Decided to go the tube chassis route instead of mutilating another toyota. Worked out a deal with a buddy and I am going to finish/modify this chassis. Plans are lq4/th400/atlas4.3 with 60/14 5.13 gears and grizzlies f/r. Front axle is chromo with yukon everything and yukon superjoints. Going 16 inch coil overs all around and full hydro. I currently have 42 inch iroks on steelies which I am going to beadlock lock.
I basic goal is to get it back up to trail buggy status that's fun for the family. Eventually I may start dabbling in the race scene. One step at a time.
Here is my current rig which will be mostly parted for the buggy.
Is this a typical color for shock oil? I watched and you tube video so I'm going to attempt to replace the bent shafts with the straights. Also is this ring below the collar where the upper spring hits just to provide a secondary lock to hold that upper portion in place? Whatever little bolts were holding that clamp together are gone.
Shock oil, looks dark, run it through a coffee filter if you really must..... Aside from complaints of Foa's with metal inside them from the factory, running shocks with bent shafts causes problems too. Check the bore for gouging/ scoring and move on.
The ring is the dual rate stop. It should be above the dual rate slider to adjust where you want the transfer point to be. There are just some long socket head Allen bolts for that. You can probably call FOA or pm motochris to get the size info.
Right on Jeremy thanks. I wanna say this never worked right from the get go as the dual rate slider was moved by tightening the top down and compressing the springs. I'll call foa and see what I need and also just run new shock oil.
Threading the top down adjusts spring pre-load. Read up on the spring rate thread. Some don't stop the dual rate slider until the upper coil binds, some also do not pre-load the springs. Both are great tuning aides and why I suggested to Brian that he wait to buy springs until he can weigh the rig.
Well watched a you tube video thought I knew wtf was going on. Once the bottom cap is off you are suppose to "wiggle" the shaft and all that chit out. Am I missing something?
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