Shock mount failure
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02-18-2009, 15:45
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Shock mount failure
Greg, I don't think the axle tilt puts undo stress on the shock. If you consider the steer axle in full droop on one side and full bump on the other. The angle of the axle is roughly 5 deg to the horizon, and this turns out to also be the angle of the shock. (inverse sine of (8 inches / 96 inches)). The rubber bushings in the shock can easily comply without transferring excessive forces to the mounts. I'm sure Ridewell did this basic calculation. If this were the cause then we'd be seeing similar failures on the drive axles. The cause could be shocks that bottom before bump stops (shocks too long), folks retracting their HWH jacks w/o first airing up the suspension, folks raising the front off the ground w/o first dumping air, or simply and inferior Ridewell design. After year 2000 or so, I was informed by the engineering staff at Ridewell that all their suspension systems underwent finite element analysis and subsequent redesign; consequently the LXi uses a different shock mount system than the WB's. Could be that Ridewell addressed an inherent weakness. David Brady '02 LXi, NC timvasqz wrote:
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