MIDLANDS MONTHLY MEET - OCTOBER 2007

[lotusfrontera]

It was a good meet, nice to meet old and new faces.

I`ll second that, and it was even better to retire to the pub for more chat

[4wheeler]

Can we make a correction on the turnout we had 13.5 fronties and 1 landie which was a brilliant turnout. Glad the RAC Knight sorted you out coco, was nice to see more of your fronty this time ( less muddy ) and the trailer was great.

[I Live For FOG]

roll on next meet

[4x4 bobby]

Jase ....
this may sound silly ....but why does your rear axle look too far forward

Told you my camera phone was dodgy..... !!!

Here's a pic before the lift :




One just after the lift :



The one from today is still unlevel, still need to raise the front another 1". I drove it around today, to let everything settle before final fettling. . And don't forget the springs have got to sag a little before everything settles as it should do.

You wont have any problems making those springs sag mate. thanks for the comment . Ugly Mucker!!!!!

[FUDDY MUCKER]

You wont have any problems making those springs sag mate. thanks for the comment . Ugly Mucker!!!!!

What's this ? Insult Jase day today.

[alex]

Leaves everyone else alone

p.s. hows the phone

[4x4 bobby]

Who's Sexy Susan? I keep getting saucey txt. Who gave her my number yesterday (Alex) ?

Rob

[I Live For FOG]

just looking at tims which is lifted its coil sprung but you can see a difference
tims


muddy

[4x4 bobby]

He probably drilled the locating hole in the axle in the wrong place!!
Dont forget Milner did tell him they had cured the problem with the 14mm locating stud back to 12mm. "ha ha"

Rob

[FUDDY MUCKER]

p.s. hows the phone

Ha, ha, Bloody, ha !!!!!!!

You lend your phone to a brummie, and all hell lets loose.....

For some unknown reason, I now have in my contacts the following fog members :

1. Gengus Khan

2. God

3. Sexy Susan

4. Wimpy wolf

5. Lord Manny

So, if you have my mobile number, please ring me so I can put your correct name back in.

Many thanks.

P.S Alex, wait till Cannock, revenge will be sweet.

[alex]

Fancy that....

just in case you lost my number its 0898.....


I will gaurd my phone at next meet you never know which scoundrels are at large. Your lucky the loo's were far away, Ive had a camera pinched and returned with very candid photos. Girl at Boots gave me some very strange looks when I went to pick em up

[I Live For FOG]

back to springs is the length equal both from axle to the spring hanger both front and rear mountings

[FUDDY MUCKER]

back to springs is the length equal both from axle to the spring hanger both front and rear mountings

Thank for the advice.

Just been out this morning, jacked truck up and loosened all the bolts, checked everything is ok, dropped back down off jack, drove around the block, then retightend everything back up without the jack.

Then I found this piccy from the first offroad meet, without the new suspension :



Not the best piccy but,
It was the same before any new parts where fitted, slightly more forward.

When underneath, I checked proshaft joints, checked for any sign of leaks etc, the locating hole on the axle clamps is dead centre to the bottom leaf spring either end. Nothing stands out. Car drives fine, infact better then every before.

If infomation there is about 25mm (1") difference between the rear side to the front side of the arces.

[FUDDY MUCKER]

Right. For once I'm going to show you I AM semi intelligent.

Just been doing a bit of maths and wizardary on computer to explain why the rear end seems out of alignment with the arches.

First a few measurements.

Front end lifted by 1.25"

Rear end lifted by 4.00"

Below is a picture. The coloured section is without the lift.

The black and white section is how the vehicle looks with the added lift dimensions.



Now i hope you agree, this now claifiies why the geometry looks a little odd.

Don't forget I have only techincally added +2" extended read shackles. The extra 2" is from the springs. After a few weeks, the rear springs should drop by about an inch or so, shorting the gap even further.

Thanks for all those who commented. If any one has any other suggestions or theories, please post them.

[FUDDY MUCKER]

Right, Let's get

First of all. I would like to thank everyone who turned up, and hopefully those who did, enjoyed it just as much as me. Unfortunately, I missed out on the Beer and Food, , but I had reports that it was great.

Secondly, I would like to thank ( ) Alex (a.k.a GHENGIS KHAN), 4x4 Bobby (a.k.a GOD), and
4x4 Chrissy (a.k.a SEXY SUSAN), for stitching me up like a not nice last night with my moblie phone.

It gave MRS MUCKER (:grumpy:) a good few hours of fun last night and this morning,
and best of all, everyone had a laugh at my expense.

See you all next month.

[Drift]

Bloody hell Jase where you bored

Seem logical to me

[paul higgi]

Right. For once I'm going to show you I AM semi intelligent.

Just been doing a bit of maths and wizardary on computer to explain why the rear end seems out of alignment with the arches.

First a few measurements.

Front end lifted by 1.25"

Rear end lifted by 4.00"

Below is a picture. The coloured section is without the lift.

The black and white section is how the vehicle looks with the added lift dimensions.



Now i hope you agree, this now claifiies why the geometry looks a little odd.

Don't forget I have only techincally added +2" extended read shackles. The extra 2" is from the springs. After a few weeks, the rear springs should drop by about an inch or so, shorting the gap even further.

Thanks for all those who commented. If any one has any other suggestions or theories, please post them.

the length of the hypotanuse is equal to the sum of both sides squared

[Drift]

the length of the hypotanuse is equal to the sum of both sides squared

Dam I was just going to say that

[I Live For FOG]

thats not bad drift did not realise you studied geometry

[Drift]

thats not bad drift did not realise you studied geometry

Often caught on my back in bars checking ceiling geometry