new way to move rear axle 2in front or back. looky looky

[01maroonz71]

http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/2-perch-p-453.html


i was looking at zero rates, and other methods of moving my rear axle back, and stumbled upon this neat little item from ruff stuff. makes sense to me...but looks like it will create a bunch of axle wrap. any thoughts?

 

[Kjunky5]

I'm no engineer but it looks like if you run the axle 2 inches back it would help a tiny tiny bit with axle wrap. The whole leverage thing. I like the idea even if it does add axle wrap. That can be addressed in other ways. Now DIY4X needs to make a beefier set for 4" tubes.

 

[4X4HIGH]

I built my own spring perches that moved my rear axle back 1.5" and I simply made the perch longer (in both directions) to help eliminate axle wrap.

 

[blazinzuk]

I have done a couple sets like that for some guys

IMHO you need to add some gusseting the first set I ever built looked almost exactly like those, they tore off the housing after about a year.

 

[Greg72]

Zero-rate is good for the guys without a welder.

If you have a welder and a few skillz, you can build an offset spring perch instead.

Almost any soft leafspring is going to twist without an anti-wrap bar; I wouldn't avoid this product based on that concern.

 

[01maroonz71]

i do have a welder, and can fabricate smaller stuff like this no problem. i geuss off setting it like this just never occured to me for whatever reason. seems like a good idea.

 

[86k5heavy]

i do have a welder, and can fabricate smaller stuff like this no problem. i geuss off setting it like this just never occured to me for whatever reason. seems like a good idea.

Seems like a good ieea to me.
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