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Sayyaaf

Sayyaaf

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lol I know I've been bugging you guys lately with my FG, but this happening all of a sudden, I think it is cursed,

My upper arms are set for negative rear camber and that sucker throw a bone today, how is that possible ? is there a way to beef up the transmission ?

I need your help guys, plz guide me, BTW the diff is upgraded to viscous diff.

Regards.
 
It should look close to this...
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Mine is set with 2 degrees total toe in and 2 degrees Negative camber, same for front and rear.

Negative Camber when viewed from front of vehicle= / \

Positive Camber when viewed from front of vehicle = \ /

Toe in when viewed from above. / \

Toe out when viewed from above \ /

Asking questions is how you learn. I wasn't born with a wrench in my hand (Sure my mother appreciates that) I had to ask questions to learn too. We all did.

Ask all the questions you want, that's what we're here for.

Trip..
 
hmm, camber or toe setting shouldnt make any difference to the dogbone as the drive cups will always be centre, maybe theres to much length in your turnbuckles that attatch ya A-Arms to your chassis?
 
If he has too much positive camber the dog bones can be shot out while cornering or from an off kilter landing, the A Arm bends, out pops the dogbone.
 
as I said earlier, I have negative camber, but the upper rear wishbone is not stationary where you need a nut to tight it, I lost thise nuts and the joint can be twisted by had, the bolt that is mounting the joint to the upright is the only thing preventing it from spinning.

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what are the pros of elcon ball drive system ?
 
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I can think of one pro...

It makes your wallet very light and thin, plus you won't have to worry about back pain from sitting on a lump of cash...

I am too cheap for Elcon, it sure is pretty though...
 
Trip said:
If he has too much positive camber the dog bones can be shot out while cornering or from an off kilter landing, the A Arm bends, out pops the dogbone.
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ah :/

id upgrade the arms to alloy if bashing, especially the rear uppers on FG's as the stock is prone to flexing under stress (bad landings etc) & causing the turnbuckle to hit the spur teeth :s
 
Trip said:
If he has too much positive camber the dog bones can be shot out while cornering or from an off kilter landing, the A Arm bends, out pops the dogbone.
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Sayyaaf said:
as I said earlier, I have negative camber, but the upper rear wishbone is not stationary where you need a nut to tight it, I lost thise nuts and the joint can be twisted by had, the bolt that is mounting the joint to the upright is the only thing preventing it from spinning.

sam0376c.jpg


what are the pros of elcon ball drive system ?
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that looks fine to me, defo not too much camber for the drives to pop out dude
 
I see 2 jam nuts on each turnbuckle, that's going to spread things a bit. take a pair of foam ear plugs, cut them in half and put half in each axle and dif cup, that will keep the dogbones centered
 
thanks but i am confused on how to do it.

EDIT: wait a sec, that is for ball drive ? I am not using ball drive, I have normal dogbone
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Tkae on of these ear plugs (for noise protection)
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cut in half and put a half in the outdrive at either end of the dogbone (dif and axle). do this for both dogbones. cheap I get multipacks at the dollar store. you might have to trim a bit to get a secure fit without binding. they do eventually compress even if a little tight. this keeps the dogbone in the middle on each side
 
pipeous: I tried your suggestion today, it worked on one side, the other the ear plug melted. What material are those in the pic you provided ?
 
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