thezentree
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I posted some of this in my other panhard/drag link angle thread, but for posterity:
I modified the other barnes panhard tower I have and got it to like half a degree difference, so that's just where it's gonna live. I lost a little bit of uptravel from the panhard being raised back up but I think the tires will likely get into the fenders before the panhard gets into the oil pan, so I'm not gonna worry about it. I do need to figure out where to land bumpstops though. Would it be super retarded to have bumpstops hit the johnny joints on the lower links? I'm not sure where else to land them, especially on the driver's side.
Another pair of u-joints on the way because I broke caps on the two I had trying to get them in the axles. I'm halfway expecting to have to buy new inner axles too because these yokes are egg shaped, but we'll see.
The other thing is that I'm strongly debating not messing with the upper link now. With the caster and pinion angle better by making the lowers longer, the 4 link calculator shows almost no change from moving the axle side link bolt back a few inches and making the link shorter, so it really doesn't seem like the juice is worth the squeeze. That gets me in the woods sooner (yes I should probably change the rod ends while I have it on jack stands, no I probably won't right now because I am lazy and want to drive this sometime this century).
Also:
Kid number 1 will be here end of February.
No pressure. This is fine.
I modified the other barnes panhard tower I have and got it to like half a degree difference, so that's just where it's gonna live. I lost a little bit of uptravel from the panhard being raised back up but I think the tires will likely get into the fenders before the panhard gets into the oil pan, so I'm not gonna worry about it. I do need to figure out where to land bumpstops though. Would it be super retarded to have bumpstops hit the johnny joints on the lower links? I'm not sure where else to land them, especially on the driver's side.
Another pair of u-joints on the way because I broke caps on the two I had trying to get them in the axles. I'm halfway expecting to have to buy new inner axles too because these yokes are egg shaped, but we'll see.
The other thing is that I'm strongly debating not messing with the upper link now. With the caster and pinion angle better by making the lowers longer, the 4 link calculator shows almost no change from moving the axle side link bolt back a few inches and making the link shorter, so it really doesn't seem like the juice is worth the squeeze. That gets me in the woods sooner (yes I should probably change the rod ends while I have it on jack stands, no I probably won't right now because I am lazy and want to drive this sometime this century).
Also:
my also DINK lifestyle
Kid number 1 will be here end of February.
No pressure. This is fine.