I think its great that you are doing this yourself !!!! here is a little constructive criticism I see that you copied the stock balljoint angle and with the added 3" or 5" length it is going to change the articulation of the the ball joint meaning it will run out of movement before your shock cycles through its travel many of the long travel kits out there using stock balljoints make the same mistake!!! you will probably be able to pull it off on the + 3" but i doubt it on the +5"
we also use a silcone bronze (instead of aluminum) for all of our uniball cup slugs and pivot sleaves as it won't gall when pulling the arms from the fixture but I'm sure aluminum will be fine for the amount of are u are trying to build
the problem with cutting your stock axles and adding length to them is they have been heat treated to strengthen the material and when u cut on them and then weld on them it will anneal them and make
them soft as butter
Keep up the good work!!!
That is some really good advice on the ball joint. I remember when I did my Rhino with the 3.5 over arms the ball joint had way more travel then the cv, steering and shock did so I guess I thought it would be the same for the Teryx. Thats interesting the stock Kawasaki ball joint is so limited on misalignment.
I totaly understand cutting and welding axels in not a good idea. But this 3" over kits is more for just testing for the "Fun" of it then anything so Im not going to spend the money for axles. Plus its been done before with success. Im not talking he knows a guy who had a friend who cut and welded his axels and they worked ok Im talking I have done it with good results.
When I do my 5" over kit I will buy axels. Im guessing Summers Brothers is the place to buy them?? Or if you or anyone else can point me I a better direction for a set of +5" axles let me know.
Thanks again for the advice. Im not a pro just a 27 year old that has been buying tools for awile and wants to put them to use from time to time. Any criticism constructive or not is welcome. I dont have anything to prove to anyone but I love to see others try stuff on their own so I just want to share mine.