Rear Suspension - Who makes this upper brace / arm?
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Re: Rear Suspension - Who makes this upper brace / arm?
i am not sure what that air damper/shock? is thats attached to the Fays2 piece on that car. Any info on that?
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Re: Rear Suspension - Who makes this upper brace / arm?
The Watt's link appears to be disconnected from the axle tube(s). I've never seen the damper assembly before but from the geometry it looks like it's meant to damp vertical movement. But still looking.
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Re: Rear Suspension - Who makes this upper brace / arm?
That looks like a cantilever (sp?) shock set up similar to what many mountain bikes have. Weird since it also has normally mounted shocks. I would love to see the rest of that car.
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Re: Rear Suspension - Who makes this upper brace / arm?
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Re: Rear Suspension - Who makes this upper brace / arm?
I also saw that same set up in another car....the upper bracket thing, unless this is the same car with a different rear etc
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Re: Rear Suspension - Who makes this upper brace / arm?
I don't think its the same car, but it is the same owner. IIRC, he has two cars with that setup.
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Car: Base 91 'bird
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Axle/Gears: 9-bolt 3.27 & PBR
Re: Rear Suspension - Who makes this upper brace / arm?
I see that as the car moves up and down it'll operate the damper/pump but where exactly does it pump the oil from/to? Any idea how much it helps with lubrication?
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Re: Rear Suspension - Who makes this upper brace / arm?
from and to the differential, it helps keep stuff cool. These things get blistering hot, especially @ high speeds.
http://youtu.be/-d1WPEGdYTA
http://youtu.be/-d1WPEGdYTA
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Re: Rear Suspension - Who makes this upper brace / arm?
from and to the differential, it helps keep stuff cool. These things get blistering hot, especially @ high speeds.
http://youtu.be/-d1WPEGdYTA
http://youtu.be/-d1WPEGdYTA
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Re: Rear Suspension - Who makes this upper brace / arm?
Have you ever been able to measure the oil temperature at speed with/without the pump? It's the first time I've seen a solution for something I didn't know could be an issue. Looks clever but does need vertical motion to work. Is it custom or universal fit?
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Re: Rear Suspension - Who makes this upper brace / arm?
I have a rear end cooler on my corvette and I forgot the exact number but the pump goes on after only about a 1/4 hour of spirited driving and only runs for a short while to cool it down. I think I have it set to turn on @ 150 F or thereabout
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Re: Rear Suspension - Who makes this upper brace / arm?
now thats cool... i was wondering how one would pump the oil through the dif,,,, and there is the answer..
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