rats nest

[lodown]

yeh quite possible but i think the axle should
be ok for the job. diff not a problem as i'll just
raise the floor section a little above that.

[8D]

 

[Panky]

Oooooooooooooooooo that's low[}]
You may end up notching the chasis legs:I

Summer's here.....
So they say

 

[lodown]

yeh, im having some shacles fabbed with extra hole
just incase i need to raise it up abit

[8D]

 

[Panky]

I think you will need to raise it a little, Swampsters van was done like this at one point - just flipping the axle is a BIG drop, the guy who did it cut a hole in the floor for the diff and re-shaped the chasis to clear the axle, Gary couldn't live with it (speed humps and bad ride) so he had it raised again:I

Summer's nearly done

 

[Enigma]

and now lowered again by Bobby[8D]

''COMMER'EnSayThat''

 

[swampster]

and it looks sweet,and the ride is much better[8D]

 

[commeracer]

To avoid any confusion here, flipping the axle does NOT mean turning it upside down............................unless you want 4 reverse gears

"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"

 

[Enigma]

so what does it mean then? for those like me that dont really understand:I

''COMMER'EnSayThat''

 

[lodown]

yeh me too

 

[gatt]

Try to get hold of bob mate no joy ?? Will ask him next time we catch up !

n.gatt

 

[gatt]

Sunny citrus and bob autosleeper all have had the axle flipped and my old autosleeper had it done as well had no issues at all drove ok no problems with mot ! But I would find another way of making the leafspring stiffer (not welding them ) you can get leaf springs made !

n.gatt

 

[lodown]

ok mate, cheers for that.

i can only assume trying to think logically,( rare ! )
you have to take the diff out and turn it 180 ?

if thats the case, you could then turn the prop part
of the diff that unbolts 180 too so that it make the
filler bung back at the top ?

sorry if i sound thick,but ive never done this before.[)]

[8D]

 

[Panky]

quote:
Originally posted by commeracer

To avoid any confusion here, flipping the axle does NOT mean turning it upside down............................unless you want 4 reverse gears

"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"



Oops, sorry:I I'm a past master at stick wrong end getting[8)]
Couldn't get my head around it at first but then did an experiment with a cardboard tube - guess what? Tims right, unusually for him
I think I'd better stop giving advice on lowering[xx(]

Summer's nearly done

 

[commeracer]

Flipping the axle means putting it on top of the springs instead of under them. Why they call it "flipping" who knows [:0]

"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"

 

[lodown]

so basically then, what im allready having done to the axle at
the moment is flipping, not turning the 'flipping' thing over ? !!

carry on regardless !

[8D]

 

[commeracer]

Yep, that,s it

"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"

 

[Panky]

I'll get me coat[8)]

Summer's nearly done

 

[lodown]

not got a great deal done at the mo,still waiting for
the back axle to be finished, plus get the front springs
heated and levelled off as ive cut them down 2 coils

although i did pick up my motivation,( in both sense of the word )
for the van.

another win on ebay,low milage from a p6.
got to wait until the van's back on its wheels and i
can make a start on squeezing it in !! [:0]

[8D]

 

[Enigma]

Cool[8D] bet you cant wait to start playing with that[8D]

''COMMER'EnSayThat''

 

[lodown]

oh yeh !!

had a quick measure up and there wont be much of a
prop shaft,although its hard to tell at the mo due
to no rear axle in there,plus the front chassis
crossmember that has the handbrake linkage attached to it,
will have to be taken out, but looking at admins setup,
i'll do the same and make a crossmember with engine mounts
attached.

[8D]