Gawynz Buggy Thread

[Gawynz]

Hoping to do something along the lines of what @I Lean mentioned, once I get it mocked up we'll see if the cable routing will work.

 

[Gawynz]

I think I'm "done" for now... every time I look at it there is something that I want to tweak, but I could go wheeling tomorrow so I think that counts as done enough.

I buttoned up a lot of small things this weekend. I remade/reran the rear brake lines and flushed/bled the brakes, trimmed the hood to fit, mounted the rear coilover reservoirs, set the ride height and crossover nuts, nitrogen charged the reservoirs, a couple other odds and ends...

Ended up mounting the winch to the front axle; it fits/clears at full stuff, I think kit should work well.









Gave it a good cleaning, drove it around the block, and there it is... rev 2.0.







I tore this thing down with the goal of improving the suspension, and I ended up having to modify a lot of other things along the way. Regarding the suspension, here's a comparison/numbers before and after.

• Wishbone top links deleted front and rear
• Belly height increase from 17.5" to 20"
• Front coilovers:
  • New leading arms with coilover pushed forward
  • Spring changed from single 400# to a duel rate setup running 250#/350# (146# combined spring rate)
  • Coilovers rebuilt and revalved
  • Original droop of 2" increased to 7.5" (strapped to 6.5")
  • 7.5" of up travel, 1.25" rubber shaft bump
• Rear coilovers:
  • Springs changed from 100#/400# to 125#/200# (77# combined spring rate)
  • Coilovers rebuilt and revalved
  • Original droop of 4" increased to 9" (strapped to 7.5")
  • 9" of up travel, 1.25" rubber shaft bump

Time for a shakedown run, if anyone is interested in coming with to drag my ass out when the whole thing falls to pieces I'd appreciate it

 

[xjtony]

I'm close to a shakedown myself. Maybe we can hit little moab or the snakes sometime here in the next couple weeks.

 

[Herzog]

It's looking great! I want in on the shakedown run.

 

[Pile of parts]

I need a shakedown too. It was supposed to have happened over the weekend but I respect Moab's reasons for asking us to stay away at this time.

 

[Gawynz]

I'll post something on the upcoming trips thread and see who's all interested in a day trip to Little Moab or Snakes within the next couple weeks.

 

[Gawynz]

Check out what my sister-in-law made me for Christmas, pretty rad. It's a Walmart rc car that she tore the top off of and remade the chassis. She even cut out the rc car interior and made it fit. I'm impressed how similar it looks.

 

[Herzog]

That’s impressive!