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Suspension convertion ...

Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:23 pm
by JACO
Hi to all, :) wonder if any one can help, :roll: 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. :shock: Any suggestions ??

Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:03 pm
by 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!

Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:42 pm
by 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. :wink: 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 .... :? :(

Re: Suspension convertion ...

Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:24 pm
by John Young
JACO wrote: ... or to send the whole front end to durban. :shock: Any suggestions ??
... send the boom to bowsprit elbow to Durban ... :!: :lol:

Regards
John ZU-CIB

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:33 am
by 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 ?

Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:45 am
by Hot Stuff
Jaco-Could you also send me all the details concerning the conversion and costs as I would like to follow suit

Thanks