russ1 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Hello ppl When people are building long travel suspension how do you get around the problem of the front radius arms, looking at mine the std ones hit the brakets on the axle before you get much travel. I have been trying to look into the qt front radius arms that come in the 3-link kit but after a phone call and 5 e-mails i still havent got a price for just the parts. Any help would be gr8. Thanks Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 the Qt ones in the 3 link kit will only work with the rest of the kit .ie the axle mount and the 3rd link. i think i am right in saying a set of castor corrected ones are what you are looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ1 Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 I am making a 3-link set up just of my own to save having to buy all the qt set up as i have my own dampers etc The parts i was wanting to get from qt was the arms and the mounting plate to fit then to the axle. The castor corrected ones will still hit the brakets on the axle ( or am i wrong ) Thanks very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR90 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 The castor corrected ones will still hit the brakets on the axle ( or am i wrong ) But you won't be using these if you go three link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ1 Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 Thats the problem, if i cant get the qt arms sorted what can i use, i dont have the measurements etc to make my own arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 tell them you have some of the parts and want the rest...i'm sure on one of the mag's project90 they bought the dampers/springs separately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ1 Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 Tryed to get them sorted spoke to dave marsh and he said he would reply to may e-mail with a price.... still waiting, so trying to look at other options. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 cut the stock bracketry off, get busy with a three link calculator and make your own gear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ1 Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 3-link calculator? where would i get such a thing? Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 erm surley you can just cut the ends of your standard ones off? thats what i am going to do anyway. Or have i missread your question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ1 Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 MUDDY that never even crossed my mind. somthing to think about tho. Any1 know where i could get the 3-link calc? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petergg Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 MUDDYthat never even crossed my mind. somthing to think about tho. Any1 know where i could get the 3-link calc? Thanks http://mysite.verizon.net/triaged/files/3LinkV1.0bBETA.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clbarclay Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 What Muddy is talking about is also called a hinged radius arm. Its the simplest solution, but people have found it to have some questionable handling characteristics off road. This has been discussed a few times before on this and other forums. Another way is to replace the radius arms with a single triangular arm to a pivot on the gearbox cross member. This is my current plan, though finding/choosing the most suitable joint for the cross member end is the most difficult bit. A heavy duty cross member and the triangular arm are not too difficult to make and I plan to bolt it to the axle using the radius arm brackets so if I don't like it I can just remove and refit the radius arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I think you miss understand me cbrclay, if you cut both the hockey sticks and insert a 3rd link so you end up with a 3 link a little like qt's. That just saves making new arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clbarclay Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 That will be the dyslexia, I misread the 'one' in different part of the sentence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 No problem, i replyed to your thread about your design on mud club the other week btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clbarclay Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Also your memory is better than mine I've seen the pics of roguevogue, my joint conundrum is whether to do something like you mentioned or whether to use a suitable ball and socket like an X-Joint. Do you have any pictures of the bearings you used on the A frame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 pics can be found here clicky i'm a tight arsed get so i scrounged what steel i had lying around along with some bits of diff pinion stuff i think its just a 'plain' bearing ie just grease seperating them. so far it seems orite but only time will tell i suppose do you have msn? i am more than happy to chat on there if its easyer. Will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.