Axle Centralisation Help!

[13ad13oy]

I've been thinking abit about flipping my axle, and I wanted the wheels to be central in the arch....

Is this the right way to go about it?



On LHS is typical flip, on RHS is flip with axle moved over on the mount so it sits centrally again. If this is the correct way, how much does the axle need to be moved on the mount?

Many thanks, Al

[Dub_Monkey]

Originally Posted by 13ad13oy

I've been thinking abit about flipping my axle, and I wanted the wheels to be central in the arch....

Is this the right way to go about it?



On LHS is typical flip, on RHS is flip with axle moved over on the mount so it sits centrally again. If this is the correct way, how much does the axle need to be moved on the mount?

Many thanks, Al

I thnk yoiu'll find Al sells the custome spring saddles you need.

Monkey

[13ad13oy]

Aw man! I've been waiting for ages to do the flip because I thought he'd given up on making them! The saddle being the bit I called the "mount" in my diagram?

Doh!

[Dub_Monkey]

Originally Posted by 13ad13oy

Aw man! I've been waiting for ages to do the flip because I thought he'd given up on making them! The saddle being the bit I called the "mount" in my diagram?

Doh!

Yes saddles = mounts

Hmmmm

You might be right but I know he fitted a pair of offset saddles to Caddyshacks old 20VT when he re-lowered that and fitted discs on the back as well.

Monkey

[caddyshack]

Originally Posted by Dub_Monkey

Yes saddles = mounts

Hmmmm

You might be right but I know he fitted a pair of offset saddles to Caddyshacks old 20VT when he re-lowered that and fitted discs on the back as well.

Monkey

Yip, and it was perfectomundo. Al also welded on plates to hold my rear Anti Roll Bar.

[13ad13oy]

What I've drawn up the top must be nonsense because it wouldn't work!



It must be like this on the RHS?

Do you have any pics 'shack?

[caddyshack]

I have had a look but there are not any pics that make it obvious.

I am pretty sure Al took a load of pics...shoot him a PM, he will repsond eventually

[13ad13oy]

OK thanks Caddyshack, maybe he'll find this thread and post up something, I'm going on holiday after I leave work tonight so I guess I'll have to wait

[mk1 collector]

Why not just redrill the main leaf spring an inch or so further back

[Al]

you pretty much nailed it in the top right pic

[caddyshack]

Originally Posted by mk1 collector

Why not just redrill the main leaf spring an inch or so further back

The Leaves are hardened steel, they would be hard to drill and you shouldnt be weakening them like that, they could develop stress fractures around the hole.

I am no engineer so dont know the science but I have mechnical sympathy and it sounds wrong to me, plus this has been discussed with the same outcome.

[tomyascaddy]

i have done it like in ur pics by placing the axle in the correct central place on the leaf spring and drilled thro the original hole in the leafs and right through the axle and it worked perfect for me

[moosecaddy]

My caddys had the axle flipped by the previous owner and I wanna drop her another inch, if I purchased the said "custom blocks" from al, would it be a straight swap.

[lembot]

Im in the same boat as you mate i think you have to modify the saddle...

[sitrials]

my axle seems to stick out more on side how could i centre the axle left to right if you see what i mean?

[veedubbleya]

Originally Posted by sitrials

my axle seems to stick out more on side how could i centre the axle left to right if you see what i mean?

If you amend your axle to sort this surely your geometry would be out.

Is the solution more body work related?

[88caddy]

right ok sorry if im being thick lol but im looking at doin the flip in the coming weeks am i right in assuming that to centralise it properly that the axle and the spring platforms you move have to be drilled off center to make the axle center just want to make sure before i balls it up

[veedubbleya]

Originally Posted by 88caddy

right ok sorry if im being thick lol but im looking at doin the flip in the coming weeks am i right in assuming that to centralise it properly that the axle and the spring platforms you move have to be drilled off center to make the axle center just want to make sure before i balls it up

There is many ways to do this, IMO.

The amendment is in the saddle, and its locating pin, and bottom plate.

Hole in the axle and the leaf springs stay the same!

[13ad13oy]

How much further back on the spring does the axle need to move? Like 30mm?

[crezz]

sorry to drag this up, what is the correct way of doinf it? is it needed if your not going to be running blocks? cheers