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Re: BigMike's Big Project
« Reply #990 on: Apr 03, 2006, 08:39:50 AM »
Wha wha what? :o Is this common? So I'm not the first one that has thought of this? :slap:

What are your plans for this?

I thought of doing something that sounds similar, except pivoting perches. I got two 7"x 1.5" shank grade 8 bolts with matching nylocs and two pcs of 1.5" IDx 3/8" thick DOM tubing I am going to put together to make these. I'll cut 1.5" off each end of the tubing to make a swivel. Then I'll weld the ends to the perch I have now, and the center to a new base plate I'll make out of 3/8" x 5" flat bar. Then I'll sandwich the spring pack with a top plate made of the same material. Add some grease zerks and, woila, pivots. :think:

I figure that is the way to go, rather than JJ's. With JJ, I hear they are a PITA to install and even worse on the trail. Plus you have to run two to get the same effect. With a pivoting perch, it only affects one point, and is beefy strong too. Easy to make, easy to install, east to maintain. Works for me! :thumbs:

Is this the same type of idea? Or do you have something else in mind? :headscratch:

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I think it's MiniSimp that has a custom deal with that setup. Go check his build thread and you'll see them.
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