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Garage / Re: Another S2 adventure, 742R, Carnival red and "Running".
« Last post by Richard48Y on Today at 12:06:36 AM »Ran into a snag with the lower links.
The rod ends are too large in diameter to clear the bases of the SPAX shocks.
This left me two choices, space them to fit behind the shock or space the shocks a little to make room.
I did not like the way leverage would act on the upright with the lower link spaced so far back.
I expect the shock exerts less force as it moves and has give.
I used Mezier safety washers and custom spacers I spun up on my lathe.
I'm guessing I might have been able to buy rod ends that were smaller in outer diameter but these are about new and in hand.
Swaged 15" tubes from Summit Racing were inexpensive.
16" were a little long, seems 15.5" would be ideal but are not readily available.
The rod ends are too large in diameter to clear the bases of the SPAX shocks.
This left me two choices, space them to fit behind the shock or space the shocks a little to make room.
I did not like the way leverage would act on the upright with the lower link spaced so far back.
I expect the shock exerts less force as it moves and has give.
I used Mezier safety washers and custom spacers I spun up on my lathe.
I'm guessing I might have been able to buy rod ends that were smaller in outer diameter but these are about new and in hand.
Swaged 15" tubes from Summit Racing were inexpensive.
16" were a little long, seems 15.5" would be ideal but are not readily available.