So I have got started on then next big part of this build. Long Travel Rear suspension with CV axles.
I have been interested in attempting to build a long travel rear end after seeing others attempt and complete the builds. All doing it a bit differently but for the same end goal. I was hesitant at first because I do not have any machining tools. I knew that I would have to rely on a local machine shop for custom pieces. Also, I already had everything to bolt it up and ride it with the OEM suspension assembly with new shocks and all.
The first thing I did to make my life a little bit easier was purchased a Farr-Offroad gear box that has his special output shaft installed. This would allow me to use common Polaris CV axles. I started thinking further on this and ran into a few snags. First was the knuckle and hub assembly. Farr makes his own, sure I could use the polaris setup, probably the easiest solution. With the Farr setup the rear disc brakes get relocated to the rear hubs, two disc brakes in the rear. Better stopping power, great but now I would also have to use a larger rim... still not a big deal. The last thing with this is that the axles are not the same length. With the new output shaft, it offsets your distance to each rear hub, because the oem brake hub rotor is now gone. I would have to have one of the CV axles machined shorter.
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The second thing I did was purchased a set of CV axles from site member Romain french. The axles he used were originally from a Citroën, but common 2cv axles. He had already converted them like Methodical had done. Cutting the inner most oem axle yoke and welding it to the CV cup. They use these parts for kart-cross setups in Europe. With this setup the rear end was to wide for my linking and then I was back at shortening the axles. Buying parts from Europe and having them shipped over.
He gave me a few useful links as well.
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The last thing I did was purchased a special output shaft from Methodical. It was originally made by site member jknarfal. Same one that he has installed on his LT build =
viewtopic.php?t=14265 . This output shaft uses the same OEM rear brake caliper. It also keeps the output shaft centered, allowing the axles to remain the same lengths. Along with the output shaft I purchased axles, shocks, knuckles, hubs, and other misc parts to complete the build or get me pretty close.
I have started to move forward with this setup for the rear. I recently got the output shaft installed in my gearbox and test fit in the chassis. Supplied with the output shaft was a new disc brake hub. I pressed studs into it using CO's "add-vise" and installed a Buell 1125 rotor. The output shaft uses the same nut as the FL350 crank to mount the new hub.
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