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How I Made My Front Extended Trailing Arms
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Author:  Firebug [ Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:38 pm ]
Post subject:  How I Made My Front Extended Trailing Arms
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far left: stock bus upper trailing arm,,,it is the straighter of the two in stock form
Middle: cut into 2 pieces
far right: finished product,,,If I remember right I went out 3" and back 3 " . below is the jig made from a section of bus beam welded to a plate of steel and ball joint portion welded onto plate in new location.

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Author:  Firebug [ Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:40 pm ]
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3X3 may be a little too much pressure on the lower,,,I am in the process of upgrading the lower arms,,,I need to press a tube in the portion that goes into the beams to make it more ridgid,,,I will lose the torsion springs in the lower beam,,the bus has enough torsion in the top beam to be sufficient for a light buggy,,,I need to supplement my front springs with air bags or coil overs.
Author:  giveitagallon [ Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:23 pm ]
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thanks for posting that bug ! im building 3 more set of king pin front arms for some buds and im takeing pictures all the way through and will post them ! you think i should start a thread saying building homemade king pin front arms or should we combine them with your balljoint thread ? im glad people are starting to post their work again it makes this site great to look at !!!!!!!
Author:  Firebug [ Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:09 pm ]
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giveitagallon wrote:
thanks for posting that bug ! im building 3 more set of king pin front arms for some buds and im takeing pictures all the way through and will post them ! you think i should start a thread saying building homemade king pin front arms or should we combine them with your balljoint thread ? im glad people are starting to post their work again it makes this site great to look at !!!!!!!
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maybe post in new forum and on this one too,, folks can find it both ways,,,I am going to add pics as I go,,waiting on the metal from metaldepot,,and some machine work too.
Author:  Firebug [ Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:42 am ]
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in the process of grinding these down to fit the thick wall tubing I must have inhaled too many fumes,,,I spent the night in ER. Please remember to use mask.
Author:  passat2800 [ Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:53 am ]
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Nice job! You're rite. Wear good SEALED 3M mask. If I don't wear a protective mask it hurts my breathing capacity and makes me feel out of shape and I have chest pains for several days after grinding and welding.Open doors only don't get it.Strong fans are nice.
Author:  bmoore [ Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:08 pm ]
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nice work marty!!! thanks for postin, keep the garage safe buddy we need ya!!! :wink:
Author:  Firebug [ Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:21 pm ]
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jigged up
Author:  MartinB [ Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:06 am ]
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I'm REALLY looking forward to pics of the kingpin arms you guys have done.. (hint) :)
Author:  blzrgb [ Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:06 am ]
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I'm interested in seeing those pics too ! :idea: :D
Author:  Firebug [ Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:07 pm ]
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bmoore wrote:
nice work marty!!! thanks for postin, keep the garage safe buddy we need ya!!! :wink:

turns out it was nothing to do directly with the shop,,,just a rare occurence called TGA. all is well. I should get a lot done to the arms tomorrow.
Author:  RaceBugg1098 [ Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:38 pm ]
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They look great! I must ask why are you going through so much trouble with ball joint arms instead of switching to linkpin?
Author:  Firebug [ Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:22 pm ]
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RaceBugg1098 wrote:
They look great! I must ask why are you going through so much trouble with ball joint arms instead of switching to linkpin?



1. I had several bus's sitting going to waste.
2. I wanted to use ball joint cause they stay firmer longer,,,or at least I think they do.
3. The bus front end is already a little wider so no need to go to the widened front end.
4. I like being different.
5.I wanted to do the fabbing for fun.
6. Top loaded ball joints like the "Thing" will not get knocked out easy.
Author:  bmoore [ Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:25 pm ]
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Firebug wrote:
bmoore wrote:
nice work marty!!! thanks for postin, keep the garage safe buddy we need ya!!! :wink:

turns out it was nothing to do directly with the shop,,,just a rare occurence called TGA. all is well. I should get a lot done to the arms tomorrow.


thats good to hear!!!!
Author:  JeffClay [ Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:50 pm ]
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Balljoint Believer! :wink:
Author:  RaceBugg1098 [ Thu Mar 10, 2011 12:58 pm ]
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Sounds good to me! :mrgreen:
Author:  Firebug [ Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:58 pm ]
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gussets tacked
Author:  Firebug [ Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:59 pm ]
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the part that goes into the beam is now solid except for a 9/16 ID for the through rod
Author:  bmoore [ Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:15 pm ]
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they look tough marty!
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