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General => Tech Forum => Topic started by: ryan barfoot on May 12, 2004, 06:36:23 am

Title: supension problems
Post by: ryan barfoot on May 12, 2004, 06:36:23 am

I have an old off road proflex rear supension prototype from the late 1980s and it has the straight bushing style rear supension. the problem is it the pin is only a 1/4 inch wide and it snaps every time i am out+ the bushing is consistanly cracking...poor engineering? any ideas on how to fix this issue? was thinking about welding it into a stiff tail, the suspenion doesnt reallt give much anyway.

thanks, ryan

Title: Re: supension problems
Post by: Simon on May 14, 2004, 09:45:46 am

Any chance of uploading a pic  ???  

Tried making a new pin out of stainless steel ? maybe solid rod instead of hollow except for any internal threads.

Simon.

Title: Re: supension problems
Post by: pedro on May 17, 2004, 03:48:06 am

I Did what Simon is suggesting for one of my bikes, and it is working better than stock. The solid rod weight is a bit more, but the improvement in performance far outweights that.