Suspension convertion ...

[JACO]

Hi to all, wonder if any one can help, I've got a standard windlass trike, and did a convertion on the rear suspension from a rugged to n bungee cord suspension. Now i want to do the front, got all the spares ( wishbones, u-bar) and drawing fom solo wings, but can not figure out what/how to do it. Aden from solo wings suggests looking at a trike with the conversion all ready done, or some pics, or to send the whole front end to durban. Any suggestions ??

[Miskiet]

Hi Jaco,

I've got a standard Windlass with solid axles too. Is the mod worth doing? How much did it cost you?

From what I recall the front suspension is a u-bar that fits around the front wheel with springs - U-bar pivot on the current axle mounting point. If you press the trike down the U-bar goes down too.

Thanks!

[JACO]

Hi

Thanx for the info, :D This gives me a better idea of how this works. The u-bar and two wishbones cost me R515 from solowings, and i recon the bolts and springs can not be to much .... During my training i flew both a rugged and bungee suspention 503 trike, and in my oppinion it makes a big difference. I've got a 582 now and believe it would help alot on our home strip since it is gravel. Now i wonder how long and how "strong" those springs needs to be ....

[John Young]

... or to send the whole front end to durban. Any suggestions ??

... send the boom to bowsprit elbow to Durban ...

Regards
John ZU-CIB

[Griffin]

Jaco could you post some pictures of the rear suspension mod you did? Where did you get the parts for the mod? Is it a Solowings mod ?

[Hot Stuff]

Jaco-Could you also send me all the details concerning the conversion and costs as I would like to follow suit

Thanks