Ricko's New Ride-'71 Baja

rickosuave1987 · Post by **rickosuave1987** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:09 pm

Skidmark wrote:The type of adjusters he has stripped right out (in camp). Had to come along in his Toy 4x4...

Yup...didnt even make up that little hill

. but dont worry if i do put adjusters in they will be the this kind, not the stupid avis ones.

rickosuave1987 · Post by **rickosuave1987** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:13 pm

Leatherneck wrote:If he stripped these out then we need to rethink this whole thing. These do pretty good. I have not had any problems in taking off or landing.

Yea i didnt even leave the ground...but they were the avis style ones. The "teeth" (circled here) just stipped almost off when the suspension compressed hard.

I havnt taken a picture, but my front end is kissing the ground

ChadRat · Post by **ChadRat** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:16 pm

can I vote for cutting out the rear torsion and weld that on a sand rail frame?

rickosuave1987 · Post by **rickosuave1987** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:18 pm

ChadRat wrote:can I vote for cutting out the rear torsion and weld that on a sand rail frame?

Of course you can...You just have to buy me the frame

runslikeapenguin · Post by **runslikeapenguin** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:37 pm

rickosuave1987 wrote:Well since the adjusters failed horribly at ocotillo , i am not planning on either cutting and turning my stock beam or getting some of the other type of adjuster. What is your experience with either one and what do you recomend? vote in the poll too!

what did i tell you!!

what were my instructions exactly? did i not tell you that they were the wrong ones for off roading? i knew this because the same thing happened to me and i tried to share some knowledge but no. . . . . . . .. according to baja 5 they would be fine, and thats what a buch of other people said.

sorry i just had to say i told you so, live and learn man

rickosuave1987 · Post by **rickosuave1987** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:01 pm

runslikeapenguin wrote:
rickosuave1987 wrote:Well since the adjusters failed horribly at ocotillo , i am not planning on either cutting and turning my stock beam or getting some of the other type of adjuster. What is your experience with either one and what do you recomend? vote in the poll too!
what did i tell you!!
what were my instructions exactly? did i not tell you that they were the wrong ones for off roading? i knew this because the same thing happened to me and i tried to share some knowledge but no. . . . . . . .. according to baja 5 they would be fine, and thats what a buch of other people said.

sorry i just had to say i told you so, live and learn man

You know penguin, it seems you really like to put people down.
The beam was free, Im on a budget, so guess what, it was an easy fix for me. Unfortunately, you were right about them being weak. But when you are right about something, you can at least have some respect and not shove someones face in it.

runslikeapenguin · Post by **runslikeapenguin** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:09 pm

rickosuave1987 wrote:
runslikeapenguin wrote:
rickosuave1987 wrote:Well since the adjusters failed horribly at ocotillo , i am not planning on either cutting and turning my stock beam or getting some of the other type of adjuster. What is your experience with either one and what do you recomend? vote in the poll too!
what did i tell you!!
what were my instructions exactly? did i not tell you that they were the wrong ones for off roading? i knew this because the same thing happened to me and i tried to share some knowledge but no. . . . . . . .. according to baja 5 they would be fine, and thats what a buch of other people said.

sorry i just had to say i told you so, live and learn man
You know penguin, it seems you really like to put people down.
The beam was free, Im on a budget, so guess what, it was an easy fix for me. Unfortunately, you were right about them being weak. But when you are right about something, you can at least have some respect and not shove someones face in it.

am i mean? yes i kind of am, im a very opinionated person and you have no idea how funny it is to see a topic like this, like right after i told not to. trust me ive dont it to, i think the only sound advice i havent listed to is my wheel adapters

. same thing with the seats, i dont want to sound like a jerk but what i said about them was true, i knew that because in our shop sits a brand new pair of them with a matching center console, why? becuase they suck. and it was the same with the adjusters.

Skidmark · Post by **Skidmark** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:30 pm

am i mean? yes i kind of am, im a very opinionated person

Where's Captain Understatement when you need him....

You dis on people's stuff more than you hand out any type of sound advise. And then, when you "happen" to get it right (once out of many), you run around breaking your frickin' arm trying to pat yourself on the back...

Real class act, there...

runslikeapenguin · Post by **runslikeapenguin** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:02 pm

Skidmark wrote:
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You dis on people's stuff more than you hand out any type of sound advise. .

like?. . . . . . . . . . .

i gave him sound advice that was true. and its murphys law that it came true on the first trip on the adjusters.

Class 11 streeter · Post by **Class 11 streeter** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:52 pm

Rico, do you need another beam or are you going to keep using that one?

I have a few BJ beams laying around.

winifredevw · Post by **winifredevw** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:00 pm

i gave him sound advice that was true. and its murphys law that it came true on the first trip on the adjusters.[/quote]

Murphy is a sonofab****!!

rickosuave1987 · Post by **rickosuave1987** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:07 pm

Class 11 streeter wrote:Rico, do you need another beam or are you going to keep using that one?

I have a few BJ beams laying around.

Thanks for the offer but ive got 2 the one with the adjusters and the stock one. I think that i cut and turn the stock one and maybe put the screw type adjusters in the other beam. Then I can decide which one i like better.

Big Dave · Post by **Big Dave** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:44 pm

My last beam had the adjusters posted above (not the Avis style ones) They took a pretty good beating, but they ended up bending that bracket thing and then they shoved the threaded rod down thought the jamb nuts.
My new beam is cut and turned and I don't know anybody that has had that fail, but I'll probably be the first

runslikeapenguin · Post by **runslikeapenguin** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:19 pm

Big Dave wrote:My last beam had the adjusters posted above (not the Avis style ones) They took a pretty good beating, but they ended up bending that bracket thing and then they shoved the threaded rod down thought the jamb nuts.
My new beam is cut and turned and I don't know anybody that has had that fail, but I'll probably be the first

because they were designed to off road with, the avis ones were designed for lowering, look at how the leverage on those adjusters would change from the lifted position to the lowered position. im suprised you even broke those dave.

thrown_hammer · Post by **thrown_hammer** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:37 pm

I have front adjusters but they don't look like either one of those...

Mine has like four bolts pinching the beam together in the center and two allen bolts with jam nuts on the outside. To adjust you loosen the four bolts and the jam nuts. Then you rotate the allen bolts to raise and lower the front end. Anyone know what I am talking about? I can't get a good pic with the shark mouth on the car. I may have an older pic....I will look.