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Explain something to me

Air Ride Suspensions Q & A
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CHOSN1   +1y
please excuse my ignorance but how does this suspension work with the frame under the axle???

MIDWEST DRAGFEST   +1y
i need m ore pics of the rear end to look at not a very good angle
granth   +1y
Edited: 6/29/2007 7:23:03 AM by framedragger

the center pivot is connected to the frame. bag inflates, pushes the canti link, lifts the frame. when it pushes on the bag side, upwards, it pushes down on the axle, therefore lifting the frame.

edit: i hope there is some sort of pivot on the center. It's not at the top, cant see the middle/bottom.
MIDWEST DRAGFEST   +1y
that would push th frame into the ground tho. atleast from what i could tell in the pic.
granth   +1y
Originally posted by MIDWEST DRAGFEST



that would push th frame into the ground tho. atleast from what i could tell in the pic.

your right...it does seem like it would, after looking at it more. Any more pic of it somewhere?

CHOSN1   +1y
I got pic off the new SSM show coverage.
MIDWEST DRAGFEST   +1y
Originally posted by framedragger



Originally posted by MIDWEST DRAGFEST



that would push th frame into the ground tho. atleast from what i could tell in the pic.

your right...it does seem like it would, after looking at it more. Any more pic of it somewhere?



haha ya cuz that was the same thing i was thinking and i took the pic in ms paint and diagram it up, but the i realized that it wouldnt work. plus if was how it was to work out the lower link bar would hit one of the braces going up holding the batteries up.
kustomcreationz   +1y
Originally posted by framedragger



Originally posted by MIDWEST DRAGFEST



that would push th frame into the ground tho. atleast from what i could tell in the pic.

your right...it does seem like it would, after looking at it more. Any more pic of it somewhere?



I can't put the frame into the ground... The bag inflates... keep in mind that the axle and tires are the fixed point here... so the bag inflates, the distance between the frame and the canti bar gets bigger... wich make the canti bar go higher, notice there's a pivot point (so the frame and the canti bar are attached together, wich means the canti bar will raise). The canti bar raising "pushes" the axle down... which will make the frame to lift.

A rear view pic would help a lot to understand... it's pure geometry (reverse cantilever if you want)

Hope that clears things a bit

MIDWEST DRAGFEST   +1y
i know whos it is. will be back with another pic.
MIDWEST DRAGFEST   +1y
here ya go
post photo