redrangie said:
Very well put Merv.
I tried the retained way for week or two, but I use Really stiff rear springs for load capacity with spacers. I think I have settled on limiting droop with straps and fixing on a small guide to aid the cone in getting back in. j
That is *exactly* the same setup I have in the rear of the Serious One. Works pretty good actually, but I still plan on fully retaining the rear (either that or go to the air springs w/retainers).
For my money go buy a $50 drill and a half-inch drill bit and do up your radius arms.
For the small investment in time/money you'll reap a heap of rewards. Front travel IMO, has more potential to help you if you improve it, than improving rear travel. You already have enough rear travel.
FWIW, I don't know squat about the Scorpion setup, but I do know that for a very very reasonable amount of money you an do amazing things with the STOCK parts. For just a tiny bit more you can do a LOT more in terms of performance. For example, I am running completely stock front suspension on the S1, and the two things I have going in the rear are custom longer trailing arms and a relocated bushing bracket. I also have an A-arm extender to correct pinion angle. Stock bushings, front and back, and the arms aren't that hard to either fab up or get made. There are commercially available A-arm extenders and longer trailing arms (bent ones too, mine are straight). I don't know if anyone is doing a relocated upper trailing arm bracket.
With a wheelbase of somewhere between 80-81 inches I can ramp 1000 points. Not to brag or anything, but it shows what a little 'massaging' of the stock parts can really do for you.
If you want to go totally gonzo custom then go for things like SG, Scorpion, etc...(bootiefab!!!).
Go for it and report back. It's about time someone on this list did something innovative and unique! (bolt-on ****!!!)
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