Re: Pro-Squat & Braking (Early Suspension)
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2023 7:49 pm
Here's the saga of my offset forward cradle mounts
The Dark Side of Will wrote: ↑Sun Jun 13, 2021 7:49 pm
I also got the weld-in shells for the my anti-squat forward cradle mounts cut:
The Dark Side of Will wrote: ↑Sat Jun 19, 2021 8:54 pm I got the cradle mounts done enough to mock up to tack the shells in place today... After 2 hours on the phone with corporate IT trying to get my time sheet ungedorked.
Couple of actions shots trying catch whipping chips on camera:
The Dark Side of Will wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 6:54 am I pulled the old cradle bushings out and installed the new ones.
This is a cradle bushing puller:
It's a 2 1/2" pipe cap with a hole drilled in the middle plus 7/16" threaded rod with nuts and washers
I somehow blew some dimensions and had to take 0.030 off the large diameter of the shells to get them down to a slip fit. In measuring the original bushing, I noted a 0.050 difference from the large end to the small end. When I modeled the shell, I made it a solid of revolution and incorporated a 0.050 difference in *radius*, so the small end is smaller than it should have been. Welding rod covers many sins and I've updated the drawing so the next ones will work more smoothly.
I also got the cradle bolted in and centered between the mounts for tacking the shells... although it's not centered on either shell.
The Dark Side of Will wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 11:35 am I buzzed the flats and drilled the eccentric holes on the plugs for the eccentric cradle bushings:
The Dark Side of Will wrote: ↑Sun Jul 18, 2021 8:49 pm Glamour shots of the anodized parts. I realized I forgot to get a closeup of the A/C Compressor fitting... oh well, next week.
I asked for clear anodizing and the provider (I think) did everything in the same bath. The cast components came out dark gray, while the 6061 components came out clear. The A/C Compressor fitting as a welded assembly came out with the 6061 areas clear and the weld fillets dark grey. I still need to ask the welder what filler rod he used.