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Wet subs for dry suspension.... any mods needed?
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:51 am
by sandman
Apart from the small brackets/flanges/tabs holding the hydroelements - are there any other mods needed to use a wet frame on an dry setup using dry arms and standard trumpets/struts ?
Someone mentioned to me that the rear frame migth need some cutting??
Re: Wet subs for dry suspension.... any mods needed?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:47 am
by sandman
Anyone ??
Re: Wet subs for dry suspension.... any mods needed?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 12:45 pm
by guru_1071
ed
when i converted my car i just bent the little tabs out the way
no welding required on the rear frame.
the only reason you would do any welding on the rear, would be, i guess to fit the steel 'bump' parts that go behind the rubber cone to stip it going into full compression - as these are not really needed (unless your doing some serious rallying) i wouldnt worry about it - you would probably wreck your shocks before the radius arms could bend back that far
Re: Wet subs for dry suspension.... any mods needed?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 12:55 pm
by sandman
Rich,
Did you use i-lo's or std. trumpets?
From what I can see the [coneshaped] longitudal "slots" inside/behind the trumpets are smaller on a wet sub... A friend of mine was told he had to cut this... does he?
Re: Wet subs for dry suspension.... any mods needed?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:07 pm
by Smiffy
Re: Wet subs for dry suspension.... any mods needed?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:16 pm
by sandman
Sorry but what does this has to do with it??
Re: Wet subs for dry suspension.... any mods needed?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:25 pm
by guru_1071
ed
the hole in the rear frame is bigger so the displacer fits, but this doesnt alter the way the rubber cone or the hilo/ally trumpet fits.
on the front the rubber cone and the trumpet goes in as per the dry, so no change
Re: Wet subs for dry suspension.... any mods needed?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 2:11 pm
by sandman
Many thanks Rich!