I think in compression the material would want to "spill out" over the edge of a smaller diameter washer and it would create a wear point at that diameter. I would imagine a flare eases that transition
What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?
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Maybe so. Japanese engineers are pretty sharp. I'll just leave it at that.
Hmm... not sure I follow the logic here. Nearly 30 years in the same cruiser, changed the shocks 4 times and always put the cupped side inward. Never noticed any wear or adverse effects so I'm leaving them that way.
Dirt Dauber Matt
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Started replacing the rusted section of my trans hump.
- Made a templete
- Cut a piece from the donor hump
- Cut out the rusted piece
- Started shaping the new piece
I will weld in the new piece and and finish the job tomorrow
- Made a templete
- Cut a piece from the donor hump
- Cut out the rusted piece
- Started shaping the new piece
I will weld in the new piece and and finish the job tomorrow
You’re lucky to be alive!
Taught 30+ years ago the cupped faces out on horizontal shock bushing to allow a bit of twisting movement in the bushing and relieve the cylinder excess force on it … the twisting of the bushing is always there… it needs to
You don’t want to clamp down on the castle nut and squeeze the piss out of the bushing … it will not be able to then move… it’s a castle nut so it can be tight enough to do its job… but could loosen and therefore a cotter pin prevents it from that
The cup however faces inward on vertical shock bushings as they are under compression… the cup holds the compressed bushing
Imho It’s all very marginal on a DD … on a suspension that is under constant hard stress could break a shock mount or shock it self
My 2c
You don’t want to clamp down on the castle nut and squeeze the piss out of the bushing … it will not be able to then move… it’s a castle nut so it can be tight enough to do its job… but could loosen and therefore a cotter pin prevents it from that
The cup however faces inward on vertical shock bushings as they are under compression… the cup holds the compressed bushing
Imho It’s all very marginal on a DD … on a suspension that is under constant hard stress could break a shock mount or shock it self
My 2c
Had this safari top made up
You looking Jen?
I have noticed these tires are getting a lot of love on mud lately. Sounds like they get good reviews for highway use. My BFG’s are about done, and I see they offer a 35”. Mine is mostly highway driving, but I like to go to southern Utah for wheeling. Has anyone used them in the rocks?
the washers were installed correctly. The upped side goes away from the bushing on eyelet type shocks. On a post style shock like a 60 or 80 front top
mount, the washers go cup side toward bushing. The washers are a different shape on the two styles
Thanks Dave…to me anyway, a picture is worth a thousand words.
I made a thing. It works for now. Paint will make it look slightly more acceptable.
Real steel bows
Have you tested it at 60 mph? Yuma to PB cabin?
Would the person who made that be interested in making another?
Apparently I tested it at 75 mph. The Speedo doesn't work, my coworker was following me and first thing he said was "man that thing runs pretty good huh?"
I'll make it up that way next trip out Dave. Would love to put a proper grill guard on it.
Yes, I'm going to take the 40 back to him next time I'm in town and have a few sets made.
How doyou likethe tweeters while driving? Been considering that addition for a while now. Need a little more sound at the ears!
That's a good idea. You could probably get by without the bottom tube section and just terminate each side at the saddle, saving the clearance.
I would put in some short tubes/bushings in the mount holes if you haven't already.