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Brad Bradford (Brad)
| | Posted on Thursday, May 02, 2002 - 02:55 pm: | 
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I had an idea while I was sitting around day dreaming. Could you move the rear trailing arms to the inside of the frame? Say I was going to purchase some Heim Jointed Trailing arms, could I mount them on the inside of the frame and move the mount that is on the axle to the top of the axle. In my mind this would increase rear axle drop, and still serve it's purpose for regular on road driving.
Again, this is just an idea and I just wanted to share it with the rest of you.
Brad |
Randall Smith
| | Posted on Thursday, May 02, 2002 - 05:10 pm: |
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I don't remember all the reasons why, but there are good ones for having the the trailing arms mounted under the axle and frame. To change their locations would be playing with fire. When the moment came that you had to slam on brakes and/or make a sudden manuver, the trailing links would not be able to control everything. Also most suspension components perform in the most predictable manner when they are as far outboard as posssible.
If you are building a slow moving trail buggy, that's a different animal, and you can experiment.
Randall |
Ron
| | Posted on Thursday, May 02, 2002 - 08:53 pm: |
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why would you want some on the inside of the frame?
To be honest you can max out a 12in travel shock on a stock/2in lifted land rover if you just move the upper mount higher to allow the shock to fit. 14in shock can be maxed out with a little effort
Other than the strength issue there is really nothing wrong with the stock set up. The only thing is that if you lift it enough you tend to eat the frame mount bushings, but that is easy enough to deal with rovertym or rockware bent trailing arms.
I guess what I am saying is why? A couple simple mods will give you massive flex in back.
Ron |
Larry Grubbs (Larryg)
| | Posted on Thursday, May 02, 2002 - 09:38 pm: |
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The trailing arms are mounted to the bottom of the axle to prevent axle wrap. If you moved these to the top of the axle what would prevent the axle from twisting forwards and backwards? The springs and shocks were not designed for this. So this is probably not a good idea. As far as mounting the front of the trailing arms inside the frame, it might work, but I wouldn't do it. I would think you would want these mounted as far outward on the axle as possible. Maybe not.
Hell try it and let us know what happens!
Larry |
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