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steve

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Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 7681 Location: Brisbane
Vehicle: 75 Cruiser
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 Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:34 am |
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Royce suggested i research this.
Looks good. So the control arms are still mounted at the normal sport behind the diff? and this is just connected to the front bolt holes on the control arms?
These are the only pics i've found so far. I'll keep looking. Looks easy enough to copy.

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royce

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Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 17216 Location: Pluto
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yeah connects to the control arms and the centre front of the diff, as it flexes and the control arms sit at different angles it pivots accross the front to stop bind, also then still allows the arms to work properly to control diff wrap
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steve

I live here!
Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 7681 Location: Brisbane
Vehicle: 75 Cruiser
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 Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:47 am |
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i wonder how it would go smashing in to rocks, looks pretty solid, but rocks are pretty solid too. probably mash that nut up at the front a bit.
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royce

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Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 17216 Location: Pluto
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 Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:56 am |
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ive seen some others that shroud it a bit better, but yeah would cop a flogging
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Bruce

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Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 4003 Location: Brisbane
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 Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:41 pm |
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So it's all to do with flex. Any other reason?
_________________ [quote="royce"] I wouldnt mind insulating my rear
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royce

omnipotent being
Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 17216 Location: Pluto
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 Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:40 pm |
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if you look how the 3 link in the front of most coil spring 4x4's is setup, along with coil sierras both ends when you articulate them one arm is pointing down and the other pointing up, but as they both attached to the diff housing they fight each other and twist the housing, which is why coil sierras snap arms and tear mounts of the diff and so on
this setup allows the movement in the arms (as one arm pushes the mount down the other is going up anyway) while still having the diff located twist wise accross 2 planes
there is probably benefits in a 3 link over 4 links and so on due to ease of setting up without trying to get everything to work in what room you have
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Bruce

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Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 4003 Location: Brisbane
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Thanks for that Royce. 
_________________ [quote="royce"] I wouldnt mind insulating my rear
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GRPABT1
Joined: Mon Nov 19, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 731 Location: Townsville
Vehicle: 88 SWB WT Sierra soft top ute
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I think someone on outers with a vitara just put this on with 60 diffs.....
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antt
Joined: Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 387
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steve wrote: i wonder how it would go smashing in to rocks, looks pretty solid, but rocks are pretty solid too. probably mash that nut up at the front a bit.
just weld a guard around it
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