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PostPosted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:19 am 
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well my ball joint front end was shot so i liked the setup on the king pin for off road i went ahead and cut the top frame horns off and switched over to king pin. after completing the task i purchaced the empi long travel shock towers and installed them . now im looking at this think saying to myself man one light roll and there going to bend huh :( . so im looking for your opinions , suggestions thanks guys , jason

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:33 am 
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Depends on how/where you ride. I see no point at all in them for woods riding, JMO.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:34 am 
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Thats easy! Just try to avoid the formentioned event! :mrgreen:

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:41 am 
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well i might be out of line or in left field but you could just do a beam without towers and then make whoops...that is what im building for mine... but i dont know if that is a valid option for you :?: all the guys here if they dont use a stock beam and towers then they are running just the beam and whoops for their shocks or coil-overs...

lets not forget that it makes your ride unique and more of a one of a kind...


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:46 pm 
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since u allready got them try and figure out a way to brace them,,maybe allway across or something


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:09 pm 
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check out the buggy on the cover of this months sand sport mag, maybe something like that would work.


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:21 pm 
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:11 pm 
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don't worry about it! If you roll hard enough to bend them that bad, that will be the least of your concern. If it helps, look at the towers I just built... I'm not worried about bending them, and they are way thinner than yours(lighter).


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i use the warrior beam with the shock towers kicked back for coilover shocks. the biggest problem was the shock tower twisting. i added a piece of 1" square tubing to stiffen it up. your towers are for non-coilover shocks but you might be able to work something in. dont worry about your shock towers in a roll, pay more attention to your roof. some x-bracing would be nice.
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