bigo1966 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Im starting with a video and a few questions. If for some reason you cant watch the video let me know and ill type it out and upload some pics. Thanks for the help. This might turn out easier than i originally thoughts. If this work im pretty sure i know how im going to build new long travel front struts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigo1966 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 Yep, i kick rump roast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstaru Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 (edited) at least people are building stuff. i do not see alot of gained travel. maybe a couple of inches.kinda like the front strut i built. i do see a shock extension going away,but only a little bit of travel....... i have been pondering this for quite some time ,and i just see a shock spring combo for us working for the front anyway......... then all we need to worry about is axle extension basically....... curious to see how they fit...what the rest measurement is. be sure to take the pre installation measurements too.....compressed, extended,and at ride height.cheers, brian Edited February 18, 2009 by monstaru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccaruda Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 you might look up the accord spring mod too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbchux Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 you might look up the accord spring mod too that would defeat the purpose as the accord springs are quite a bit stiffer than a subaru wagon one (which is already almost 200 lb/in ). what you want, for a long travel setup, is a softer spring. I think something in the 170 lb/in range would work very well on a wagon (more like 140 or so on a sedan). the subaru springs are exactly 2.5" ID, which makes aftermarket springs very easy to come by. some spring specs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigo1966 Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Is there any visiable difference between looks of the sedan and wagon spring? The spring that is currently on the sedan has no problem being fully compressed. What this coil over is built from is what i thought 2 rear wagon springs. But one is significantly lighter. I might have to change the heavier one out with the stock sedan spring. The down and up travel i bet will increase 4" at least with this new coil setup. I guess we will have to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbchux Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I've never had anything other than wagons (well...and my XT6, but that had air stuff). so I'm really not sure what a stock one looks like. I do know that the shock and upper perch are the same. so they're the same diameter, and about the same length when in use. I would suspect, though, that the sedans ones are a touch longer when free. one of each might be a good setup, effectively giving it a progressive rate.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phizinza Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Looks the goods. How much longer are the shock bodies over standard? Like bottom pin the top of the body? I like my 83... Torsion bar and all.. Makes life so much easier. But you work with what you got I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Got an application for those RaNCHOS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigo1966 Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 Ill get some pics up soon. But to sum it up i gained 5.5" of travel. It helped out a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstaru Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 you gained 5.5 inches?or that is what you have now?lets see compressed,and extended vs. ye old stocker.......cheers, brian Ill get some pics up soon. But to sum it up i gained 5.5" of travel. It helped out a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phizinza Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Is that 5.5" more travel or 5.5" more height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigo1966 Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 I gained 5.5 inches of travel to what i already had. It could be 6.5 gained but i need to do a little cutting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phizinza Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 That's pretty good. What did it start with? I'm used to torsion bar rear end where you just need to bolt a long shocker in and you get long travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thermalsurfing1 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 what shocks did you use, more info please ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigo1966 Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 Ill get up some details as soon as i can get my camera back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thermalsurfing1 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 get the camera yet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigo1966 Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 Not yet and im going out of town tonight, back tomorrow. Ill get them up this weekend. Ill post them in the build thread for the Sedamn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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