Re: anti-wrap via radius arms (was RE: JPOR: Bigger liftoptions.)

["Bill Cue" <cuetips@xxxxxxxxx>]

This is the way I built my bars and they have no bind what so ever.
http://www.mswin.net/users/cuetips/axlewrap.htm
The sliding, rotating bar does the trick.

Bill


Michael Ciaio wrote


> I just saw these puppies in a mag
>
> http://samsoffroad.com/samsoffroadsto/Specialty.htm (1/2 way down the
page)
>
> The idea seems to sit well with me.  You have two mounting points on the
> axle tube.  Those two mounting points stop the axle from twisting the
spring
> into an "S" shape.  With the shackle on the front end it will still let
the
> axle move for and aft, which it has to do when the spring is compressing.
> The problem that I see with putting just one mounting point on the axle is
> that you have to make the other end fixed on the frame.  That is going to
> take away from articulartion because you limit the fore and aft movement
of
> the axle housing.  The only possible way that it will twist with two
> mounting points is to change the shape of the traction bar.  Does that
makes
> sense?
>
>  -Michael Ciaio
> Secretary, Long Island Off Road
> East Coast 4 Wheel Drive
> "The more people I meet, The more I love my Jeep"
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