oldestof11
Drag racer
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Doh! I didn't see that shaft was able to slide. I was looking on my phone.
You are missing something. It will allow as much vertical travel as any other point. I would have to guess his shocks are the limiting factor, looking at the pictures.
You might find the heim on the axle end of the wishbone wears out rather quickly. They just can't take a lot of force laterally like that. If it does wear out, you can solve it by turning the mounting ears 90 degrees.
Space the brackets farther apart and use mis-alignment bushings so it won't bind. That rod end will wear quickly the way it's mounted. Everything else looks great btw. Can't wait to see how it all works once it's on the track.
If you're worried about the the heim being sideways and not having enough travel you are going to have steering alignment (bump steer) problems long before the heim becomes a problem. Even the way it is with the push/pull setup you will have a little bump steer but I would limit travel on the front axle to keep it at a minimum.
If you're worried about the the heim being sideways and not having enough travel you are going to have steering alignment (bump steer) problems long before the heim becomes a problem. Even the way it is with the push/pull setup you will have a little bump steer but I would limit travel on the front axle to keep it at a minimum.
The front is going to flex like a *****. I had a panhand bar and wishbone the front on mine and it flexed the frame and brackets a lot. Thats with everything installed.
The front is going to flex like a *****. I had a panhand bar and wishbone the front on mine and it flexed the frame and brackets a lot. Thats with everything installed.
The reason it flexed the frame is because a panhard bar and wishbone will work against each other. A panhard will make the axle travel in an arc and a wishbone will keep it centered.