[tcb] Re: GR2 vs. Gas-Adjust
- From: Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:06:54 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
yes, you've raised the position of the mounting point on the spindle.
Therefore your tire will hit before the bump stop, in its current position,
will be engaged.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Oct 13, 2008 11:02 AM
>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [tcb] Re: GR2 vs. Gas-Adjust
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>So your saying that I must just live with it, or cut and weld the bump
>stops?
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>Will Wood wrote:
>> Doesn't matter, you've moved the suspension points up 2 1/2 inches so the
>> tire will hit before the bump stops. A quick solution for
>> you is to cut and weld them "turning" them down so they take the shock
>> instead of the wheel tubs.
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>> Right now your bump stops are about at a 3:30 position you need them closer
>> to 4:30. It varies with wheels/tires and amount of drop so YMMV
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>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Oct 13, 2008 10:31 AM
>>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [tcb] Re: GR2 vs. Gas-Adjust
>>>
>>> Stock beam.
>>> Only modification is the dropped spindles.
>>> This is a '66, and I believe the bump stops are in place.
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>>> Will Wood wrote:
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>>>> shocks won't fix that issue. That's the bump stops not coming into play.
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>>>> If you have a narrowed or aftermarket beam (like me) you watch for the
>>>> bumps. I'm actually thinking of fabing up
>>>> a couple of bump stops to work on my wagenswest beam. In Dallas there's
>>>> too many )(*)(*#@! dips, potholes and everything
>>>> so I always hear the squeel of the tires.
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>>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>>>> From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Oct 13, 2008 10:22 AM
>>>>> To: Texas Coalition of Buses <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Subject: [tcb] GR2 vs. Gas-Adjust
>>>>>
>>>>> Coming home from T@P Sunday morning I started wondering if I should
>>>>> switch out my GR2 shocks for Gas-Adjust.
>>>>> My bus is lowered via dropped spindles on the front and I am running the
>>>>> beefy Hankook RA08 tires.
>>>>> When I hit a bumpy country road both of the front tires slam into the
>>>>> tops of the front wheel wells giving off a hell of a sound.
>>>>> Anybody running Gas-Adjust shocks on the front?
>>>>> I have heard that I will hate it, but just wanted to get some opinions.
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