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Old 07-11-2006, 12:55 PM
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Default Can I see pics of your front suspension travel limiters?

Just trying to get an idea of were to mount em, I might make my own or just by some. I tried the search, but looks like all the pics that have been posted no longer exist. Are most of the kits weld on? Do they weld to the lower arm? I see a pic of Madmans on his website, can't tell where the lower mount is. TIA
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I weld them to the lower control arm near the shock mount.

http://thunderracing.com/catalog/?ac...id=166&sid=751

I have them in stock.
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I have looked at buying these also. Looks simple to install.

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I got Wolfe's on mine. No pics though. Similar to Brian's setup, except it uses a braided cable. I'm curious to see how well they hold up compared to a chain setup.
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Here's mine. Home made - well shop made.

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I personally dont like the cable due to stretch. I have had problems before so I went to chain.
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Originally Posted by MADMAN
I personally dont like the cable due to stretch. I have had problems before so I went to chain.
That's what I was worried about too. I can get some of the cable we use at work for our Cats and graders, but I think it's a tad too big gauge for a travel limiter.
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whats the purpose of limiters sorry for askin in your post
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Originally Posted by slolt1
whats the purpose of limiters sorry for askin in your post
To limit the travel of the front wheels..which in turn..hinders some weight transfer and keep the front end down..Hope this helps
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Old thread but I thought I'd share a better picture with everyone. The one up top you can't see where the bottom connects to.

Here's what we did on my car...



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nice derrick will you be at the gateway this year?
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Of course. You going to KCIR March 10th? Where do I know you from? I don't recognize your username or your car.

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I got a set from Madman/ Thunder, I'll have my chassis shop put them on soon.
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Originally Posted by PewterZ28
Of course. You going to KCIR March 10th? Where do I know you from? I don't recognize your username or your car.
Its Chris that bought marks old car. I bought the kirkey seat from you.
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Those cable setups scare the **** out of me. My grandpa was in the Navy and he said you'd never want to be anywhere near one of those things when they broke.

I don't particuarly think those would break and even if they did they seem rather short. Like Madman said though they could stretch. Anyone have problems with that?
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If someone where to make their own, what kinda weight rating should the chain/cable have?

Would it be the weight of all the components being held up + the spring rate + a safety margin? Or would that be overkill?



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