Leaf Spung Buggy

[Lincolnlock]

Redbeard and I started a new project yesterday. We'll post some pics as we go to keep you entertained.

 

[sarg]

small, light and low Im sure it will be fun. I think you should make a single seat rear engine with leaf springs:redneck:

 

[Pook]

Leaf springs is where its at :awesomework:


:D

 

[Nuzzy]

Will be watching this... :cool::cool:

What running gear?

 

[JOOP]

you done yet?? :flipoff:

 

[Red beard]

running gear is 22re with daul t-cases toyota axles front and rear with 39.5 irocks.

 

[MIG'DHORSE]

sweet... looking forward to it!:awesomework: :cool:

 

[Money Mark]

You guys trying to be like Chris Durham? :kissmyass:

 

[Nuzzy]

You guys trying to be like Chris Durham? :kissmyass:

Would that be a bad thing? :eeek: :D

 

[Paulie]

You guys trying to be like Chris Durham? :kissmyass:

Not with a 4 cylinder.

 

[darius]

Not with a 4 cylinder.

you sure about that???

 

[Red beard]

Not with a 4 cylinder.

thats what the rev limiter and clutch are for. but it will have a 22ret in it after march when i get back from moab.:redneck:

 

[wheeler4x4samota]

keep it up and get r done LOL:haha:

 

[Paulie]

thats what the rev limiter and clutch are for. but it will have a 22ret in it after march when i get back from moab.:redneck:

Now thats a different story. More power is better:cool:

 

[oldbeercans]

rev limiter on a what? im lost. im going back to work...

 

[Lincolnlock]

Squared up the chassis and tacked in temporary cross bracing. Measured the wheelbase out to 105". Grizzly built some sweet spring mounts at work and we welded them in.

 

[crash2]

Right on--chris was pretty stroked when we talked about in on the hangover run :awesomework:

 

[Brian H]

Right on--chris was pretty stroked when we talked about in on the hangover run :awesomework:

Whats on your mind Crashy?:eeek:

 

[CentralGrand]

I'll be curious to see how this leaf sprung buggy works:cool: Good luck Chris:awesomework:

 

[dove'd85]

Squared up the chassis and tacked in temporary cross bracing. Measured the wheelbase out to 105". Grizzly built some sweet spring mounts at work and we welded them in.

looks like a great start:cool: but why are you running shackles in the front of the front springs?

 

[Red beard]

looks like a great start:cool: but why are you running shackles in the front of the front springs?

it works so much better with them in front. it doesnt ride as good with them there but it is well worth it. and i dont have to run a stupid long slip drivline.

 

[Cascade_Crawler]

I guess we will see if I like my shackle reversal :redneck:

 

[Nuzzy]

I guess we will see if I like my shackle reversal :redneck:

It's good in some ways and not in others. At least you don't have to worry about hard hits to your front bending your springs.


I like that Sam did mine shackle forward, but I suppose we'll see in the long run. Prolly have links by the time I figure it out anyways :redneck:

 

[Red beard]

It's good in some ways and not in others. At least you don't have to worry about hard hits to your front bending your springs.

yeah it can bend your spring but i run spring clamps so i dont really have to worry about that.

 

[Cascade_Crawler]

yeah I bent my springs pretty bad when I ran them shackle forward, but the way it was setup they sat pretty low. Gota try both ways...

 

[Lincolnlock]

Well... we finally got things where we wanted them. 4' 2" to the outside of the tubes for width. We must have moved things around 50 times to get them just right. Here are a couple of pics from saturday.

 

[reds girl]

Looking good guys. Excited to see the progress when I come home in a couple weeks!

 

[PaulT]

Nice work, looks good!!! How soon will it be "ROLLING"???:D

 

[Lincolnlock]

Hopefully within' the next 3 weeks or so. At the rate we are working it's not out of the question. Here is what we got done tonight.

 

[crash2]

Looking good sam...