Adaptors for brumby rear suspension to fit needle top shocks

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Adaptors for brumby rear suspension to fit needle top shocks

Post by stinky » Fri Aug 24, 2007 8:20 am

Any idea where I can get these from ? They're used to fit pump-up shocks to the back of a brumby/MY. I know a few of the guys in WA have them. I used to have a set but they went missing.
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Post by bluesteel » Fri Aug 24, 2007 8:40 am

just get a bit of 50 x 50x 6mm angle iron and drill 2 holes the right spacing apart, and 1 in the top at the middle

put the top one as close in as you can so your shock still clears the body
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Post by legacytt » Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:50 am

So is the new improved version Johnny, or the bendable version if you drive to fast on sand dunes with 5 blokes in the back? LOL What is the recomended shock manufacturer and which model is the one to go for?
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Post by bluesteel » Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:15 am

i have an eye on the top of my shocks, not the needle top

but my new brackets have copped some fully loaded bumps at the last rally with no failures yet
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Post by stinky » Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:42 pm

I've currently got the same as you bluesteel. But I want to put L series coilovers in. I put them in the leone and it drives great.
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Post by bluesteel » Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:01 pm

same difference for those.

or you can use the l series top bracket;
get a bit of flat bar, drill 2 holes the width of the L top Mount
put one bolt through on the MY
mark where the other hole is on the MY, and drill it
bolt the flat bar to the car and L top mount to the flat bar, using one of the bolts straight through both
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Post by Phizinza » Fri Aug 24, 2007 5:32 pm

Got a welder? Not hard to make.
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Post by Matt » Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:02 am

Yeah second that not hard at all to make, when i get home i will post some pics of mine.
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