im pretty new to rock crawling but ill help anybody here anytime i can...everyone here has helped me out more than they know, thanks to the everyone here and keep up the great builds.
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RMDW T's & T's & set up
- Thread starter rmdesignworks
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Jay2380
Pebble Pounder
Question about the rear upper link setup. I have my links set about 2" apart and about 5/8" abouve original spot. Maybe I am missing something but with this setup i have absolutley no articulation and rig rollsover with the slightest of ease. What am I missing? Thanks
have you moved your shocks to the lower mounting positions on the front and rear axles along with your lower links?
Jay2380
Pebble Pounder
yes i have. I have tried it both ways and in the lower spot is where i get no articulation. I am running 3racing shocks with stock creeper springs and 23 wt oil.
venomcrawlerdud
RCC Addict
well just when you sniped the tires did u cut out the section between the yellow lines or did u just cut a grove right on the yellow line
lazynocturnal
Rock Crawler
what is binding or hitting when you try to articulate the rear axle? can you post a pic of your rear link set up? that will help alot on trying to help you out. you also have to remeber that to much articulation is bad. a good rule of thumb is to be able to list 1 tire off the ground and it maxes out at about 5 to 6 inches (ground to bottom of the tire) with the other 3 on the ground. when i did this set up i had redo my rear link geomotry and had to move my shocks out farther....
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it sounds like something in your set up is binding and is keeping your truck from its full articulation. but it is hard to tell just because it might not be just one thing and could be a couple of things causing the problem. try to examining your rig and find out if any suspension parts are rubbing or binding against each other. also try keeping your set up but put the venom shocks back on and see if there is any improvement(maybe there is too much of a length difference on the aftermarket shocks). can you post up some pictures, that would help us in understanding a little better.
rmdesignworks
I wanna be Dave
VCD,,,just make a cut where the yellow lines are,,dont remove any material.
rmdesignworks
I wanna be Dave
The shocks are binding on the lower link rod ends,,take the wheels off and take pics form the side and just lightly forward looking back at the lower link mount so I can see what you angles are.
Jay2380
Pebble Pounder
Heres what i got. The springs are the 3racing springs not the creeper ones.
rmdesignworks
I wanna be Dave
Heres what i got. The springs are the 3racing springs not the creeper ones.
pics dont show man,,,,
Jay2380
Pebble Pounder
Anything?
rmdesignworks
I wanna be Dave
Anything?
Nope,,white box,,red X
Jay2380
Pebble Pounder
I am not following what you need to see!
rmdesignworks
I wanna be Dave
your pics arent coming through,,just little boxes with red X's
Jay2380
Pebble Pounder
Alright how about now
icemancrawler
Quarry Creeper
maybe the shock bodies are binding on the chassis plates
Jay2380
Pebble Pounder
They did but i put some spacers in and they do not hit anymore.
rmdesignworks
I wanna be Dave
check to make sure the driveshafts arent bottoming out inside themselves
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