Re: Rock Crawler or Web Poser?
 

> > For the record, at least one can is smashed, so this strategy is not all
> > that effective.
>
> Screwed either way, I guess.
>
> I'll bet somebody somewhere sells $150 shock armor to protect people's
> $90 shocks...


Skid plates for the shocks. Hmmm ...

Re: Rock Crawler or Web Poser?
 

> > For the record, at least one can is smashed, so this strategy is not all
> > that effective.
>
> Screwed either way, I guess.
>
> I'll bet somebody somewhere sells $150 shock armor to protect people's
> $90 shocks...


Skid plates for the shocks. Hmmm ...

Re: Rock Crawler or Web Poser?
 

I read once that some shocks, especially mono tube ones cant be installed
upside down. They are valved differently for compression vs extension.
KH

"Jeff Strickland" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:vo60ne9lhcfu89@corp.supernews.com...
>
> "Cal Wheeler" <cal@whee.ler> wrote in message
> news:bltk4s$1f3$0@pita.alt.net...
> >
> >
> > These things I have learned:
> >
> > It is good to have big damn wheels.
> >
> > It is good to have big stinking axles and diffs to swing them.
> >
> > It is good to install a thumb throttle; either that or grow a third
foot.
> >
> > It is good to have mongo articulation.
> >
> > It is stupid to go four wheeling with no bump stops. The ride is jarring
> > and the shock absorbers aren't happy about it either.
> >
> > It would be smart to check the full range of articulation and then grind
> > away corners of U-bolt plates BEFORE 4 wheeling so one does not trash
> > the cans of a pair of brand new Rancho shocks. (Or install 'em cans up
> > next time?)
> >
> >
> Doesn't everybody install the shocks with the cans up? Mine are on that
way.
> For the record, at least one can is smashed, so this strategy is not all
> that effective.
>
>
>
> >
> > http://pages.sbcglobal.net/calwheeler/cw100503.html
> >
> >
> >
> > Photos of my first tentative offroad test drive(s), post mods.
> >
> > Hey Nathan! Rocks can be for posers, too! ;-)
> >
> >
>

Re: Rock Crawler or Web Poser?
 

I read once that some shocks, especially mono tube ones cant be installed
upside down. They are valved differently for compression vs extension.
KH

"Jeff Strickland" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:vo60ne9lhcfu89@corp.supernews.com...
>
> "Cal Wheeler" <cal@whee.ler> wrote in message
> news:bltk4s$1f3$0@pita.alt.net...
> >
> >
> > These things I have learned:
> >
> > It is good to have big damn wheels.
> >
> > It is good to have big stinking axles and diffs to swing them.
> >
> > It is good to install a thumb throttle; either that or grow a third
foot.
> >
> > It is good to have mongo articulation.
> >
> > It is stupid to go four wheeling with no bump stops. The ride is jarring
> > and the shock absorbers aren't happy about it either.
> >
> > It would be smart to check the full range of articulation and then grind
> > away corners of U-bolt plates BEFORE 4 wheeling so one does not trash
> > the cans of a pair of brand new Rancho shocks. (Or install 'em cans up
> > next time?)
> >
> >
> Doesn't everybody install the shocks with the cans up? Mine are on that
way.
> For the record, at least one can is smashed, so this strategy is not all
> that effective.
>
>
>
> >
> > http://pages.sbcglobal.net/calwheeler/cw100503.html
> >
> >
> >
> > Photos of my first tentative offroad test drive(s), post mods.
> >
> > Hey Nathan! Rocks can be for posers, too! ;-)
> >
> >
>

Re: Rock Crawler or Web Poser?
 

I read once that some shocks, especially mono tube ones cant be installed
upside down. They are valved differently for compression vs extension.
KH

"Jeff Strickland" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:vo60ne9lhcfu89@corp.supernews.com...
>
> "Cal Wheeler" <cal@whee.ler> wrote in message
> news:bltk4s$1f3$0@pita.alt.net...
> >
> >
> > These things I have learned:
> >
> > It is good to have big damn wheels.
> >
> > It is good to have big stinking axles and diffs to swing them.
> >
> > It is good to install a thumb throttle; either that or grow a third
foot.
> >
> > It is good to have mongo articulation.
> >
> > It is stupid to go four wheeling with no bump stops. The ride is jarring
> > and the shock absorbers aren't happy about it either.
> >
> > It would be smart to check the full range of articulation and then grind
> > away corners of U-bolt plates BEFORE 4 wheeling so one does not trash
> > the cans of a pair of brand new Rancho shocks. (Or install 'em cans up
> > next time?)
> >
> >
> Doesn't everybody install the shocks with the cans up? Mine are on that
way.
> For the record, at least one can is smashed, so this strategy is not all
> that effective.
>
>
>
> >
> > http://pages.sbcglobal.net/calwheeler/cw100503.html
> >
> >
> >
> > Photos of my first tentative offroad test drive(s), post mods.
> >
> > Hey Nathan! Rocks can be for posers, too! ;-)
> >
> >
>

Re: Rock Crawler or Web Poser?
 

Here we go again.
KH

"Cal Wheeler" <cal@whee.ler> wrote in message
news:bm0g4l$gcq$0@pita.alt.net...
> Joshua Nelson wrote:
>
> >>I love the "cline-o-meter" on the dash! LOL
> >
> >
> >
> > Cal has an incli/*trollbait snipped*.
>
>
> You did say you were going to put up some pix of *your* rig, didn't you?
> Ask your mom if you can put some pix of it up on a website!
>
>

Re: Rock Crawler or Web Poser?
 

Here we go again.
KH

"Cal Wheeler" <cal@whee.ler> wrote in message
news:bm0g4l$gcq$0@pita.alt.net...
> Joshua Nelson wrote:
>
> >>I love the "cline-o-meter" on the dash! LOL
> >
> >
> >
> > Cal has an incli/*trollbait snipped*.
>
>
> You did say you were going to put up some pix of *your* rig, didn't you?
> Ask your mom if you can put some pix of it up on a website!
>
>

Re: Rock Crawler or Web Poser?
 

Here we go again.
KH

"Cal Wheeler" <cal@whee.ler> wrote in message
news:bm0g4l$gcq$0@pita.alt.net...
> Joshua Nelson wrote:
>
> >>I love the "cline-o-meter" on the dash! LOL
> >
> >
> >
> > Cal has an incli/*trollbait snipped*.
>
>
> You did say you were going to put up some pix of *your* rig, didn't you?
> Ask your mom if you can put some pix of it up on a website!
>
>

Re: Rock Crawler or Web Poser?
 

The Edelbrock and other inertial sensitive types pretty
much just fail to work as designed when upside down. Not
that the Edelbrock IAS is a particularly good rock crawler
in the first place...more appropriate for a trailcruiser
like the GC's.

Approximately 10/9/03 07:48, Kevin in San Diego uttered for posterity:

> I read once that some shocks, especially mono tube ones cant be installed
> upside down. They are valved differently for compression vs extension.
> KH
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:vo60ne9lhcfu89@corp.supernews.com...
>>
>> "Cal Wheeler" <cal@whee.ler> wrote in message
>> news:bltk4s$1f3$0@pita.alt.net...
>> >
>> >
>> > These things I have learned:
>> >
>> > It is good to have big damn wheels.
>> >
>> > It is good to have big stinking axles and diffs to swing them.
>> >
>> > It is good to install a thumb throttle; either that or grow a third
> foot.
>> >
>> > It is good to have mongo articulation.
>> >
>> > It is stupid to go four wheeling with no bump stops. The ride is jarring
>> > and the shock absorbers aren't happy about it either.
>> >
>> > It would be smart to check the full range of articulation and then grind
>> > away corners of U-bolt plates BEFORE 4 wheeling so one does not trash
>> > the cans of a pair of brand new Rancho shocks. (Or install 'em cans up
>> > next time?)
>> >
>> >
>> Doesn't everybody install the shocks with the cans up? Mine are on that
> way.
>> For the record, at least one can is smashed, so this strategy is not all
>> that effective.
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>> > http://pages.sbcglobal.net/calwheeler/cw100503.html
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Photos of my first tentative offroad test drive(s), post mods.
>> >
>> > Hey Nathan! Rocks can be for posers, too! ;-)
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>


--
My governor can kick your governor's ass

Re: Rock Crawler or Web Poser?
 

The Edelbrock and other inertial sensitive types pretty
much just fail to work as designed when upside down. Not
that the Edelbrock IAS is a particularly good rock crawler
in the first place...more appropriate for a trailcruiser
like the GC's.

Approximately 10/9/03 07:48, Kevin in San Diego uttered for posterity:

> I read once that some shocks, especially mono tube ones cant be installed
> upside down. They are valved differently for compression vs extension.
> KH
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:vo60ne9lhcfu89@corp.supernews.com...
>>
>> "Cal Wheeler" <cal@whee.ler> wrote in message
>> news:bltk4s$1f3$0@pita.alt.net...
>> >
>> >
>> > These things I have learned:
>> >
>> > It is good to have big damn wheels.
>> >
>> > It is good to have big stinking axles and diffs to swing them.
>> >
>> > It is good to install a thumb throttle; either that or grow a third
> foot.
>> >
>> > It is good to have mongo articulation.
>> >
>> > It is stupid to go four wheeling with no bump stops. The ride is jarring
>> > and the shock absorbers aren't happy about it either.
>> >
>> > It would be smart to check the full range of articulation and then grind
>> > away corners of U-bolt plates BEFORE 4 wheeling so one does not trash
>> > the cans of a pair of brand new Rancho shocks. (Or install 'em cans up
>> > next time?)
>> >
>> >
>> Doesn't everybody install the shocks with the cans up? Mine are on that
> way.
>> For the record, at least one can is smashed, so this strategy is not all
>> that effective.
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>> > http://pages.sbcglobal.net/calwheeler/cw100503.html
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Photos of my first tentative offroad test drive(s), post mods.
>> >
>> > Hey Nathan! Rocks can be for posers, too! ;-)
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>


--
My governor can kick your governor's ass