3/4 Eliptic Opinions

400sbk25 · Apr 16, 2009

I think it would be a good way to gain a lil bit of lift and get lil more flex once I put my lift on. Ive seen guys that loved it and then talked to ppl that would only do it if they where linked. What does everyone think. I would be doing it on my 3/4 ton chev. So i think i would at the same time move my leaves under the frame. I will get a little winch for suck down for going down hills. I hear it unloads bad.

thoughts

Pat · Apr 16, 2009

You might want to do some more research first...

Money Mark · Apr 16, 2009

I wouldn't do it, but......

Do it and tell us how you like it.:beer:

Damnyankee · Apr 17, 2009

you MUST have a link suspension to run 1/4 eliptical.

64FJ40 · Apr 17, 2009

Damnyankee said:
you MUST have a link suspension to run 1/4 eliptical.

But not for 3/4 elliptical. I assume he just means adding a buggy leaf above the shackle. Not much real-world gain from what I've ever seen of them, and yes - poor unloading characteristics on descents and sidehills. The winch idea will help on descents, but not on sidehills unless you have a winch for each side.

Damnyankee · Apr 17, 2009

teach me to pay more attention.

3/4 eliptical?

everybody i've seen run those has changed it.. too much droop pushing the vehicle UP, not forward, and HORRIBLE unloading caracteristics

Darby1 · Apr 17, 2009

My friend runs that "buggy leaf" set up and swears by it. We all think it sucks but he keeps building his rear end with 2 sets of springs. The biggest down fall I've seen is it gets hooked on obsticles and then bends and eventualy breaks springs. 3/4 sounds a little different though, does the inverted spring run forward or back? You'll still run the risk of breaking/bending springs I'm guessing.

My 1/4 eliptical functioned great untill it broke the spring, and that is under the weight of a samurai. Big Chevy would bend/brake much faster I would think. It would be the weak point in your suspension for sure

Damnyankee · Apr 17, 2009

I"m pretty sure the term "buggy leaf" and 3/4 elip are the same animal.

But i could be wrong.

JPT · Apr 17, 2009

Damnyankee said:
I"m pretty sure the term "buggy leaf" and 3/4 elip are the same animal.

But i could be wrong.

Yep, and that **** is :rb:

Damnyankee · Apr 17, 2009

JPT said:
Yep, and that **** is :rb:

agreed.

As stated before, everybody i've ever seen run it, eventually get rid of it

Darby1 · Apr 17, 2009

My friends rear shackle sticks way out and hangs low with his buggy set up, so it smashes into everything when he backs up. Flex's like crazy but seems to have very poor handling

nevada · Apr 17, 2009

hell ive been running a buggy spring for years. sometimes i forget its even there.:eeek:

HotRodJosh · Apr 17, 2009

I'm runnin' 3/4 ellips on my 'Yota...but it's 1/10th scale....haha! :nana1:

Lincolnlock · Apr 17, 2009

Buggy leafs= ambishous but rubbish.

Build a nice traction arm for your rear suspension and hammer down. You really don't need all that much suspension travel. Particularly with a fullsize.

jeepmauler · Apr 17, 2009

HotRodJosh said:
I'm runnin' 3/4 ellips on my 'Yota...but it's 1/10th scale....haha! :nana1:

Thats gnarly:011::011:

As far as 3/4 eliptical goes.....thats **** was cool 10-12 years ago when it was ALL ABOUT THE RAMP.....OH YEAH......"I SCORED A 950 ON A 30*.....then my bogger started to pick" says the guy in the denum jorts with the mullet

Traction bar,hack the fenders for clearence and head to Elbe:awesomework:

Nuzzy · Apr 17, 2009

jeepmauler said:
As far as 3/4 eliptical goes.....thats **** was cool 10-12 years ago when it was ALL ABOUT THE RAMP.....OH YEAH......"I SCORED A 950 ON A 30*.....then my bogger started to pick" says the guy in the denum jorts with the mullet