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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: shock struts?? Reply #15 - 04/30/14 at 07:55:01 Hmmm BOY!! Anything that gets in the pinch point of the belt is gonna get eaten.. Its not comin out in working order. Crash & get a piece of YOU in there & its gone.
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: shock struts?? Reply #16 - 04/30/14 at 09:24:39 This is a very cool way to do it. I buy my steel locally.We have a surplus house that stocks it.Do a search of your area,there are usually places you can get it.Again mine is probably overkill.Try maybe a racecar fab shop.
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Re: shock struts??
Reply #17 - 04/30/14 at 23:33:00

Plan to break out the pipe bender (spec'd for heavy wall ductile/black iron) this weekend and bend up a set for the 98. Get paid Friday and have Saturday off...

Fill the tubing with sand, get it cherry red, and bend it. No kinks or misshapen areas that way, just a smooth transition. It kinda helps that I have a full blacksmith shop on the place... Grin

Will do my test pieces with conduit to get the right length and bend radius. Make a form (10x10 heavy timber and spikes) to let them cool while retaining their shape.

Also need to make my fender strut mounting tabs, the 98 runs a full fender and once the frame is rigid it can be properly affixed and run a luggage rack that works (unlike the OEM sissybar mount piece of tin with a 5 pound working load limit).

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Reply #18 - 05/18/14 at 14:22:11

welp, a little update...I put my shocks back on.

Got to ride a little more the past couple weeks and the wife is not happy with no suspension! and after a couple trips on the interstate, I was in agreement with her.

my conclusion: most roads and short trips were totally ok, even with no spring seat. BUT roads around my parts are shite, and I go on long rides quite often.

I did cut one coil out of my springs and bend/grind them down to be flat. ended up taking 3/4" off total, decent compromise of suspension and a little lower back end.

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