rear trailing arm pivot point in need of repair,any ideas?
heres the other side
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| Author: | plumberbill [ Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | rear trailing arm pivot point repair suggestions |
rear trailing arm pivot point in need of repair,any ideas? heres the other side
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| Author: | D. Marks [ Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rear trailing arm pivot point repair suggestions |
Mine are both bent pretty badly. I have a good torsion that I am going to build a jig from. Then either repair or replace my pockets. I will send a jig to you. You are going to need it. What about cutting the old ones out and putting something stronger in there. Maybe you are a little to heavy for the stock pockets. |
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| Author: | DVS1 [ Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rear trailing arm pivot point repair suggestions |
D. Marks wrote: Maybe you are a little to heavy for the stock pockets. Have you seen the way him and Steve fly through the woods? |
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| Author: | plumberbill [ Sun Oct 26, 2008 1:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rear trailing arm pivot point repair suggestions |
D. Marks wrote: Mine are both bent pretty badly. I have a good torsion that I am going to build a jig from. Then either repair or replace my pockets. I will send a jig to you. You are going to need it. What about cutting the old ones out and putting something stronger in there. Maybe you are a little to heavy for the stock pockets. i'm gonna need that jig to eventually replace the pockets over the winter months. let me know when you have one ready to go. anyone have a good place to buy the prefabbed pockets? i was able to fish the broken piece out of the horn, i'm gonna to weld it back in for now just as a temporary fix. we will get mabe 2 or 3 rides in before the real shitty weather hits |
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| Author: | Firebug [ Sun Oct 26, 2008 1:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rear trailing arm pivot point repair suggestions |
YOu got me thinking,,this is way off track but ,,If you run bags or coilovers , the pivot point could be moved to center of the torsion,,course the trailing arms would have to be modified but the wheels would stay perpendicular like Curts... just a thought,,,sorry 
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| Author: | Stevo [ Sun Oct 26, 2008 1:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rear trailing arm pivot point repair suggestions |
Firebug wrote: YOu got me thinking,,this is way off track but ,,If you run bags or coilovers , the pivot point could be moved to center of the torsion,,course the trailing arms would have to be modified but the wheels would stay perpendicular like Curts... just a thought,,,sorry I was thinking the same thing. The only bad thing with it is that the cvs will not have enough play to not have the arch the pocket provides. The wheels will not arch when they go up and down, Right? |
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| Author: | wildwillie [ Sun Oct 26, 2008 4:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rear trailing arm pivot point repair suggestions |
weld that spud u fished to a big washer then weld the washer in it will work for know and tim from s/b has the new monts ivseen the jigs on e bay cheep. |
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| Author: | plumberbill [ Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rear trailing arm pivot point repair suggestions |
wildwillie wrote: weld that spud u fished to a big washer then weld the washer in it will work for know and tim from s/b has the new monts ivseen the jigs on e bay cheep. thats exactly what i'm doing   
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| Author: | D. Marks [ Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rear trailing arm pivot point repair suggestions |
If you are off even a little bit it will be magnified at the wheel. |
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| Author: | Baddvw [ Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rear trailing arm pivot point repair suggestions |
You can buy these aftermarket brackets from Pacific Customs for $10 each and they will work on a jig as well, that's how I got mine mounted. You can get them put on your current torsion housing by cutting out the old ones and then cut some metal out around it to fit the new ones, the do not require the pivot bolts, just a grade-8, 1-inch bolt w/nylock nut and washers, since part of the bracket will be covered on one side from the frame horns, I would weld the nut on that same side that way you can just run the bolt in it and you're done. Also all they require is just the bushings and the sleeve, you don't even need the stock washers. I think the best way to fix the problem is by cutting out the old housing and put in this aftermarket one, it will work alot better, it even has the splines inside of it to run your current torsion bars as well. You can run custom tubing anyway you want to make it work on your current transmission location.  You may not see a whole lot, but a least you can get an idea what it looks like. This is the bottom view of the brackets. |
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| Author: | plumberbill [ Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rear trailing arm pivot point repair suggestions |
finished product everything looks good,for a temporary repair. the spring plate is pushed slightly to the outside (not shown) because of the thickness of the repair washer but i can live with that 
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| Author: | D. Marks [ Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rear trailing arm pivot point repair suggestions |
Good job Bill |
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| Author: | A. Cole [ Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rear trailing arm pivot point repair suggestions |
Baddvw wrote: just a grade-8, 1-inch bolt w/nylock nut and washers, since part of the bracket will be covered on one side from the frame horns, I would weld the nut on that same side that way you can just run the bolt in it and you're done. If you weld a nylock nut you'll melt the nylon out and loose its purpose. |
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| Author: | Baddvw [ Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rear trailing arm pivot point repair suggestions |
A. Cole wrote: Baddvw wrote: just a grade-8, 1-inch bolt w/nylock nut and washers, since part of the bracket will be covered on one side from the frame horns, I would weld the nut on that same side that way you can just run the bolt in it and you're done. If you weld a nylock nut you'll melt the nylon out and loose its purpose. Oops....sorry, I stand corrected, I mean to weld a regular nut on the bracket that way you can use a washer and a lock washer to keep the bolt tight, if not, use a nylock nut just like the setup I am using. I guess that happens when you have too many Jack Daniels and Coke to drink  
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| Author: | plumberbill [ Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: rear trailing arm pivot point repair suggestions |
Oops....sorry, I stand corrected, I mean to weld a regular nut on the bracket that way you can use a washer and a lock washer to keep the bolt tight, if not, use a nylock nut just like the setup I am using. I guess that happens when you have too many Jack Daniels and Coke to drink [/quote]alcohol ....the cause of and solution to all life's problems (Homer Simson) |
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