Scotty's Workhorse

smallblock450sl · 07-03-2009, 09:39 PM

Scotty, I like the shocks at 25 degree. With my limited experiance the panard bar will keep the rear end "tracking" straight. Here is a pix of a Yamaha I built many moons ago..with dual fox shocks and a dropped front mount. Not for hard core use, but may give you another idea. Keep it up my freind!

scottyb · 07-03-2009, 10:03 PM

I am seriously considering something like this now Dave....

dirtysouth · 07-04-2009, 12:02 AM

Can you tell that I am bored?

dirtysouth · 07-04-2009, 12:12 AM

DRI........ Never mind.

scottyb · 07-04-2009, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by smallblock450sl

Scotty, I like the shocks at 25 degree. With my limited experiance the panard bar will keep the rear end "tracking" straight. Here is a pix of a Yamaha I built many moons ago..with dual fox shocks and a dropped front mount. Not for hard core use, but may give you another idea. Keep it up my freind!

Dave, in your picture the panhard is almost at a 45 degree angle. So if the axle came up 6 inches it would move 3" lateral? That is a lot of lateral movement, too much in my mind. So I think some frame extension needs to be dropped down to attach the bar to to keep it closer to lever? THat would minimize the lateral movement while allowing for vertical movement... What do you think?

smallblock450sl · 07-04-2009, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by scottyb

Dave, in your picture the panhard is almost at a 45 degree angle. So if the axle came up 6 inches it would move 3" lateral? That is a lot of lateral movement, too much in my mind. So I think some frame extension needs to be dropped down to attach the bar to to keep it closer to lever? THat would minimize the lateral movement while allowing for vertical movement... What do you think?

There really wasn't "any" movement with those 4 foxx shocks, the panard bar was just there for keeping the rearend in a straight tracking alighnment. If your building this suspension for alot of "articulation", I would think a bar (or link) with adjustable hemi joints, from a mounting point (on the top side) of the differancial to a upper frame bracket would work great. It would be shorter,adjustable and out of the way when "pounding" sand/mud/rocks. Just a thought.

smallblock450sl · 07-04-2009, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by pizzamaker

this is coming from my jeep days, we mounted the shocks vertical and leaning forward and used a track bar/panhard bar to stabilize the left and right movement. vertical mounted shocks seem to be fare more tweekable

my two cents...

I have to agree. Good 2 cents worth PM.

pizzamaker · 07-04-2009, 10:15 AM

the more parallel the bar the better.

smallblock450sl · 07-04-2009, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by pizzamaker

the more parallel the bar the better.

There you go Scotty!

scottyb · 07-04-2009, 10:32 AM

Well, everything that moves, falls into the 'looks easier to build than it looks' catagory .....
I started this this thinking there was little to it. Again I was mistaken

I am learning a whole lot and that is fun... I spent some time educating myself on different 4 link suspension designs and functions this am.... been up and at it since 4:30

The information is lengthy but pics are a shortcut ..... here is one or 2

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scottyb Carts Unlimited Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: So Cal Posts: 26,263	Re: Scotty's Workhorse I am seriously considering something like this now Dave....

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