yellowxj
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Ocala, FL.
Ya I know, all backwards, needs same flex in the rear and much less spring wrap. Broke a spring mount last weekend and am disgusted with having blocks in the rear and rear end hopping/spring wrap and people pointing at the rear axle with that "dummys gonna break something" look...anyhow......parked next to a old chevy pickup in traffic and started dreaming about its rear coil spring suspension....also trying to keep with my theme of keeping it "bolt on" so I could go back to oem if I ever needed/wanted to(and cheap, saving money for an off-road park, ya I know, sounds silly but we had 10k saved until my wife talked me in to putting it down on a house...grrrr..). Thinking of a set of bent control arms for the rear that could be u-bolted to the axle in place of the springs. Could put rod ends on or a threaded section in the middle to allow for adjustment and flex/twist. A mount for the coils built on top of the control arms off center a hair with the top of the coils mounting where the old bump stops are now. Add a track bar (yeecchhh) to keep it centered.
I'm sure this isnt original but I tried to search for archived info and couldnt really find anything. TIA you tech heros.
I'm sure this isnt original but I tried to search for archived info and couldnt really find anything. TIA you tech heros.