Gawynz Buggy Thread

Gawynz

Active Member
Location
Ogden, UT
I think I'm "done" for now... every time I look at it there is something that I want to tweak, but I could go wheeling tomorrow so I think that counts as done enough.

I buttoned up a lot of small things this weekend. I remade/reran the rear brake lines and flushed/bled the brakes, trimmed the hood to fit, mounted the rear coilover reservoirs, set the ride height and crossover nuts, nitrogen charged the reservoirs, a couple other odds and ends...

Ended up mounting the winch to the front axle; it fits/clears at full stuff, I think kit should work well.

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Gave it a good cleaning, drove it around the block, and there it is... rev 2.0.

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I tore this thing down with the goal of improving the suspension, and I ended up having to modify a lot of other things along the way. Regarding the suspension, here's a comparison/numbers before and after.
  • Wishbone top links deleted front and rear
  • Belly height increase from 17.5" to 20"
  • Front coilovers:
    • New leading arms with coilover pushed forward
    • Spring changed from single 400# to a duel rate setup running 250#/350# (146# combined spring rate)
    • Coilovers rebuilt and revalved
    • Original droop of 2" increased to 7.5" (strapped to 6.5")
    • 7.5" of up travel, 1.25" rubber shaft bump
  • Rear coilovers:
    • Springs changed from 100#/400# to 125#/200# (77# combined spring rate)
    • Coilovers rebuilt and revalved
    • Original droop of 4" increased to 9" (strapped to 7.5")
    • 9" of up travel, 1.25" rubber shaft bump
Time for a shakedown run, if anyone is interested in coming with to drag my ass out when the whole thing falls to pieces I'd appreciate it :rofl:
 

Gawynz

Active Member
Location
Ogden, UT
I'll post something on the upcoming trips thread and see who's all interested in a day trip to Little Moab or Snakes within the next couple weeks.
 
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