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bajaherbie Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:39 am

who makes 2" or 3" longer trailing arms? i don't want to go any wider because my front beam is stock width. the only ones i've found are mckenzies and their website has them priced at $575 for 3" longer, mild steel construction. they might be blue flame brand... thanks, scott

HamburgerBrad Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:44 am

problems you may run into are CV angles. wider is not only for stability, but also to help reduce the angles on the CV joints, increasing travel.

Tim10 Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:08 am

Good extended trailing arms aren't cheap... this also starts the entire cycle up chaning trannies, drive axles, torsion bars etc.

We have BeeLines... they were SPENDY... but well worth it. I had cheapies... couldn't ever get the car aligned.

T.

bajaherbie Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:33 pm

the december, 1999 issue has the article on the prowlers kit.... i just want enough clearance for my 31 inch tires. i'd settle for 1" or 2" longer trailing arms...

tim10 , who sells beeline products???

HamburgerBrad Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:40 pm

i dont know how widely available or how cheap they are, but one of the racing classes allows for 1" longer and wider trailing arms. first place i ever remember seeing them was on mattt's Thing

bajaherbie Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:43 pm

just checked blind chicken racing, they can custom make any width/length trailing arms for $350. tubular steel and mild steel construction, chrome moly is 100 clams more...

plus they look just like brads trailing arms :lol:

HamburgerBrad Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:49 pm

bajaherbie wrote: plus they look just like brads trailing arms :lol:
bullshit they do...

Tim10 Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:51 pm

:roll: :roll: :roll: Uh Oh... Not this one again... where are the keys?


Beelines... I think Larry's Offroad Carries them If memory serves correct they make every one of them to spec....

SHMO Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:47 pm

Actually Brad, not to take the wind out of your sails or anything, but my new BCR trailing arms look even better than yours..... :wink:

SHMO

HamburgerBrad Wed Jul 20, 2005 10:46 pm

:roll:

bajaherbie Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:40 am

i bought the 1" longer 1" wider trailing arms in the classified section yesterday. class 1/2 1600 legal :lol: , i'm gonna race the baja next year :roll: anyway, i'm going to colorado today , i'll be back tuesday....

SHMO Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:16 am

Don't roll your eyes at me hamsterhead....lol

SHMO

UncleDirty Sat Jul 23, 2005 10:04 am

bajaherbie wrote: i bought the 1" longer 1" wider trailing arms in the classified section yesterday. class 1/2 1600 legal :lol: , i'm gonna race the baja next year :roll: anyway, i'm going to colorado today , i'll be back tuesday....

1" wider isn't legal in 1/2 1600, or 5 1600, only 1" longer
If your going racing, micro stubs are legal now, expensive, but very trick,
lets you run a 2" longer axle. That means less cv angle with more droop.

bajaherbie Sat Jul 23, 2005 10:18 pm

whatever dude, oklahoma is a long way from baja.........



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