Finally back together!

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Boyes
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Re: Finally back together!

Post by Boyes » Thu Aug 15, 2013 8:54 am

Looks like it's all come together! Is it more stable on the sammi axles over the narrower 410 axles? Mine does quite often feel like it's going to topple over and that's with SPUA & Lift Springs.

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NylonAdmiral
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Re: Finally back together!

Post by NylonAdmiral » Thu Aug 15, 2013 9:11 am

Thanks Boyes.

Personally I think it's pretty stable. I think you'd have to be doing some speed or something really stupid to actually topple it over on the road. It certainly feels soft and leans when you go round corners but no more than you'd expect.

When I've been offroad it's always been great, never felt like I'm going to roll it. Maybe I haven't pushed it hard enough! :cowboy::
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Re: Finally back together!

Post by NylonAdmiral » Thu Aug 15, 2013 9:30 am

I also meant to say in my original post, that Pete at Mountain Goat Performance was really good too. They've stopped selling the Spidertrax axle perches and have started making their own.

I had the first pair that they'd made and they are great. They are REALLY solid and welded nicely.

I had to grind them to fit the profile of the axles properly and you can really tell the difference in the quality of the steel. When I was grinding any of the Spanish bits on the truck, the grinder went through the metal like butter. The Jap bits were only very marginally better. The steel the perches are made of took bloody ages to grind through! I think he said it was British steel. :rockin:
1.6 16v, Rock Lobster, PAS, Muddyzook rear disc conversion, coated in Raptor, 33in x 10.5, heated seats, lovingly restored by Scottie!

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