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12-29-2012, 12:20 PM | #1 |
Polar Bear wild to you...
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Anyone build a home made long travel suspension?
Looking to see if anyone has tried or made a long travel suspension for their E-Z-GO marathon or Medalist? I have an '84 Marathon and I am seriously considering making my own long travel for the front suspension. Would love to see pics and a write up if you have done it. Also any obstacles or problems I could encounter. I know that I would be looking at quite a bit of fabrication but that doesn't bother me. I enjoy doing that type of work. Speed is not the issue just learning something new and also a "one off design".
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12-29-2012, 12:30 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Anyone build a home made long travel suspension?
I haven't, but this person ( on YouTube ) has built a bunch of them! I think you'd enjoy his videos!
http://www.youtube.com/user/groutaone |
12-29-2012, 12:42 PM | #3 |
Happy Carting
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Location: Southern California
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Re: Anyone build a home made long travel suspension?
Some have... it looks simple but I looked it over and there are up to 30 bends and welds involved. It can be done.
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12-29-2012, 03:06 PM | #4 |
I Refuse To Get Stuck!!!
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Re: Anyone build a home made long travel suspension?
It can be done fairly easily actually.If you get a mock-up done first,you can buy DOM material(kinda pricey,don't want to practice with it),with the correct I.D. for tapping the threads,then weld them into a triangle,with one of the legs at the intersecting-point extending out,so that you can install a heim into it for your spindle-bolt.Then install heims in the 2-ends at the frame,and then it will be fully adjustable(caster and camber).The complicated part is getting the operating-angles correct,as well as the shock-calibration.Then you have to get the steering correct so that it turns the same both ways,and doesn't have "Bump-Steer"(jerky steering on bumps).If you aren't real experienced with that involved level of design and setup,look for a 4-wheeler and use the front-section.That way most of the work is already done,and you can buy parts easily,since you can go to a dealer.And you will have front-brakes as well!!Hope this helps.
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12-30-2012, 12:04 PM | #5 |
steeplejack x
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Re: Anyone build a home made long travel suspension?
Todwil on this board did his own LT on a marathon.
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12-30-2012, 03:24 PM | #6 |
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12-30-2012, 03:27 PM | #7 |
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10-23-2019, 10:25 PM | #8 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Anyone build a home made long travel suspension?
Has anyone on here used a 4wheeler for suspension? We just bought a yzf 450 to try to add to a club car. Havent torn down the club car yet to start. Does anyone have any suggestions, or contacts I could pick their brain?
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10-23-2019, 10:41 PM | #9 |
Resident Curmudgeon
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Re: Anyone build a home made long travel suspension?
I once saw a golf car come in with a lift kit made up of a 4x4 wedged between the axle and front leaf springs, and two BRICKS used to lift the rear.
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10-24-2019, 02:59 AM | #10 |
Over This Interview Is...
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Re: Anyone build a home made long travel suspension?
I have seen some really neat ones over the years, but have never built any crazy ones myself. One of note I really liked was a custom built version of a Ford "twin I-beam" front suspension design on a big lift Yamaha G-1 that worked really well. The "I-beams" were built as such that the locating portion was near the opposite side wheel (very long arms). I still have a pic somewhere on some computer, but not easily found today.
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