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oscar
Joined: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 911 Location: Ipswich
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 Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:42 am |
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How much extra flex would i get with drop shackles>wat sizes are they
how much are they new?
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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: Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:06 am |
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length of drop shackles open-minus length of shackles you are taking off/2
bugger all really, only benefit is maybe more sideways movement (good for flex, bad for stability)
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oscar
Joined: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 911 Location: Ipswich
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 Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:11 am |
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yeh, sum1 has some brand new ones for 200. seperior bbs. thinking about getting them.
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Bad_zook
Joined: Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 100
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the way i see it... and i just got a pair from steve, and i'll see once I've installed them, but the whole idea of them is more downward travel.. therefore keeping the wheel's on the ground... more drive..!
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oscar
Joined: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 911 Location: Ipswich
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 Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:40 am |
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yeh i know, but i wasn't sure if they usually fully open or not to give max flex.
i need to see if my shocks are going to be long enough first
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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 Sep 20, 2007 10:43 pm |
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just chuck em on, break your shocks and get new ones later.
i think they could be good if you can play around with springs and shocks to get them to work properly. all the zoh dudes have them front and rear and they seem to work well. They have all done some kind of custom spring pack also.
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oscar
Joined: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 911 Location: Ipswich
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 Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:52 pm |
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cool
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steve

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Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 7681 Location: Brisbane
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 Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:58 pm |
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well, that sounds reckless doesnt it, heh, i never broke my shocks.
I think a good design track bar would help also, so you don't get too much diff twist/spring wrap.
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oscar
Joined: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 911 Location: Ipswich
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 Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:02 am |
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iam allready getting pretty big spring twist i thought the drops would help,
my back shocks are tarago one or something which have more travel then the bombodore ones i thing. u think they will not be too short.
can i more the rear brake bracket to get the liine closer to diff so i dont have to but another extended line?
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oscar
Joined: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 911 Location: Ipswich
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 Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:02 am |
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us zook owners tend to be wreckless dont we
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steve

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Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 7681 Location: Brisbane
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 Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:08 am |
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i don't think the shackles will help with spring wrap. if anything , they will let the diff flex more because it's allowed to move more freely.
if you stick the drop shackles on and take the shocks off at the bottom, and flex it up, then see if the shocks will reach still.
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oscar
Joined: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 911 Location: Ipswich
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ok cool. cheers big ears
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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: Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:20 am |
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I just twisted the bracket on the chassis end so it pointed at the diff more and that took a lot of strain off it
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oscar
Joined: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 911 Location: Ipswich
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 Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:59 am |
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cool, i was thinking that, but wasn't sure if it would be enough.
i guess i need to just put them on and flex it up and do all these things
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oscar
Joined: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 911 Location: Ipswich
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Did i put these in right??????
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joshNZ
Joined: Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 237 Location: Caboolture QLD
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ive seen them fitted the other way
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oscar
Joined: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 911 Location: Ipswich
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 Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:04 am |
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damn
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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: Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:25 pm |
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nope they will fight like buggery and twist the spring on bumps like that
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oscar
Joined: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 911 Location: Ipswich
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 Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:22 pm |
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so i wanna reverse then so they are bent foward? or are they upside down as well?
I think iam meant to have them facing foward, but i have tags welded on in front of puchases to stop shackles friping around. and on the drivers sided it would take out the fuel filler
What do i do here? cut off tags and?
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oscar
Joined: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 911 Location: Ipswich
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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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I think like pic 2 but upside down
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oscar
Joined: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 911 Location: Ipswich
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so like this. i leave the tag?
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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 I think thats it
piss the tag off, does nothing
see, you shoulda jsut got longer springs 
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oscar
Joined: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 911 Location: Ipswich
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hahaha,yeh
cheers
it flexed up pretty good last night with it on the wrong way
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mattc
Joined: Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 20
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oscar
Joined: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 911 Location: Ipswich
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yeh i seen that then confirmed it with the previous owner
cheers
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joshNZ
Joined: Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 237 Location: Caboolture QLD
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how are these goin have the made any diff?
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just_cruizin

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Joined: Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 2867 Location: here
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The sticker would give it away, Mick would put the sticker up the other way if they were meant to be that way.
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oscar
Joined: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 911 Location: Ipswich
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 Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:09 am |
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havent tested them yet ah, been too busy, will try and get out this week and get some pics.
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