2003 heavily modified Murray Off-road tractor

No problemo! Heim joints would work great, then you could do U-brackets like this:



Nice job on getting 'er driving too! Hows she ride? And the flex?

Rides really smooth !! It has about 5-6 inches of flex , not too bad but pretty stiff. Some softer coil overs should fix that problem . I just need to clean out the carb so it runs better and mod the hood to fit then move my joints . THEN I CAN GO OFF ROADIMG WHEN IT WARMS UP

Nice! Should get some better flex pictures of 'er though. Hahaha.

I will , once I test it out , only drove it for a few minutes yesterday.

For some reason it wouldn't let me post pics yesterday but i did do some driving and tested out the flex, its not that bad and rides super smooth . Definitely a suspension addict now . Also modded the hood so it fits and it looks pretty good i think .

Looking great biggas! See, I talk about suspension for a reason you guys!! Hahaha, gonna put some better front tires on 'er now?

I think i will use some cheap steering tires that are 18 by 8.5 by 8 to keep it reasonably out of level lol

Ah I see. You should put a trolley jack under one side of your axle and lift it under the flex maxes out. Then measure from the bottom of the tire to the ground. I'd really like to know how much exactly she flexes, haha.

Its about 5-6 inches . not great but good for these coil overs . ( also this is my 300th post i just noticed !)

Nice job man. I'd like to see a picture looking right at the front grille. I think the cutouts for your shock mounts look really cool.

i will post a front pic when i take one then ! i think it looks good too , kinda wild lookin

Got some adjustable coil overs of off a Kawasaki motor cycle today . much softer and they have a lot more travel.

Sweet deal biggas! Hopefully you'll get more suspension travel with those, gonna have to post some flex pictures haha.

And they were free too lol

Yup sure will !

Free is the best deal!

Dang that"s exactly what I want...

Well had some trouble putting them on . They are a bit longer than my other ones. I might put the old ones back on to save all the modifying I will have to do to make these new ones work, and the others werent too bad just slightly stuffed than I wanted

Even adjusted all the way down?  That stinks.

Yeah , my links wouldn't allow any up and down movement, but if I move my joints like ak has been telling me to it could work

Could also raise the shock towers a bit. That would allow the new coilovers to fit and bring the front end down a bit so it will sit level when you put better tires on the front

That would be the second time I have done that tho

It would be the best option in the long run because it's less grinding out of welds

Yeah, that's what I would do. It's your tractor though obviously, I was just saying is all.

Yeah, I really want a softer setup with those shocks . Idk I will sleep on it and decide while I am working tomorrow

Thats the name of the game.  Wrench and repeat.

Well the murray got some beef ! Put new link supports in on the axle that are made out of quarter inch angle and added some gussets too. I am sticking with the original coil overs cause now that its all back together it flexes better and i dont really want to move my top mounts again, but i might later if i feel bored with nothing else to do. Got my knock off go pro camera so should be able to get some footage of it running after i get a new mini sd card.And i am building a better front bumper and hopfully putting a rear one on too. On another note i am getting a stick welder and another angle grinder for trading an old k301 engine thats been laying in my shed for a year or so.

Massive photo dump alert! got a front tree pusher on , rear bar so i can lift the mower out of mud holes, and all the front work ( yes i do need to adjust my top link )