Thread: Rear Flex: What is the MAX! (Down Travel)

you can probably play around with the trailing arms enough to sort out their binding (you probably already have) my guess would be the ball joint binding. forget about the springs and figure they are unlimited, along with shocks.

if you look at the ball joint, at ride height it is already past the center point of free movement.

ball joint could be spaced up to help, BUT the already high Anti squat will get higher, and only higher with down travel.

flex is great but useable flex is greater.......balance the rear with the front.

work out the fronts max and then set the rear up with a bit more not alot more.....

just my 10%gst

Serg

I have a set of angled donut bushes on my disco to correct the effect of the lift, i got mine from LRA....
Suspension Bushes

I'm pretty sure you can get angled wedges that do the same job

CHEERS TIM.

Listen to uninformed and his comments.

Flex is nice, useable flex is better.
Traction is better still!

Originally Posted by uninformed

you can probably play around with the trailing arms enough to sort out their binding (you probably already have) my guess would be the ball joint binding. forget about the springs and figure they are unlimited, along with shocks.

if you look at the ball joint, at ride height it is already past the center point of free movement.

ball joint could be spaced up to help, BUT the already high Anti squat will get higher, and only higher with down travel.

flex is great but useable flex is greater.......balance the rear with the front.

work out the fronts max and then set the rear up with a bit more not alot more.....

just my 10%gst

Serg

very good words Serge wish more people could read those words around the 4x4 world

cheers kelvin

Originally Posted by long stroke

I have a set of angled donut bushes on my disco to correct the effect of the lift, i got mine from LRA....
Suspension Bushes

I'm pretty sure you can get angled wedges that do the same job

CHEERS TIM.

I think wedges would be better.

As the angled donut bush does not has much rubber on the lower side of bush. .

Do you know where I can get the wedges from?

Originally Posted by long stroke

I have a set of angled donut bushes on my disco to correct the effect of the lift, i got mine from LRA....
Suspension Bushes

I'm pretty sure you can get angled wedges that do the same job

CHEERS TIM.

for my way of thinking these are usless for anything other than downward travell, the trailing arm has so much more rubber to comperss in the upward direction. set your lift up and have trailing arms made/cranked to suit what you have, that way the bush is always neutral when you are on level ground.

cheers phil

Originally Posted by uninformed

you can probably play around with the trailing arms enough to sort out their binding (you probably already have) my guess would be the ball joint binding. forget about the springs and figure they are unlimited, along with shocks.

if you look at the ball joint, at ride height it is already past the center point of free movement.

ball joint could be spaced up to help, BUT the already high Anti squat will get higher, and only higher with down travel.

flex is great but useable flex is greater.......balance the rear with the front.

work out the fronts max and then set the rear up with a bit more not alot more.....

just my 10%gst

Serg

Thanks mate, I will be setting the front up to flex well but the 3 link front is going to cost alot.(I may build one.)

So I choose to do the rear First as it cheaper.

Originally Posted by discowhite

for my way of thinking these are usless for anything other than downward travell, the trailing arm has so much more rubber to comperss in the upward direction. set your lift up and have trailing arms made/cranked to suit what you have, that way the bush is always neutral when you are on level ground.

cheers phil

you explained it in words what i was thinking.


I have cranked arms but the bush is neutral now (before lift).

So I'm looking for some wedges. Any ideas where to get them?.