It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:53 am

Board index » Tech and Fab » Parts Fabrication

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 7 posts ] 
Author Message
PostPosted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 3:20 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Aug 17, 2015 5:54 pm
Posts: 3
Location: Nicholasville, Ky
Upgrading my buggy to 3x4 trailing arms with air bags, came up with the idea to use a ball joint from a F 250 4x4, to allow for movement in both directions when the arm goes through it's travel. Do you guys think this will hold up pretty good?


Attachments:
airbag2.jpg
airbag2.jpg [ 260.47 KiB | Viewed 3229 times ]
airbag1.jpg
airbag1.jpg [ 373.49 KiB | Viewed 3229 times ]
IMG_0012 (2).JPG
IMG_0012 (2).JPG [ 258.03 KiB | Viewed 3229 times ]
Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 5:52 am 
Offline

Joined: Thu Sep 25, 2014 5:05 am
Posts: 163
Location: Pittsburgh,Pa.
Adding an additional degree of freedom
(the ball joint) is probably not needed
since the compliant air bag will conform
to any shape through it's range of motion.
Also, the turnbuckle that you are using
for stabilizing the drive train is not correct.
A turnbuckle like that is better used in
tension only...and never in compression.
A solid structural strut is needed in that
area in order to fully constrain the
cantilevered drive train.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 2:40 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Aug 17, 2015 5:54 pm
Posts: 3
Location: Nicholasville, Ky
The second picture shows the turnbuckle mistake has been corrected. I don't know why the previous owner used those, makes no sense.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 9:44 am 
Offline
BOTM Winner
User avatar

Joined: Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:07 pm
Posts: 1599
Location: Petersburg, Ky
looks good to me!

_________________
Maybe you should chug on over to mamby pamby land....


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 12:16 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:02 am
Posts: 771
Location: bardstown, ky.
Setup looks great, how much angle do you have on those axles ? Any back angle?

Sent from my SCH-I545L using Tapatalk


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 6:17 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Aug 17, 2015 5:54 pm
Posts: 3
Location: Nicholasville, Ky
I will have to check the angles, I was just test fitting in the pictures, the arms are Begley 3X4 with 930 CV joints, I am sure I am going to have some back angle with those arms. I haven't got that far yet, I need to get it done and get some limit straps on there.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 7:12 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:33 pm
Posts: 286
Location: portage county ohio
It looks like it would work good to me the only problem I see with it is if the balljoint ain't dead center the bag it could bulge the bag out to one side or the other. I had this problem with the fabricated pivots I made. They were very close to center but just a little bit and it won't work. Good luck I'm curious to see how this works for you!!!

Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 7 posts ] 

Board index » Tech and Fab » Parts Fabrication

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
cron
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group