Topic: Shock mounting using Marlin's knuckle ball kit?

[Saber]

Does anyone know the exact shock mounting configuration when using the knuckle ball kit?  The pic on the site doesn't give a clear direction on where the parts/pieces should go.  I took a few pics in hopes some of the resident experts can lend a hand.  There seems to be a couple different ways to do this, but none of them really seem to be any better than the other.  The upper gusset has what appears to be a 9/16" hole, although the bolt is only 1/2".  That seems a bit weird too.  Anyway, here are a couple of configs:

Here's what you get:



The red bushing is substituting for the shock:



The bolt flipped around:



Lots of slack!



Thanks in advance for any guidance! 

[DTB]

i asked the same question on here and never got a good answer......... seems the thread has gone bye bye now...

i was thinking about just weldiing the bolt head to the face of the gusset and using a shorter bolt (not using the spacer thingy)

[Saber [OP]]

I thought about welding it too; seems it would be much stronger.

I love your avatar BTW; I was reading a different post and noticed it and made my wife come look at it.  I have plenty of those stickers and our 2 year old sure could use one!   

[MiniSimp]

The upper gusset has what appears to be a 9/16" hole, although the bolt is only 1/2".

Weld it up, then see how it feels with the shock mounted.

[Saber [OP]]

Awesome...  That looks like a good way to go.  Thanks for the pics.   

[DTB]

That looks like pretty solid mounting point there mini....its hard to tell i guess just eyeballing it without welding how strong it will be..thanks for the pictures

[MiniSimp]

That looks like pretty solid mounting point there mini....its hard to tell i guess just eyeballing it without welding how strong it will be..thanks for the pictures

That is the mount they use on the Forumla Toyota.

[kingkrawler]

Do you have any more pictures of the installation of that kit. I just got mine and was wondering what to do with the triangles. lol

[Yeagley]

You weld them to the top and bottom of the stops for the knuckle.

[*ROKTOY*]

The triangles are used to bolster the stock stops, they weld to the top and bottom fore and aft of all the stops.

[DTB]

like so

[kingkrawler]

I wanted to make sure before I welded them there and find out later that's not where they go.


Thanks a lot guys! 

[werty]

I wanted to make sure before I welded them there and find out later that's not where they go.


Thanks a lot guys! 

you can beat a 1/2 nut or two in the middle of the triangle and beef the inside up too.

[kingkrawler]

Here's one for ya....

What about overheating the housing, or bearings, or anything for that matter? Should the entire axle be disassembled or can you weld a small bead and break for 10 -15 minutes?