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Savvy Mid-Arm Deliveries?
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Damn, that wasn’t an option for me. But I got 20% off and free shipping.
And most importantly STICKERS!!!!!
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What you should have done is sold the one for the 231 to another forum member (since they're always backordered, it'd be pretty easy to sell, especially if you discount it ever so slightly), and order the one for your 241. Live and learn, right?
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You should have bought a lottery ticket instead (so the luck you expended to actually get Gerald on the phone would have been more useful). My attempts to contact them have been largely unsuccessful.
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downthepines
TJ Enthusiast
I am pretty set of the Tummy tuck and sliders, I bet the list for those two items are as long as any. Hopefully the mid arm kit gets in soon for the sake of you being stuck on that one.
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I have no desire to undertake "making my own" because I trust that Mr. Blaine's design is spot on and easily assembled accurately. I'm fairly knowledgeable regarding shocks, springs, and suspensions for Indy cars, AMA Superbikes, and Snocross sleds, having worked as an engineer on those vehicles. However, I'm at the end of my career now, and I just want an LJ I can build and go have fun. I really don't want to dive into designing a suspension that's new to me, with the associated learning curve. The Savvy mid-arm is proven technology designed by a man who pays attention to the important stuff, and that sounds pretty darn good to me. I hate having to wait on Savvy, but wait I shall. I guess that at some point (I'm closer to that now than ever), I may have to just roll up my sleeves and dive in, but I really don't want to!
What's the midarm actually holding up? You should be able to do most things without much consideration. For example: relocate spring perches, outboard, get your travel dialed in, tummy tuck, body lift/raise frame mounts, etc. With careful consideration the midarm can eventually be added (that's my plan, anyway).
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I bought my LJ with one of those goofy Rubicon Express long-arm kits already installed by the PO. I suspect that cycling that suspension to dial in the shock locations will result in issues (unforeseen conflicts) once I get the mid-arm installed, but maybe not. Also, I'm lifting the body with a Genright body mount lift, and some of those occupy the same frame real estate as the brackets for the mid-arm mounts, so having those brackets would be really helpful to not have to do things twice. I also can't do the tummy tuck without cobbling together an interim suspension because the RE long-arm kit has a platform that hangs down that everything connects to.
I also don't know anyone near me with a Savvy mid-arm to look at and measure, so I don't have the option of seeing the "finished product" during my build.
Just too many possibilities for conflict in the build process...
OP
I suspect that the brackets are the hold-up for my order because they do seem to be shipping stock-length control arms somewhat periodically and manufacturing mid-arm control arms would be very similar to manufacturing stock-length controls arms (assuming they are made from the same rod stock - maybe not). If you want to do the mid-arm in the spring, I'd suggest ordering the truss now, especially if the cost is not an issue. I'm at almost six months waiting, which is the time frame from fall to spring you mention.
Some of those definitely make sense. However, ride height is what it is - regardless of the arms. So you could at least get the springs (currie?) and spring seats set. That should let you also get the shocks/mounts set (since the move from short arm to midarm is nearly the same as long arm to midarm) and the 90* rule of thumb is rather soft. I don't think the body mounts collide, but since I am not 100% sure I won't say anything on that one (though I think if you want to do a stretch the midarm does affect that since ideally the bracket overlaps the stretch seam for added stability). If you get your axle square and set where it ought to be the rest should work since you can use the uppers and lowers together to fix the angle without moving the wheelbase (+/- a small amount with the diff cover shape).
/end stream of thoughts
On a stock wheel base I don’t see how the body mount and link bracket could possibly overlap. I may not like Blaine, but he’s not an idiot, I can’t see him doing that.
The GR body mounts should happen after the mid arm. It's much easier to cope the mounts around the MA frame brackets than the other way around.
Obviously you destroyed all the bushings just for that shot!
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W'all love the Savvy parts designed and developed by mrblaine and "defend" how they work at any chance we get. I don't know anybody that "defends" the Savvy business model.