Help me figure out how to fit air bumps up front

Gumbybronco

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As the ***le says I need some help and ideas figuring out how to fit air bumps in the front of my beater buggy. Suspension up front is radius arm with a panhard on a 78’ Ford Dana 60.
Ideally I would like to use King 2.5 x 4” bump stops.
Any ideas?
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Why do you need airbumps that big?
2.5x4 is Trophy Truck ****.
2x2 is what you need IF you need airbumps.

Also, have you ever gotten your shocks tuned?

Gumbybronco said:
Yeah, that’s the easy place on the driver side. Unfortunately that space isn’t available on the passenger side.
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Move the ram to the front.
 
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Bebop said:
Why do you need airbumps that big? I probably don’t need them that big. I was matching the 2.5x4 outback.
2.5x4 is Trophy Truck ****.
2x2 is what you need IF you need airbumps.

Also, have you ever gotten your shocks tuned?


Move the ram to the front. I’m trying not to change too much and get it ready to go. Moving to the front, would hit the panhard mount on compression.
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You're trying to find a compromise with parameters that are not compatible.
Going to have to review said parameters.
 
Bebop said:
You're trying to find a compromise with parameters that are not compatible.
Going to have to review said parameters.
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Yep.
I can probably fit a tall rubber bump stop under the frame and put a pad just inside the coilover mount on the axle. Complex version would be to put an air can through the frame and land in the same place on the axle.

I have 8” of up travel that needs to be limited to about 6”
 
I have no photos but you could do a link off axle up to a small a arm that pivots up a d hits the air bump mounted off engine cage or shock tower tubes. I believe drew did that on Wayne static X bronco years ago because packaging issue with narrow axles big tires etc. Was on the rear but same concept for you on the front. Swap out bump pad on the bump to air shock eyelet and bolt it to an a arm.

www.pirate4x4.com

Static-x Bronco Build-up Thread--------->

Wayne Static of Static-X came up up to get busy on his Bronco. Its gettin a set of Tera 60's (thanks Vinnie), FOX 2" air bumps, FOX 2.5" Coil Overs, 39.5" IROKs (thanks Discount Dave), all new tube work etc thanks to GOAT1 (AKA Mr. Burroughs AKA GOAT Fawker AKA DREW) & WES (AKA Tom Green AKA...
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gt1guy said:
I'd eat a turd to have that problem.:flipoff2:

What hits first if it goes all the way up?
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Tie rod to oil pan - which I’m replacing right now. We had a club competition last weekend, so it was driven faster and rougher than usual. With normal west coast crawling it works great and doesn’t get too deep into the travel. It only has 4” coilover shaft bump-stops right now, but they aren’t enough for a harder faster hit.
It’s a used buggy, so I’m dealing with some previous owner stuff.
 
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TTMotorsports said:
I have no photos but you could do a link off axle up to a small a arm that pivots up a d hits the air bump mounted off engine cage or shock tower tubes. I believe drew did that on Wayne static X bronco years ago because packaging issue with narrow axles big tires etc. Was on the rear but same concept for you on the front. Swap out bump pad on the bump to air shock eyelet and bolt it to an a arm.

www.pirate4x4.com

Static-x Bronco Build-up Thread--------->

Wayne Static of Static-X came up up to get busy on his Bronco. Its gettin a set of Tera 60's (thanks Vinnie), FOX 2" air bumps, FOX 2.5" Coil Overs, 39.5" IROKs (thanks Discount Dave), all new tube work etc thanks to GOAT1 (AKA Mr. Burroughs AKA GOAT Fawker AKA DREW) & WES (AKA Tom Green AKA...
www.pirate4x4.com www.pirate4x4.com

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I don’t think I understand what is happening at the axle here. Looks nice.
It looks more complicated to get the geometry right.
 
The static X bronco just has something contact the a arm. I would think with limited up travel you could do a Link to an arm above frame to have bump stop contact against. 4" up travel with 4" bump would mean make a link with arm that could fully cycle full travel and clear everything and have the air bump contact it at the last 4" of bump travel. The arm could for example be 12" long and have bump contact it up the arm further, which would stress the arm but could be designed for that load.
 
Gumbybronco said:
I have 8” of up travel that needs to be limited to about 6”
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Gumbybronco said:
Tie rod to oil pan - which I’m replacing right now. We had a club competition last weekend, so it was driven faster and rougher than usual. With normal west coast crawling it works great and doesn’t get too deep into the travel. It only has 4” coilover shaft bump-stops right now, but they aren’t enough for a harder faster hit.
It’s a used buggy, so I’m dealing with some previous owner stuff.
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Move the tie rod under the arms, should get you 2" easy and works fine. Both my buggy and the buggy behind on the left have them on the bottom of the arm. Have you messed with the shocks? Some more compression valving is a pretty cheap and easy thing to try.


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94toytruck said:
Move the tie rod under the arms, should get you 2" easy and works fine. Both my buggy and the buggy behind on the left have them on the bottom of the arm. Have you messed with the shocks? Some more compression valving is a pretty cheap and easy thing to try.


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I will likely flip it under, but it still want to figure out some real bump stops that don’t rely on the coilovers
 
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