace to the C-pillar upright. Less tube, less weight, less compliance, more strong, more cargo area too even?

 

[nukegoat]

Allow me to elaborate on this a bit.. Those three tubes you have going diagonally at the rear are offering less then if you just had a single tube going straight from the rear frame/crossmember to a convergence of the c-pillar rollbar structure and x-brace. The x-brace, c-pillar uprights, and rear supports should all intersect on a imaginary single point. lots of bendy tube certainly does look cool but you really want as few bends as possible.
furthermore, suspension pickup points such as upper coilover mounts should be at a node, not fall in the middle of an supported tube. I would just mount them to the x-brace and run a short tube to perpendicularly from the x-brace to the C-pillar upright. Less tube, less weight, less compliance, more strong, more cargo area too even?

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[joez]

Allow me to elaborate on this a bit.. Those three tubes you have going diagonally at the rear are offering less then if you just had a single tube going straight from the rear frame/crossmember to a convergence of the c-pillar rollbar structure and x-brace. The x-brace, c-pillar uprights, and rear supports should all intersect on a imaginary single point. lots of bendy tube certainly does look cool but you really want as few bends as possible.
furthermore, suspension pickup points such as upper coilover mounts should be at a node, not fall in the middle of an unsupported tube. I would just mount them to the x-brace and run a short tube perpendicularly from the x-brace to the C-pillar upright. Less tube, less weight, less compliance, more strong, more cargo area too even?

You guys are going to ruin his "it's for sale now" build thread updates with facts and questions.