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olde skool
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 Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:15 pm Post subject: Lowering my 181 |
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i have noticed many people notching plates like the one in the picture, i was curious about just grinding the part circled smooth, seems like it would do the same thing or am I missing something? i set my thing down two outer splines and it is constantly sitting on the piece circled. thanks
pic stole from the gallery (let me know and i can take it down)
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yellow73kubel
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| Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:52 am Post subject: |
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The spring plate can easily be replaced if you want to go back to stock, while the bump stop is a big part of the torsion housing and much harder to replace.
If you are riding on the stop, you may want to consider new shocks (depending on condition), stiffer springs, or a bit more cut on the plate. Alternatively, a slight lift on the inner splines should get it off of the stop.
A picture of what you are working with may help. |
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waxhead
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| Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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| yellow73kubel wrote: |
| The spring plate can easily be replaced... |
Are the spring plates the same as a bug?
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Kustom41
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dreadnotmusic
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Anyone have any other pictures of notching the rear plates? I keep searching the gallery but the word Notch obviously brings up quite different results than I'm looking for 
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bomberbaja
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:51 am Post subject: |
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| dreadnotmusic wrote: |
| Anyone have any other pictures of notching the rear plates? I keep searching the gallery but the word Notch obviously brings up quite different results than I'm looking for |
you mean like notchbacks right?  |
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dreadnotmusic
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:01 am Post subject: |
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| bomberbaja wrote: |
| dreadnotmusic wrote: |
| Anyone have any other pictures of notching the rear plates? I keep searching the gallery but the word Notch obviously brings up quite different results than I'm looking for |
you mean like notchbacks right? |
Yep
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waxhead
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:13 am Post subject: |
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Here's one from mstatedog:
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