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Post by thedirtydutchman on Sept 17, 2014 18:56:06 GMT -5
Has anyone ever run shocks from a 4 wheeler? Say a yfz450 remote reservoir coilovers? This would be on my rail
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Post by vanapplebomb on Sept 17, 2014 20:03:03 GMT -5
Hu, it's an interesting idea. It could be done, but there are a lot of shocks out there that are relatively affordable, available basically anywhere, and are made to fit. I'm not sure there would be much if any advantage. I feel like they would be to light for heavy off road use. They may be alright for the front, but the back? No, go with a stiffer shock if off roading. For street use, yeah, a light shock is good, but such a high performance shock would never be worth it on the front of a rail. A $15 oil shock would be more than adequate for leisurely street driving. Just my opinion, so take it with a grain of salt.  |
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Post by thedirtydutchman on Sept 18, 2014 7:05:28 GMT -5
Yea, just an idea.....
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Post by MadMike on Sept 18, 2014 7:35:12 GMT -5
problem is them wheeler shocks work with linkage ,so short stroke? and you won't have enough travel,and plus ther are expensive!!!
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Post by thedirtydutchman on Sept 18, 2014 9:59:36 GMT -5
The more I look into it, I dont think they will have enough travel. I was just thinking about trying them cause they are cheaper than "actual" coilovers. Not that I really need them anyway......
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Post by vanapplebomb on Sept 18, 2014 13:47:42 GMT -5
Out if curiosity, why were you looking into a coil over substitute? Were you thinking of ditching the torsion bars? Truth be told, on an otherwise stock suspension, torsion bars work pretty darn good. In my opinion, coil overs never be worth it unless you run longer trailing arms, such as 3x3s.
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Post by thedirtydutchman on Sept 19, 2014 6:58:54 GMT -5
Not really sure to be honest. I was just thinking of ideas for the rail while it sits under the tarp in the backyard. I just see a lot of guys running coilovers and thought maybe I would too? I dont know, I guess maybe im just bored cause I cant work on it.......Perhaps Ill just stick with regular shocks on it.
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Post by vanapplebomb on Sept 27, 2014 23:52:57 GMT -5
I would stick with the torsion bars and a good set of plain-jane gas charged oil shocks. That is a hard combination to beat for stock length trailing arms.  |
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