radius arms

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BLUTO

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Holly, MI NW of Detroit

• Oct 16, 2003

• #1

I saw a D44 with radius arms attached to it (from a Bronco) to fit a XJ. What are radius arms AND what function do they perform?
Anybody have a pic of them?
Thanx,
BLUTO

 

rockwerks

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Chito Beach Resort, WA

• Oct 16, 2003

• #2

raduis arms are the original long arm setup, they atach to teh axle and to the frame using rubber bushings, search or try tech farmermatt is running them on his XJ

 

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FarmerMatt

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Down on the Farm

• Oct 16, 2003

• #3

They perform well. The turm radius refers to the way the arms control the pinion angle. The arms hold the axle & pinion angle at a constant through it's travel. Here's the small write up I did.

Matt

http://www.naxja.org/html/techarticles/ebswap.html

 

THE_OWL

NAXJA Forum User

• Oct 16, 2003

• #4

Heres the Link you want.

Hey xjnation, I was out in Flag this last weekend. didnt see the hotshot Jeeps I thought I would. I guess they dont drive them in the Bars

 

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Patriot

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Florida

• Oct 16, 2003

• #5

Farmermatt,
For the c-clip bushing, are you running a certain degree or did you go with the stock bushing? I'll definitely know what I'll need when I get ready to install front end, but for now I'd like get an idea of what others have used.

 

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FarmerMatt

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Down on the Farm

• Oct 16, 2003

• #6

I've run everything from 6 degree's down to the stock rubber. The stock rubber has little "swaybar" effect on the front end & will allow the front to flex really well, but too unstable for my liking. I'm currantly using 2 degree poly "C" bushings & am very happy with the setup. I have about 4 degree's of caster built into my radius arms.

Matt

 

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Patriot

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Florida

• Oct 16, 2003

• #7

Great, just what I needed to find out.

 

rockwerks

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Chito Beach Resort, WA

• Oct 16, 2003

• #8

Hey xjnation, I was out in Flag this last weekend. didnt see the hotshot Jeeps I thought I would. I guess they dont drive them in the Bars

small college town....not too many of use out here...I travel to PHX to play on the rocks

 

Fore Wheeler

MWC President

NAXJA Member

Location

Michigan

• Oct 16, 2003

• #9

I'm running the 7* poly bushings in mine, as of the second time I wheeled it it doesn't flex much at all, however neither are my new Alcan springs, both need to be broke in.