parts to keep you bashing
01-30-2005, 01:26 PM
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parts to keep you bashing
I ordered new front A arms last week as my washing line pole decided to jump out in front of my truck and do untold damage.. the parts didnt arrive in time so rather then not bash on the monday i had a piece of 8mm rod, drilled holes and used this as a make shift arm. took it out on sunday for a trail and im thinking why not make one for the other side cos this aint gonna break.. am i being silly, is there a downside ? i have used cut down hacksaw blades as temp shock absorbers in the past, and these have worked.. might not look pretty but they do keep you bashing while waiting for parts
01-30-2005, 03:07 PM
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RE: parts to keep you bashing
If you made another one of those to connect where the other side of the A-arm would go, that would probably be as strong(if not stronger) than a regulat A-Arm!
It looks really good!
I might do it for my LST!
The only downside is that you need to drill the hole at an angle so it moves freely up and down because the rod isn't perpendicular to the wheel
It looks really good!
I might do it for my LST!
The only downside is that you need to drill the hole at an angle so it moves freely up and down because the rod isn't perpendicular to the wheel
01-30-2005, 05:16 PM
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RE: parts to keep you bashing
Yea please give details wouldnt be a bad idea to have a pair of those for emergencies? What drill bit did ya use??? what size rod??
01-31-2005, 05:06 AM
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RE: parts to keep you bashing
Yes your right you do need to drill the holes at an angle, then put a spacer in the pivot pin part B4101 to keep the hand made bar as far foward as poss otherwise the shock body will touch the drive shaft. the drills i used are black and decker Piranha quite pricy but they do go through everthing and they didnt wander off as you would expect. the only weak link i think is the bolt that holds the shock on, it could bend but we will find out today oh and its an 8mm rod took about an hour to make and fit, cost to make £4
01-31-2005, 02:53 PM
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RE: parts to keep you bashing
No forget this guys it lasted 1 hour then snapped at the pivot pin, went back to the workshop and made one out of 10mm this held up well unfortunately my engine temp was getting high 300f... ohh switch off quick... wow it was fine the day before on tarmac... but today on long grass and tough terrain temps went sky high... any advice pls
01-31-2005, 03:17 PM
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RE: parts to keep you bashing
running in grass puts a lot more strain on the engine - the taller it is the harder it is on the engine as it requires it to work harder to move over the grass and other rough terrain. Be nice and don't run in thick grass for extended periods of time.
