Piranha double a front module

[RickS.]

Gsxr 1000

[Wayneski]

Did it first on CAD, huh? I'm doing the same thing, starting in CAD first (I'm running Autodesk 2007 but can export to anything). Any chance you want to share your .dwg's (you could PM me, I'm in Denver.) I will reciprocate with my CAD drawings of what I'm doing as I get more components finalized.

I'm designing big-travel front end too but 4WD... and it's a challenge. I won't have as much travel as yours; yours is truly a work of art. Mine will have tall skinny tires to boot.. made for (1) real speed over nasty sizable rocks and (2) rock crawling (1st gear, low side = 61:1). About 1100 lbs hopefully.

That front hub is elegant... ain't nuttin in there that's not needed. I'll be interested to know how it tests.

[Deranged]

Hey Rick, if you are not happy with your powdercoater, or you just want to try someone different we powdercoat here where I work, and I have a feeling I could beat his price up quite a bit. We are in Dutton, just 10 min. south of Grand Rapids. If you want more info, just send me a pm. Our oven is HUGE by the way.

Justin.

[RickS.]

I was real happy with the price and quality of Magnum's work.
He's got a ton of experience with candy type coatings on buggies. They first coat with a silver base, bake that, then apply color and bake again. Then clear and back into the oven for a third time. I only paid $80 for front and rear a arms plus skids and suspension rods, all in mirror black. I think the candy red frame was only like $350. This was about 4 yrs ago. I dropped the frame off on a Friday afternoon and picked it up Saturday at noon.

[BLUERACER]

Rick, what color do you think he has in mind for this one? Looking cool buddy, can't wait to see your GSXR 1000 in place. Looks like I'm not going to be powder coating small budget for these guys, I may stick with just building two buggies instead of what I had planned. Keep up the good work.

[RickS.]

Grand Rapids, MI is about 2hrs from me, I'll most likely pick out the color the day I drop it off. I've got a few months before I'm to that point anyway.

[TutTech]

Wow the before and after pics are really what sells the entire package to me.
I looked at your quality and work and was impressed but now after seeing a before and after
of how much ground clearance and wheel travel you picked up I am blown away!
Great job. Please Keep us posted on your car as I can not wait to see yours with the back done.

[RickS.]

Thanks, I was surprised at the difference too. This has forced me to make a new set of lower rear a arms. I'll be attempting to get 28 degrees out of the type 4 cv's. I was able to get 28 without binding or clicking using a custom set of boot flanges and race preped cv's. This was on my bench assembled new rear design. The new longer lower arms will force the cvs' to ride outboard on the axle. Plunge is less than 1/8" on this design. The cv will plunge just shy of it's max. outboard position at full droop.
If this doesn't raise me up enough, then I'm thinking about going to the
F150 cv's that Livewire has talked about. I was over at his shop a few weeks back and saw a set. They could go like 45 degrees, but just about no plunge ability.
I'm thinking about designing a rear with no plunge. I'm not a fan of plunging on the splines either.

[LiveWire]

I have figured some other things out as well since then. I have come up with an economical way of making a roller plunge axle. I am making a couple pair to run on mine and someone else's Formula Crosses to test them out. They will use smaller CVs than the F150 ones though which are overkill. These axles will handle 45 degree and up to a couple inches of plunge through a separate set roller of rollers.

[RickS.]

Can the 45 degree cv's handle any plunge? I know I can keep plunge to less than 1/16 without a problem. I'd like to stop by again and see what you have.