Re: JPOR: Question for Mike Knors

["Michael C. Knorr" <michaelknorr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Maurice Cox wrote:

> Isn't that the second time they spelled your name wrong?

Yeah I guess. Maybe I should just change it so people will know me. Maybe I should be on
one of those commercials. Do you know who I am???

> Anyway, just got my JP magazine yesterday and was looking at your covershot.
>   Very nice.  Is that a home brew shackle reversal or what did you do to the
> front shackle hangers?  I don't remember the details (I was looking at it
> while trying to get my teething 6 month old back to sleep).

Dang, I still haven't been able to find a copy. The places around here that carry it
haven't gotten the January issue in yet. Maybe this week.

The shackle reverse is homebrewed. The front shackle hangers I make myself. I just start
with a piece of DOM tubing the correct size to hold the bushing. Then I just take some
2.5 wide flat stock and weld it to the DOM and then heat and roll until the dom is
completly encased in the flat stock and then I weld that seam shut. Then I weld them to
the frame. Been using that styly for a few years now never had one break. Besides there
easy to make and cheap.  The front brackets I basically copied off the MORE brackets
several years back but I cut them down to make them lower profile two years ago. Before
that I was hitting them on the rocks to much. Now they seem to work better. Also at the
same time I moved the axle forward several inches. Along with the steering box. Gives it
more travel till the smash the fenders.

Later,
Mike Knorr