What did you do to your pig today? (8 Viewers)
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RUSH55
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Stance and shackle angle is great!
This is great to hear. I live in Los Angeles and called Deaver about making me some springs. I haven't had the time to get down there yet, but hope to in the next month. I'm looking for a smooth ride, no rock crawling.
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Can you adjust that?
Have to send to Bilstein for re-valving. So hard to say what makes for a good ride for the piglet. Frustrating guessing what might work best. Tempted to order a set with softer custom valving and compare. Unfortunately throwing parts at the sow is the expensive way to solve 1st world problems. I'm sure we are all trained to believing that our wives like a firm ride. Decisions decisions, happy wife or a soft ride???
Funny ^^^
Happy wife, happy life. Only took a few tries to get it right!
Your front shackle angle has more to do with your “stiff” ride than your shocks.
From the picture you posted your shackle looks almost 90° I would want a longer main leaf to push that shackle forward a couple degrees.
Or if you wanted a Cadillac ride, put the shackle behind the axle.
RUSH55
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An inch longer would be nice
*that’s what she said*
*that’s what she said*
I would use the rule of thumb shoot for a vertical shackle with the springs at full droop and about a 45° angle at full compression, the two ways I know to get there accurately are (1) use maths or (2) remove all but the main leaf and cycle the suspension.
But yea if you put more arc in a spring it will also need to get longer and somewhere around an inch would probably be about right looking at the picture.
RUSH55
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I ended up doing that with my rear springs when I ordered from Alcan. The previous sprigs held the shackles nearly vertical, so when I ordered them, I requested 2” longer with the pins still located in the center as to move my axle back about an inch. Ended up being a good call.
RUSH55
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Now take a look at this horrific shackle angle. These shackles came with the Man-A-Fre shackle reversal kit. The front hangers are welded in. The springs are way too short, at least 2” too short. The problem is that I like the axle placement and don’t want it moved back. If I order symmetrical springs (which everyone is so in love with about the 55 suspension) then the axle will also move rearward. The best solution I have come up with is to just break with tradition and order assymetrical springs that are 2” longer on the back half.
Any issues with that?
Any issues with that?
I had similar issues and just had a new main leaf made with the center hole exactly where I wanted it and the total length to accommodate my shackle angles.
The two advantages to this plan (assuming you’re happy with your total spring rate) is first the cost for a single leaf is reasonably inexpensive and it’s easy to experiment with as a single leaf checking angles then assemble the pack once you’re happy. Checking compression and droop is way easier with a single leaf than with a full set of leaves.
RUSH55
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