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Old 09-21-2010, 09:05 PM
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Sydewynder
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Originally Posted by Team Lotus
I'm with Tha Beast, how does that front end work? I see no springs anywhere, and it looks like the upper arms move up and down, but the lower arms appear fixed. So how does it work and how is it dampened if there are no springs? If the lower arms are fixed, I don't see how those dampener tubes are able to do anything. Are they meant to take the place of front springs? Very confused!
Looks like the tube is mounted onto the inside of the upper arm triangle so as the upper arm moves up it pushes the tube in. Look at MikeR's pic and you'll see 2 silver points that look like screws for a underside ballmount.
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