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Old 04-05-2018, 12:20 PM
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Ron,
Just noticing in the pictures that the anchor points for the upper and
actually lower a-arms are slotted. There seems to be a labeled washer
or insert that you can move the a-arm anchoring points up or down in
the slot. I assume this is a piece that holds the anchoring bolt to a
certain height... are there different height inserts or are you just sliding
the anchor bolt up and down??

I ask this because someone else doing a second gen was moving his lower anchor points up or down based on info you gave him by welding a washer
in at a certain height... seems like the race cars with slotted anchor points
let you adjust this with the slot or inserts.. kinda of a trick thing if I am
thinking right

Bob

Great question Bob!

On our Track-Warrior front clips ... all 4 versions ... the LCA & UCA brackets have slots for our slugs. When I designed each of these front suspensions, I made them so we can build them "semi-custom" for each customer, with different ride heights, frame widths, etc. I placed the slots in a location that allows me use precision slugs to optimize each semi-custom front frame & suspension.

The precision slugs are on page 188 of our catalog HERE. We have "0" slugs to put the LCA or UCA pivot in the center, and then offset slugs every 1/16" ... up to .250". This allows me to dial in the exact roll center, camber gain, anti-dive, etc I want on each front suspension.

When we're correcting the geometry in a factory frame or front clip, I don't use the slugs. It is so hard to get them right ... when we make changes ... I don't want the lower pivots to be adjusted or moved after I've nailed down where they go. So in these cases, I prefer & recommend we simply weld thick, hardened washers to the outsides of the LCA buckets ... in the correct location ... and call it good.


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Old 04-05-2018, 04:14 PM
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Thanks Ron
Now I am understanding some of the thought process

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Old 04-13-2018, 02:21 PM
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What’s going on here? I understand the mount for the lift cylinder, what is the lil doodad next to it?
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I would guess that's a raceway for fuel/brake line and wiring that is snaked inside the perimeter chassis
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I would guess that's a raceway for fuel/brake line and wiring that is snaked inside the perimeter chassis

Ron is on the right track.

But we don't run wires or brake lines through it. We run the 2 #8 fuel lines (Supply & Return) as well as the #6 air line for the Air Jax. Running the fuel lines in the frame is simply better protection. We use 1-3/4" mandrel bent tubing at each end of the frame rail to curve the hoses up & in ... the way we want ... to make sure they stay away from dangerous stuff.

The wiring is ran under the floor in a 1" open space between the bracing structure & the belly pan. The brake lines use special Stainless AN #3 bulkhead fittings to also route through the front dog legs & rear 2x3 crossmember ... and into the 1" open space between the bracing structure & the belly pan.

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Ron is on the right track.
We run the 2 #8 fuel lines (Supply & Return) as well as the #6 air line for the Air Jax. Running the fuel lines in the frame is simply better protection.

I was thinking it might be that but then thought, why would they run fuel lines so close to suspension and a big honkin tire? I’m sure it’ll be protected.

How are the lines secured inside the rail?
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I was thinking it might be that but then thought, why would they run fuel lines so close to suspension and a big honkin tire? I’m sure it’ll be protected.

How are the lines secured inside the rail?
The fuel lines are kept away from the tires.
The hoses are secured at each end of the tubes.

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