cantilever set ups

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cantilever set ups
halfbaggedyota avatar
halfbaggedyota
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 I was thinking of doing a cantilever setup on the front of my ranger. I was wondering if there was common formula to go by or is it a trial and error kind of thing. thanks,


pmiller avatar
pmiller
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Most of the ones I see use a ratio of 1:1.  I think if you start using a different ratio you start messing with the spring rate of the bag. And I believe it makes it harder to find the appropriate shock.  I may be wrong though.


halfbaggedyota avatar
halfbaggedyota
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thanks for the help


Marcos_65 avatar
Marcos_65
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Cantilever's in general are usually 2:1 Ratio
slammedxonair avatar
slammedxonair
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bags on radius arms if you have ibeams?


halfbaggedyota avatar
halfbaggedyota
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yeah i have beams but i was just thinking about the cantilever to make it  different. I was mainly  wondering if the pivot point needed to be in the middle or closer to the bag or beam. But thanks for all the advice.


BioMax avatar
BioMax
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The beauty of a cantilever or bell-crank is that you can change the leverage ratio within a small area. There is no set ratio that cantilevers should be built in, your needs are what determines the ratio.


automatik23 avatar
automatik23
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so what would need to change in order to have more or less lift? and how would you go about doin it?
supravan avatar
supravan
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if you have the pivot point in the center its 1:1 so to say if you have a bag that has 8" of useable stock you will have 8" of lift. so if you have the pivot point closer to the bag that means you have more lift and if the pivot point is farther from the bag you will have less lift