Curtis
07-25-2002, 10:56 PM
The fawker works. Took my Scout to a local creek, dropped into low-low-granny and the damn thing took off on a slow-slow-crawl (nice). I jokingly pointed it at a huge pile of concrete boulders at a bridge construction site and the Scout slowly proceeded to climb up like nothing was there. I got all the way to the top without needlessly turning a tire and was simply amazed. No jaring, shaking or powering to get up there. I'm in LOVE with it
Then I crawled down and pointed it at some concrete slabs higher than the hood. Hit it with the driver's front tire first and it just clawed its way right on up to the top. Then I realized the brakes don't stop a 120:1 rig very well so the other tire got on up there too. So, I backed down and turned it off when just one tire was up. All the other three were touching. The right rear coil was compressed all the way leaving the tire about 1" of clearance before hitting the top of the wheel well. The other rear tire was nicely planted on the ground. I had to climbe out onto the rear tire and hop down. It then hit me I forgot the camera I'll take it tomorrow though.
The lower links twist up nicely. They are made from 2"x0.250 wall DOM. I doubt I'll ever break one of these suckers :D Bottom links are about 46" long with a radius arm bushing on the crossmember mounted right under the rear output of the 205 and Wrangler bushings on the axle end mounted to just below centerline of the rear axle .
The top links are where it's at. They are about 25" long. The front ends mount just under the frame and go back to one big 1" heim. The trick is the heim is welded in a verticle position to allow unlimited roll side to side, but stop axle wrap from torque. Everything twists super, AND, heres the cool part, almost all body roll is gone while on the road. I can whip around corners again.
Oh, the wheelbase is 112" exactly. The damn thing drives like my Suburban on the road (well kinda) and is really nice going over rocks. I give it the big PBB salute :flipoff2:
Then I crawled down and pointed it at some concrete slabs higher than the hood. Hit it with the driver's front tire first and it just clawed its way right on up to the top. Then I realized the brakes don't stop a 120:1 rig very well so the other tire got on up there too. So, I backed down and turned it off when just one tire was up. All the other three were touching. The right rear coil was compressed all the way leaving the tire about 1" of clearance before hitting the top of the wheel well. The other rear tire was nicely planted on the ground. I had to climbe out onto the rear tire and hop down. It then hit me I forgot the camera I'll take it tomorrow though.
The lower links twist up nicely. They are made from 2"x0.250 wall DOM. I doubt I'll ever break one of these suckers :D Bottom links are about 46" long with a radius arm bushing on the crossmember mounted right under the rear output of the 205 and Wrangler bushings on the axle end mounted to just below centerline of the rear axle .
The top links are where it's at. They are about 25" long. The front ends mount just under the frame and go back to one big 1" heim. The trick is the heim is welded in a verticle position to allow unlimited roll side to side, but stop axle wrap from torque. Everything twists super, AND, heres the cool part, almost all body roll is gone while on the road. I can whip around corners again.
Oh, the wheelbase is 112" exactly. The damn thing drives like my Suburban on the road (well kinda) and is really nice going over rocks. I give it the big PBB salute :flipoff2: