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Re: Chinese buggys
« Reply #60 on: June 07, 2012, 10:08:30 AM »
so to measure the amount of driveshaft length change through the suspension travel ( plunge ? ) l removed the spring and shock to make it easier, first thing that struck me is the the lower wishbone dropped another 3" and the axle still turned freely so no binding  of the cv's there then




leaving the suspension at full droop l measured from the gearbox casing to the rotor,



770mm is the figure l got, next jack the suspension up till it full up and measure again



780mm this time  which would suggest the drive shaft is lenghtening by 10mm or 3/8ths" over the suspension cycle ?  does that make sense ??
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Re: Chinese buggys
« Reply #61 on: June 07, 2012, 10:26:23 AM »
with the shock disconnected and the suspension hanging freely it measures 11" or there abouts to the centre of the hub,




sticking the jack under the hub and lifting to the top of the travel gives you 22" to the centre of the hub



which would suggest that the plunge is 3/8th over 11" is that right and is that good or bad ??

the driveshaft still turns freely when the suspension is fully up which agains would suggest the cv's havent reached their limit yet ??

whats stopping the up travel ?   :o



the driveshafts smacks into the upper wishbone mounting  eyes, so there is probally more to come out of this suspension with a little re-design


clearly with the spring/shocker re connected l am not going to see 11" of travel as l loose 3 " at the bottom and maybe 3 at the top so l might have 6" of working travel but the potenial for more is there with a set of air shocks maybe ??
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Re: Chinese buggys
« Reply #62 on: June 07, 2012, 10:30:49 AM »
Quote from: masterfabr on June 07, 2012, 10:04:05 AM
HTH do you find all the "alternative" parts you find?I mean,I could look around foe days and not find an AC part would be a direct replacement AND lighter to boot!

google is your friend lol, l found that over on buggy news

and yes plenty of vegetation left in the field for me to have ago at but need a boat right now not a buggy lol
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« Reply #63 on: June 07, 2012, 10:37:11 AM »
3/8" plunge over 11" is not bad but as travel grows so does plunge.Voodoochicken uses them and has done just fine. Unless you get carried away with HP or need more than about 17* axle angle they work just fine and solve a lot of needed plunge issues.
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« Reply #64 on: June 07, 2012, 01:18:19 PM »
11" is plenty for me, l have always subscribed to the  " l will go 9/10ths as fast for 1/10th of the cost" theory
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« Reply #65 on: June 07, 2012, 01:38:17 PM »
11" is plenty for a buggy of that size also. I like your theory but somehow never accomplished it. You do a very fine job tho!
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Re: Chinese buggys
« Reply #66 on: June 09, 2012, 12:14:49 PM »
its still raining hard here,  very hard   :o





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« Reply #68 on: June 10, 2012, 01:05:48 AM »

and a bit more vid,  rear facing camera on the back of the china buggy


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHHwja_CZHY&feature=plcp



struggling to get the forward facing vid to upload to youtube
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Re: Chinese buggys
« Reply #69 on: June 10, 2012, 09:04:33 AM »
Sure wish I'd have had my vid running yesterday.
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« Reply #70 on: June 10, 2012, 09:27:27 AM »
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