flex pics...

**long stroke** · 6th February 2009, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by 2_door

yeah, thanks guys.

If I can get that flex out of the rangie, I will be happy.

I cant see why I shouldnt, the chassis/axle configuration is pretty much identical.

The spring rates might have to be different as the body/loading is a bit different to the disco body.

Just don't go to stiff with the springs otherwise the tyre won't stuff into the guard real well

TIM.

**2_door** · 7th February 2009, 07:47 AM

this set up was good for stuffing tyres up in the opposite guard.

heres a pic

its not a great pic but gives a general idea of how far up they can go

this one is a bit better

**long stroke** · 7th February 2009, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by 2_door

this set up was good for stuffing tyres up in the opposite guard.

heres a pic

its not a great pic but gives a general idea of how far up they can go

this one is a bit better

Thats nice!!
Need more flex in the front though

**disco_mitch** · 7th February 2009, 02:44 PM

so the back is easy to get good flex with spring and shocks what about the front what stops it flexing it gets bugger all and causes the body to be on a lean when flexed rather than sitting level

**2_door** · 7th February 2009, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by jeep_boy

so the back is easy to get good flex with spring and shocks what about the front what stops it flexing it gets bugger all and causes the body to be on a lean when flexed rather than sitting level

the front is limited by the sway bar and it is a different configuration to the rear so it is a bit harder to get as much flex from it.

I hadnt done anything to the front of mine and thats why it is still 'undeveloped' as such. You can fit things like modified shock towers, sway bar disconnects, softer coils and longer shocks and get more out of it but in the end, it is very hard to get the front to flex like the back without spending big bucks and changing the whole configuration of arms etc

**Grover-98** · 7th February 2009, 08:52 PM

Can relocation cones be placed in the front?

**long stroke** · 8th February 2009, 12:29 AM

Originally Posted by Grover-98

Can relocation cones be placed in the front?

Yes but they are a bit harder to make, because of the shock in the centre of the spring

TIM.

Tombie · 8th February 2009, 01:07 AM

Originally Posted by 2_door

this set up was good for stuffing tyres up in the opposite guard.

heres a pic

its not a great pic but gives a general idea of how far up they can go

this one is a bit better

Nice flex...

I am concerned how you go with bottoming out the rear shocks due to length.

Without extended bump stops, and/or raised shock mounts back there a 27.5" shock is going to bottom out over a decent bump and trash the shock or mount or both!

As for front flex, you will never get "jeep" flex from the front of a disco by design... Jeeps flex in the front, Rovers in the back.... Plus real life loading on the front will flex it more than just ramping it!

But your doing a great job...

Keep the development up!!!

**disco_mitch** · 8th February 2009, 07:26 AM

i have taken the swaybar of the front, it didnt even make a differance, at the moment its all stock so i assume my shocks are stopping further droop, is it to do with the radius arms that it cant droop, will different bushes make it better

**2_door** · 8th February 2009, 07:39 AM

Tombie, I never got around to measuring the compressed length of the shock verses the compressed length of the coils to see if they matched or came close to bottoming out. My offroading is all slow work, crawling over trees/rocks/ruts so if the shock did bottom out, it would have been a slow action. Admittedly its not the best but at least they wouldnt be bottoming out at speed with alot of force on them. I didnt have any thumping or strange noises coming from them, and they never bent or broke so things couldnt have been all that bad

Jeepboy, lack of flex in front radius arms is probably one of the biggest reasons the front wont flex but having siad that, it is a combination of things that reduce front flex. I think its Superior Engineering or Snake make a raduis arm that has a rose joint or a ball joint in them to allow greater flex. Nice idea but you have to mortgage the kids to be able to afford them

If you took the sway bar off and it made little difference, try taking the shocks off all together (if you have somewhere VERY close to home) and see how the front flexes up then. If it goes really well, get in there are see how the coils are going, are they at their limit of travel. If they are, measure how long a shock needs to be and then go out and see if you can buy one at that length. Procomp shocks are probably the cheapest (but not in a quality sense) shock you can get in many lengths and no doubt one to suit your length.

good luck

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