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: sami on toy axle's flexin

fabricator
09-01-2002, 08:29 PM
A friends sami with coils in the rear and coilovers in
the front on toyota axle's
works real well.
fabricator
09-01-2002, 08:31 PM
rear shot
fatkid
09-01-2002, 10:25 PM
Nevermind the flex, let see the gas tank.
fabricator
09-02-2002, 06:40 AM
Gas Tank?
You mean fuel cell don't you?
well we live rather close to the marina.
billj
09-02-2002, 06:58 AM
Got specs on those rear coils?!?!

rate
wire dia
OD
length
# coils
fabricator
09-02-2002, 07:09 AM
The front is 14" kings, and the back is Ford Aerostar coils.
The toy axle's are from a 81 toy. The front as well as
the rear has been extended 6" each.

(edit) No they are not aerostar coils, He bought them from someone, I will get the info on them

The aerostar stuff was something else.
billj
09-02-2002, 08:53 AM
Thanks, IŽll be waiting....

I like the looks of the compression on that rear spring. I wonder if theyŽll end up taking a set though...
moto261
09-02-2002, 10:34 AM
The front is 14" kings,


what valving and spring weight and how did you go about geting the spring rates correct i have hurd that if you dont get them right then it is a real hassel.




:massey:
fabricator
09-02-2002, 12:47 PM
this is a friends ride, he called the KING dude and told him what he was doing,
and they was in the mail.
So I guess you hurd wrong, cause when they got here the only trouble we had was how to shut the hood with them installed.
Rockrat
09-02-2002, 01:16 PM
can ya give us some spec please length spring rate etc.
moto261
09-02-2002, 05:00 PM
thank for the great info


:massey:
fabricator
09-02-2002, 05:06 PM
take a pill, I called the owner and he wasn't home.
so just let your fingers cool down or move on.:flipoff2:
fabricator
09-03-2002, 06:43 PM
i finally got a hold of the owner
he said that the rear springs came from a place called
Valley Spring, he had to weigh each wheel for valley and they hooked him up for 100 bucks each.
the King's are 14" the springs on them are 200lbs for the bottom
spring and 150lbs for the top, he thinks, he well check.
As far as the questions on how many coils and how big the wire is,
I will have to get him to check that.

PS, am tring to get him signed up as we type.
slider
09-03-2002, 09:33 PM
That's gotta be the highest RTI I've seen on the ZUK board!
nuttzack
09-03-2002, 10:27 PM
IT's good, but not the best:flipoff2: RTI don't mean much anyways. HEy, fabricator do you have any more pics of the link system and/or specs on it. Looks like a decent ride!
CSR
09-04-2002, 10:33 AM
Originally posted by nuttzack
RTI don't mean much anyways.

I've never run across one o' them thar RTI ramps on the trail.... guess I'd drive around it if I did. :confused:
slider
09-04-2002, 11:29 AM
LOL
...C'mon, it does have some statistical meaning!
fabricator
09-04-2002, 02:28 PM
I'll take the camara up there one day this week and get them on here b/f we head down to EROCC.

I ain't seen no articulation ramps on the trail either
but, they come in handy when you make a change and get the before and after of it.
CSR
09-04-2002, 03:09 PM
Originally posted by fabricator
they come in handy when you make a change and get the before and after of it.

I don't have a ramp handy, I use a pile of stumps to test new changes.;)

I did put my rig on a 30* ramp at ZukiMelt this year.... almost hit 1000.:rolleyes:

http://tellico.off-road.com/wwwthreads_uploads/834145-Jul14_04s.JPG
fabricator
09-05-2002, 02:03 PM
Nice ride,
looks like you need some quarters like I made
for the sami up top.
You ever go to Livingeton, Ky or want to ?
fabricator
11-08-2002, 11:09 PM
for anyone who mite be interested,
my friend is starting another project,
and say's that he will take 4200 dollars for the sammi
it's got the 6 to 1 gearset in the t case also.
in the pic's
inquire by email,
twistedmetal
11-09-2002, 01:20 AM
Originally posted by fabricator

(edit) No they are not aerostar coils, He bought them from someone, I will get the info on them

The aerostar stuff was something else. [/B]

He should have ran the Areostar coils. Here's my buddy's rig. He threw this together in 4 days(the rear suspension) before he took off for school. He definately wasn't expecting this! It was funnier than hell watching his face as it kept on climbing up my ramp!
slider
11-09-2002, 04:25 AM
are there any shocks at all on there...and it looks like he's got unretained uppers???

Is this true?
twistedmetal
11-09-2002, 09:02 AM
In this picture, I don't believe he has the shocks on, yet. That's why he is on my ramp-to locate them. We just didn't think it was going to go that far up so we took this picture. The coils are captured at both ends, but the top mount allows for about 1.5" to 2" of drop to let the coil pivot a bit. He has the shocks on it now, and it didn't affect the ridiculous flex any.
This isn't even his wheeler! He has a Jeep XJ that he will be building after he finds the perfect design on his "test mule!" This thing is cool. It WAS an S-10 Blazer. Chev 350, auto trans, full width Ford axles and suspension. He is going to throw a 3-link on the front when he gets back for Thanksgiving and just use it to learn how to handle a flop better!