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Age : 35 Join date : 2021-10-06 Points : 775 Posts : 37 Location : Douglasville, Ga
 | Subject: SUSPENSION UPGRADES March 2nd 2023, 6:32 pm | |
| so i have had a couple ideas for the front axle i beam, i was thinking of adding a steering stabilizer shock or a sway bar to minimize bump steer and body roll without removing all the front end travel because this will be an on/off road use tractor (because mowers are awesome) also i am considering some sort of a quick remove axle lock so it stays straight on road use but i could pull the pin so ta speak to enable flex for off road.
just curious to see what you guys have done this is a garden tractor not the smaller lae=wn tractor | |
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 | Subject: Re: SUSPENSION UPGRADES March 2nd 2023, 6:42 pm | |
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Age : 35 Join date : 2021-10-06 Points : 775 Posts : 37 Location : Douglasville, Ga
 | Subject: Re: SUSPENSION UPGRADES March 2nd 2023, 6:49 pm | |
| @MightyRaze when you say ford i beam did he go with the twin i beam ifs? | |
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Age : 48 Join date : 2016-09-06 Points : 13893 Posts : 9812 Location : Oklahoma
 | Subject: Re: SUSPENSION UPGRADES March 2nd 2023, 7:02 pm | |
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Age : 35 Join date : 2021-10-06 Points : 775 Posts : 37 Location : Douglasville, Ga
 | Subject: Re: SUSPENSION UPGRADES March 2nd 2023, 7:07 pm | |
| @MightyRaze when you say ford i beam did he go with the twin i beam ifs? @MightyRaze dude that is awesome ill check it out, ty for the tips | |
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 | Subject: Re: SUSPENSION UPGRADES March 2nd 2023, 9:54 pm | |
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 | Subject: Re: SUSPENSION UPGRADES March 6th 2023, 12:40 am | |
| I started building a fully independent front end but it weighed too much and I couldn’t fit the steering in correctly. Eventually abandoned it and went back with the proven mono link/wishbone front end setup. I think that’s probably one of the best ways to make a tractor front suspension unless you just want to experiment. While ifs might have some advantages, I figure for the relatively low speeds we’re normally at, the mono link setup works pretty well. Allows a decent amount of flex, travel, steering is easy to setup because it’s not a complicated geometry up at the axle. Also simple to build. | |
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Age : 35 Join date : 2021-10-06 Points : 775 Posts : 37 Location : Douglasville, Ga
 | Subject: Re: SUSPENSION UPGRADES March 6th 2023, 8:08 am | |
| @mr.modified yeah i think what im going to do is have a pin that goes the front axle and have it removable so i can have flex for the trail and have it locked for road use. | |
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