Nissan SAS update

[Spolar93]

about 6 months ago i got the idea from these to replace the shackle end of my front springs: http://www.speedwaymotors.com/p/2151,157_Leaf-Spring-Sliders.html?itemNo=spring sliders

but they were too short and light duty for my needs so i came up with my design that used all 1/4" plate and used a longer slot, with it being ~12" in total length.

after searching around the forums i came across this thread which helped immensely in refining my design: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=652426

heres my fab work as of now, almost done with the other one as well.

what do you guys think of concept and creation?

now i know its not coilovers :masturbanana[1]: or a trick link setup but just wanted to try something different

 

[Bunk1]

Ive only read about people that tried them. Eventually they got rid of em because dirt/mud would bind em up. Who knows, Maybee they will work good for ya.

 

[Spolar93]

yeah ill be sanding and polishing the rails and sprayin it down with some lithium

 

[Spolar93]

WOW what a long couple days. finally got springs from the junk yard and bastarded my pack up. the main spring and mil wrap spring with the bottom 4 waggys i had. that and the slider leveled out the pre-runner rake, gave me a better pinion angle and caster, got my wheelbase to 108-9", and most of all pretty much killed my nasty body roll!!!!! im figuring the stability of the system is helping big time. they got pretty flexy on a small wall, and tomorrow ill be makin some spring clamps for the back, as well as welding in a couple reinforment plates on the inner side. next up to finish the front are gonna be a niiiiiiiice pair of bilsteins, maybe even the remote resievour ones (7100s?) :rr:

greased up the rails with white lithium grease, and between the leaf springs, graphite molygrease. im thinkin the uhmw with break in on the rails in a week or so

i plan on flexin it out on the volvo loader at work (i want those portals!!!) in the next few days to measure front d shaft and new shock lengths

im likin my new coat of blue paint too, white just didnt work out like i thought it would.

 

[Spolar93]

got about 34" of air under the front tire. no binding in the sliders either, so im gonna finish welding and gusseting everything in. measured out for the front drive shaft and picked up some square tube, 1310 u-joint, and a u-bolt kit.

 

[London Gentleman]

Hmmm... Very interesting.

 

[Spolar93]

16" travel rear shocks and 12" travel front shocks. after its all broken in, i have plenty of more slider slot to work with so i might be wanting to get longer shocks for it