Sandy the buggy
- Thread starter Hickey
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- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Explain the reasoning behind it for the class.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Already robbing parts from Britney…
Short answer is stability. The shocks will work better with more angle since at full droop they’re likely extended past vertical which causes weird unloading. Also, the fronts appear to be mounted wider on the axle which will make the front have to work harder to flex while the rear will just allow the whole car to lean. A lot of people make that mistake and then add a rear sway bar to correct it. I’ve heard it explained a few times by people that are infinitely more knowledgeable than me and that was always my take-away.
Don’t take too much! She still needs to be drive able for me!
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
She’s a long way from that.
kmboren
Recovering XJ owner anonymous
- Location
- Southern Utah
You left Britney bra-less.😍
- Location
- Bountiful, land of rocks
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
They hangin’ out there in the breeze!
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
I have to make a panel for the rear to hold my license plate and I already cracked the polycarbonate sheet I was working on. In the back of my mind is a ridiculous folding tailgate for that spot, but that would take me a week to finish.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
16-3/4” to the skid material.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Quick little flag/whip mount.
Funny story this reminded me of... first time I took my buggy to sand hollow I threw a tab on there for the flag about the same height as yours. Drove through the tunnel with the flag up thinking it'd just bend over and pop back up, and I snapped it off ha 🤦♂️
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Thanks for reminding me to cut the flag short.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
So anyway, I love this thing and I’m definitely keeping it. Kevin Boren pushed me to drive it way more places than I intended or even thought it could go.
I need to adjust the seats forward (slide rails?) because I have short little man legs and can't fully depress the clutch when I'm on steep climbs. The throttle also needs some adjustment, as it's way too sensitive currently. Lastly, I had a steering failure on Sunday. I'm thinking there is an internal issue with the orbital valve. The splines on the steering shaft stripped after dealing with too much resistance. I tacked it in place and lots of banging noises ensued whenever changing directions, but it was enough to get it back to the trailer.
The steering shaft setup needs to be changed.
Overall, I'm quite happy with the buggy.
I need to adjust the seats forward (slide rails?) because I have short little man legs and can't fully depress the clutch when I'm on steep climbs. The throttle also needs some adjustment, as it's way too sensitive currently. Lastly, I had a steering failure on Sunday. I'm thinking there is an internal issue with the orbital valve. The splines on the steering shaft stripped after dealing with too much resistance. I tacked it in place and lots of banging noises ensued whenever changing directions, but it was enough to get it back to the trailer.
The steering shaft setup needs to be changed.
Overall, I'm quite happy with the buggy.
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- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
