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J&SBlue Officially Full-On Dubber

307 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#329928
Here are some pics and details of Mike Sharps new chassis/suspension.


Rear arms are stock but boxed in and triple shock mounts added to them (total 10''
of travel )

Top of the rear shocks bolt to a new made shock tower that also has a pipe
attached to it that runs the full
length of the buggy from the front beam to the back plate of the rollbar
with attachment points along the way.



Front end has been changed from balljoint to linkpin and long shock towers /
shockies added (total 9'' of travel)


VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#329935
why box-in the rear arms? Do they break?
Front end looks ace!

[Edited on 4/4/2005 by VWCOOL]
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J&SBlue Officially Full-On Dubber

307 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#329948
VWCOOL wrote:why box-in the rear arms? Do they break?
They can bend I think.

[Edited on 4-4-2005 by J&SBlue]

ratbug aka toddy101

439 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#329994
Can't quite read the brand of shocks.. Anyone know what brand they are?

Ohh, this thing is unreal, he even got to use most of that 10" travel the other day as well.
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4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#330014
Got any more pics of those rear arms? They dont look like the standard arms, but aftermarket ones.
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824 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·

#330289
Word of warning... Those rear shocks are mounted the exact same way as mine, and Both have ripped the bottom bolt out through the eyelette...!!!
At Least put a Big flat washer behind the head of the bolt to avoid the lower mounts letting go of the shocks, or better still, modify the mounts so that they hold the bolt on both sides, (as I hope to do in the near future)...
I hate to admit it, but man, I think you're right....

J&SBlue Officially Full-On Dubber

307 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#330352
Mike made it to Stockton by lunchtime on Saturday. He only got the buggy going, after putting the new chassis in, at 6:15 the night before.

Mike says the rear arms are stock but have been boxed in for extra strength.

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#330355
J&SBlue wrote:
VWCOOL wrote:why box-in the rear arms? Do they break?
They can bend I think.

[Edited on 4-4-2005 by J&SBlue]

They either do (in which case the arms will need reinforcing)

Or they don't (in which case boxing is a waste of time and weight)
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Chewy Fahrvergnugen

889 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·

#331602
Yes stock type 1 arms bend without boxing.
nice buggy
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ROTORBUG Casual Dubber

43 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#334280
Nice work!
Just wondering if the front shock towers flex at all?
Are they braced at the tops or are the gussets enough to keep them stiff?

J&SBlue Officially Full-On Dubber

307 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#334645
ROTORBUG wrote:Nice work!
Just wondering if the front shock towers flex at all?
Are they braced at the tops or are the gussets enough to keep them stiff?
Dont really know Rotorbug. This is Mike Sharps buggy and he has just finished this chassis. I guess time will tell to see if it has any problems. I am guessing he has tried to make it so there is no flex.

Mark.

Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum

2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#334763
I see some air time in this buggies future......