MK1 Deisel for the Sh#tbox Rally... a build thread.

[Jack_It]

I found a pair of these in the scrap bin at my local 4x4 place...



Perfect fit... might be a bit stiff... we'll soon find out!

Original spring on the left - original strut fitted with 4x4 spring on the right!

[Preen59]

Lucky you have good seats! haha.

[Jack_It]

if they're too stupid we'll bin them again and go looking for something in-between but can't complain for free and sh*ts' and giggles.

[sports racer]

might be a bit stiff...

A bit stiff ???

Look how much thicker they are. Your suspension isn't going to move!

[Jack_It]

16mm vs 11mm... they're gunna be bloody stiff, but remember we've got 2 spare wheels and 40L of fuel to go in at very minimum, as well as light truck tyres under the back - if we're happy enough with the ride on the springs, then we can always drop tyre pressure a bit to help too.

[GeorgeMK1]

That's going to be very stiff! It would wreck your chassis if you took a few hard hits I'd imagine.

A bloke on this forum uses mk1 cabby springs in his rally mk1, the cabby is a heavier car and so the springs are a tad stiffer too. Worth looking into

[Preen59]

Cabby springs would be a good option. I didn't think of that. Is that what Geoff Hale runs?

[Jack_It]

Very stiff is an understatement, but the ride height was spot on... it was hilarious to drive.





also made up a home-spec roof basket and air-foil with LED light bar.


Seems like I'll go on the hunt for stock Cabby springs!

[Jack_It]

Me, jumping on the back of the Golf...

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[sports racer]

Don't know what you're complaining about. It moved didn't it?

Or you need to put on more weight.

Cheers

Paul

[Jack_It]

I think that was the tyres :\

I recon we could throw in 500kgs and it'd ride great. only problem would be the clutch...

[Preen59]

Yikes!

[Jack_It]

so we fixed that problem...

Random springs, pedders struts (found among my Skyline spares) some taper lock sleeves, and a bit of ingenuity... we have height and we have ride comfort... hopefully...





Current rear height with sponsor mock up

[sports racer]

It might be safer to weld a tube that just fits inside the spring, on the bottom spring mount. Something about 60mm high which would make sure the spring doesn't slide off the mount. Do the same for the top of the spring and it will never fall off no matter how rough the roads are.

[Jack_It]

Hard to see on that pic, but we're using the original spring mounts, top and bottom, and they fit really well aside from the tail of the coil at the bottom of the spring... it's fully capsulated at full droop, which is 50+mm from weight bearing and settled, we have welded a small tab to lock in the bottom coil on the factory spring mount.