2002FX4's leaf-to-coil swap thread
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hey kev i think some of ur problem of why the sagged so much is partly due to ur shackle angle being that extreme i talked to carlos and he thinks that could be the reason also if u moved the hanger back about 2 in u should be golden
but hey good luck on the coil swap u gotta get this done so u can some run with us
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hey kev i think some of ur problem of why the sagged so much is partly due to ur shackle angle being that extreme i talked to carlos and he thinks that could be the reason also if u moved the hanger back about 2 in u should be golden
but hey good luck on the coil swap u gotta get this done so u can some run with us
but hey good luck on the coil swap u gotta get this done so u can some run with us
Anyhow, yeah I'm excited to go to coils/links and get it done to wheel with you guys. I saw the pics from Memorial weekend; looked like alot of fun!
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hey kev the 13th of this month theres a run in the new place in murrietta
if ur interested if u havent torn ur junk apart yet its a night run
it hasnt been posted on the brawler forum yet but a bunch of us are going
http://rockgardenoffroad.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36
if ur interested if u havent torn ur junk apart yet its a night run
it hasnt been posted on the brawler forum yet but a bunch of us are going
http://rockgardenoffroad.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36
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Update! 
My Ballistic packages arrived last week. I cleaned up the brackets/pieces and tacked 'em together. Then set up each 'side' with the coils on a mock axle tube (yes, unbelievably and remarkably, there was a 3" diameter tube in the scrap bin at work). The spacing between them is arbitrary, so don't ask/read into it..
^ Upper link frame mount. (I realize after uploading the pics the bracket is upside down from how it will be mounted).
^ Upper link frame mount.
^ Panhard axle and frame brackets.
^ Panhard axle and frame brackets.
My Ballistic packages arrived last week. I cleaned up the brackets/pieces and tacked 'em together. Then set up each 'side' with the coils on a mock axle tube (yes, unbelievably and remarkably, there was a 3" diameter tube in the scrap bin at work). The spacing between them is arbitrary, so don't ask/read into it..
^ Upper link frame mount. (I realize after uploading the pics the bracket is upside down from how it will be mounted).
^ Upper link frame mount.
^ Panhard axle and frame brackets.
^ Panhard axle and frame brackets.
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06-15-2008
hey Kevin, for those lower spring mounts put/weld a ring on there to keep the coil in the center, i need to do it to mine, what happens is atleast for me the coil likes to slide around and not stay centered.
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Well unfortunately this update doesn't bring quite the best of news..
After the last pics I posted, I was able to fully weld the brackets. However, the next day for unknown reasons the 'priveledge' myself and others had to work on personal projects at work after-hours was suspensed until Septemper-ish. Unless I can get some work done at home (my Dad has a pretty good supplement of metal working tools, plus a Miller 130, but not nearly some of the better equipment) I don't know just what I can get done in the interum. I'm gonna see what I can do..
After the last pics I posted, I was able to fully weld the brackets. However, the next day for unknown reasons the 'priveledge' myself and others had to work on personal projects at work after-hours was suspensed until Septemper-ish. Unless I can get some work done at home (my Dad has a pretty good supplement of metal working tools, plus a Miller 130, but not nearly some of the better equipment) I don't know just what I can get done in the interum. I'm gonna see what I can do..
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