Hey guys,
I’ve been looking at different suspension options for my rail. Probably going to pull the trigger on both front and rear around summer time, and had a couple of questions for you.
I was considering the top-end rear kit from Dans Performance, but I don’t like the fact that the Arms are Chinese, and I’d rather have reservoir shocks if I was going the coil-over route. (That’s an artifact from my ATV racing hobby, maybe it’s not as important here?) In addition, I JUST put together some T2 Converted stub axles with 4 new Empi bus CVs. I need to take them back apart and race-prep them, but it seems silly to go straight to the 930s without even getting a dollar of my money out of these T2s. So instead, I came up with this:
What if I get some US-made 3x3 trailing arms, race prep the CVs and run limit straps and Fox pneumatic bump-stops. Then I could get pretty close to the edge of the 17-18° limit on the Bus joins (not sure if that’s race-prepped or not?) and with a 19.25” axle, if my calculations are right, that means if you could use all of the range of that CV, you would wind up with just under a foot of travel? Would the stock Torsion be able to deal with that sort of travel or would I crack the leafs (leaves?)? I know the extra leverage would be making the rate softer, but in a 1000lb rail, maybe that’s OK? Also, I’m not sure if some adjustable shocks might be able to increase dampening enough that it would work? Maybe running dual shocks on each side or something?
I like this idea because I could do it as a stepping-stone, run it for a while at around 12” of travel, and then move up to a full coil-over setup with 930 CVs like next year, or the year after.
Oh, if it helps the consideration, I have a fresh 5-rib 002 transmission, and I’m thinking really hard about switching to an Ecotec setup.
Thanks for your insight!
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