sj410 Suspension Diagram

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sj410 Suspension Diagram

Post by courior » Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:06 pm

Hi all,

Does anyone have an exploded diagram of front and rear suspension from a 410? or anything else thats the same? I want to count the bushes and things and see how it goes together before i have a go at replacing them all. Cheers

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Re: sj410 Suspension Diagram

Post by Darrell » Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:34 pm

Done this..
The bolts that go through the spring/sleeve can often rust together so bad that they need to be cut off.
Just consider if you can get new bolts easily before you start. They are just 12mm x 100mm long.
Your of course may well be rust free !!
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Re: sj410 Suspension Diagram

Post by courior » Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:39 pm

Its ok.. Found a spring replacement guide in the how-to section for the front... i guess the rear is the same.. so 16 small bushes and 8 large ones, and 12 bolts in total. Correct me if im wrong :)


Now i see the Diagram.. So i was right, thats good :) Cheers Darrell.

Going to make up some slightly longer shackles and get a kit to do this!

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Re: sj410 Suspension Diagram

Post by Darrell » Wed Oct 01, 2014 9:21 pm

The original shackles have special bolts so they pinch up tight but do not compress the bush. These are also pressed into the shackle plate.
When people make extended shackles I believe they just use bolts. I don't know if they weld the head to stop the bolt from turning in the shackle? and use nylock nuts as not to compress the bushes?
I recommend you only extend them a little if you go down this route.
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Re: sj410 Suspension Diagram

Post by twiss » Wed Oct 01, 2014 11:00 pm

Yeah I recommended 100mm distance max to courior...
My bolt heads aren't welded in, but I have got nylock nuts. Never had a problem with them like that

I just do them up to the point just before they start to bend the shackles in
Bolt welded though the middle also helps
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Re: sj410 Suspension Diagram

Post by courior » Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:35 pm

Yeah this was all twiss's idea lol. How thick does the steel plate need to be? Would going thicker than standard be of advantage?

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Re: sj410 Suspension Diagram

Post by ScottieJ » Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:56 pm

No need for a brace in the middle of the shackle, not having a brace allows the shackle to twist a bit and this helps with flex.
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Re: sj410 Suspension Diagram

Post by twiss » Thu Oct 02, 2014 4:04 pm

Helps to stop you doing them up to tight at least ;)
And I find that mine flex even with the bar welded through the middle :S
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