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redlinemotorsportts Moderator
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| Subject: Re: MTD off-road romper build. August 16th 2013, 4:28 pm | |
| - Doc Sprocket wrote:
- When you build the slipper retainers, leave maybe 1/16"-1/8" of room top to bottom, and side to side for them to move. Much more than that, and they'll be pretty sloppy and noisy. Much less, and they will bind up too much. Replace the bushings at the eye end, too. You may want to consider removing a leaf to soften them up a bit for offroad use. When you put the full weight of the frontend on them, do they deflect at all? I'm guessing they're a bit too stiff as they are. Either way, I love the leaf springs. Good on ya for using them!
Ill keep that in mind when I build the springs. They seem kinda soft, at leafy wen I put my full weight on one (witch ain't much LOL) it seems to flex about a inch down. When I mocked it up yesturday they sagged slightly. I don't have a problem with taking one out if it seems to hard. Can't wait to ride this. | |
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| Subject: Re: MTD off-road romper build. August 17th 2013, 8:11 am | |
| get some ubolts and run them up threw the original bolt holes on the leaf spring pack | |
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| Subject: Re: MTD off-road romper build. August 17th 2013, 10:40 am | |
| Excellent! Y'know... now would be a great time to fab up a new, wider front axle... No? | |
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| Subject: Re: MTD off-road romper build. August 17th 2013, 12:21 pm | |
| - Doc Sprocket wrote:
- Excellent! Y'know... now would be a great time to fab up a new, wider front axle... No?
Wider.... No I like how it is, the front end is 2" wider than the rear. I like em how they are, BUT the spindles are weak, maybe ill do a nice axle sometime, just not now, I usually like to break things before I replace em. I was thinking a craftsman front, not shure about the bigger spindles and with my rims tho. | |
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| Subject: Re: MTD off-road romper build. August 17th 2013, 12:22 pm | |
| - motorizedeverything wrote:
- get some ubolts and run them up threw the original bolt holes on the leaf spring pack
That's the plan stan | |
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| Subject: Re: MTD off-road romper build. August 17th 2013, 11:15 pm | |
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| Subject: Re: MTD off-road romper build. August 17th 2013, 11:25 pm | |
| - truckin42 wrote:
- I like the stack and good thinking of making it short.
Thanks, nice to see you commenting too lol like old times | |
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| Subject: Re: MTD off-road romper build. August 18th 2013, 7:48 am | |
| - truckin42 wrote:
- Your welcome and yeah i missed comin here and checkin out all the cool builds.
Not to jack Red's thread, but where you been, anyhow? | |
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| Subject: Re: MTD off-road romper build. August 18th 2013, 1:55 pm | |
| - Doc Sprocket wrote:
- You might want to consider putting a flapper on that to keep rain out of it.
It's a must! Lol | |
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| Subject: Re: MTD off-road romper build. August 19th 2013, 7:08 am | |
| I really am going to have to visit New York. You're not that far from me, yet I've never seen an exhaust tree before... LOL | |
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| Subject: Re: MTD off-road romper build. August 20th 2013, 11:47 pm | |
| - crazykid1994 wrote:
- hows it hold up to bumps and everything now? and the twist?
??? The twist??? it holds up fine beside the axle sliding,but that's a simple fix | |
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| Subject: Re: MTD off-road romper build. August 20th 2013, 11:51 pm | |
| sorry i ment slide. my fingers typed faster than my head. i was asking whats with the sliding axle. does it absorbs the bumps nice? | |
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| Subject: Re: MTD off-road romper build. August 21st 2013, 12:15 am | |
| - crazykid1994 wrote:
- sorry i ment slide. my fingers typed faster than my head. i was asking whats with the sliding axle. does it absorbs the bumps nice?
yea rides like a dream for the most part I have yet to hit rough ground but this was more of like a "just to do it" thing and I didn't like the original suspention types. it soaks up bumps in the driveway nice | |
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| Subject: Re: MTD off-road romper build. August 21st 2013, 8:27 am | |
| That's always good. Im planing on swapping in the front suspension and steering off a mini quad on my next project
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| Subject: Re: MTD off-road romper build. August 21st 2013, 6:08 pm | |
| im gunna try and weld in the hole suspension and spindels off of the quad. and if need be buy stronger springs | |
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| Subject: Re: MTD off-road romper build. August 21st 2013, 7:33 pm | |
| - crazykid1994 wrote:
- im gunna try and weld in the hole suspension and spindels off of the quad. and if need be buy stronger springs
just gotta figure out steering witch isn't that bad. its a good exuse for direct steer | |
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| Subject: Re: MTD off-road romper build. August 21st 2013, 7:36 pm | |
| im gunna try and swap in the steering from the quad if i cant get it to work. or find a steering rack to size | |
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