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Lower Shock & Link Mount Reinforcement
6/24/19 EDIT: Lower Link Reinforcement Skids ordering info starts here.
Hey guys, a friend of mine bent his lower shock mount on the axle of his 4th gen 4Runner, so I'm working on a reinforcement kit to strengthen that area.
Here's the failure:
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04-12-2019, 08:32 AM
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I’m currently working on the link mount, since they are married on this axle.
As with the 3rd gen, aftermarket joints don’t have a ton of room for misalignment in there...
Above is the big MetalCloak joint which should have 17° of movement, but because of the width of the factory mount it is limited to 12°.
On the 3rd gen, the depth of the mounts are an issue with big joints, here it is width.
For comparison, here’s the wide Currie Johnny Joint, limited to less than 9°:
and the narrow version of the Johnny Joint, which could potentially get 17°, although I doubt that Joint has the capacity for that much misalignment? If anyone knows, please chime in - it may affect the size & location of the flange in the image. I definitely don't want to have to redesign for clearance there after I start making these! ;)
I'll update as I get the link mounts worked out.. (I have some ideas about the interface between them and the shock mount reinforcement that I need to prove out)
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Originally Posted by eimkeith
Hey guys, a friend of mine bent his lower shock mount on the axle of his 4th gen 4Runner, so I'm working on a reinforcement kit to strengthen that area.
Here's the failure:
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Pic didn't load for me, so here's another one.
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Those are nice. I was planning on welding some plate stock to mine anyway since one has a rust hole in it! It just looked scaly until I sandblasted the frame, then once all the scale was removed, I got to see the areas needing reinforcement, and that was one of them. When will they be available?
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Originally Posted by Terminator03
Those are nice. I was planning on welding some plate stock to mine anyway since one has a rust hole in it! It just looked scaly until I sandblasted the frame, then once all the scale was removed, I got to see the areas needing reinforcement, and that was one of them. When will they be available?
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I'm proving out the printed parts this weekend, then I'll send the files out for quoting - should be 3-4 weeks to production parts.
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I actually started the modeling for a lower link reinforcement skid yesterday, after not seeing anything available that I liked.
It will be similar to the one I make for the 3rd gen.
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Originally Posted by eimkeith
Hey guys, a friend of mine bent his lower shock mount on the axle of his 4th gen 4Runner, so I'm working on a reinforcement kit to strengthen that area.
Here's the failure:
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Picture not show for me nieghter. Might be something I would take interest in.
Years ago I had to weld on reinforcements to my lower link to frame due to bashing them all up, before these aftermarket designed parts were available.
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Pic didn't load for me, so here's another one.
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I'm not so kind on my ride like you also, I've bashed the shit out of that area also when on 32s.
Haven't been able to bend mine like that, YET.
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And I took these this morning under a different buddy’s truck - looks like he’s tagged his lower link mounts as well:
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Lower Shock & Link Mount Reinforcement
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Originally Posted by eimkeith
I actually started the modeling for a lower link reinforcement skid yesterday, after not seeing anything available that I liked.
It will be similar to the one I make for the 3rd gen.
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These are ready to go out for quoting also (I had a busy week!):
Not sure how the other two guys deal with the planes on the inside of the mount; it took some time to figure out how to hug the mount but still be able to install it in one piece.
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Originally Posted by Drunner97
Pic didn't load for me, so here's another one.
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WOW! What's the back story here? Did something kink the mount and then it collapsed?
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WOW! What's the back story here? Did something kink the mount and then it collapsed?
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Just came down hard on a rock, is my understanding. The factory built it with an unsupported bend, which is kinda crazy.. - particularly because they hang down so damn low!
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Originally Posted by eimkeith
These are ready to go out for quoting also (I had a busy week!):
Not sure how the other two guys deal with the planes on the inside of the mount; it took some time to figure out how to hug the mount but still be able to install it in one piece.
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We can use these in the landcruiser 80 world!!!
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