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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 6:38 pm 
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Hi all, what is the difference between wet and dry rear trailing arms?

Edit: I want to fit coil springs and hilos, is it just the stub axle or is there something else?

Cheers Richard.


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 6:45 pm 
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Rears?? Different length of the pivot arm.... to install a a wet arm with a dry cone will require a massive hilo...

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 7:16 pm 
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1071 S wrote:
Rears?? Different length of the pivot arm.... to install a a wet arm with a dry cone will require a massive hilo...

Cheers, Ian

So is the knuckle point further back?


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 10:43 pm 
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The cup for the knuckle is farther forward on the hydro arms. The tabs for the brake lines are on the bottom rather than the top, stub axle has a different spigot for mounting the helper spring rather than a shock, and the hydro arm also has a bump stop mount, which the dry don't (i think)


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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 6:59 am 
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Another thing to keep in mind is if you use dry arms in a wet subframe (like I've done :roll: ) you end up with no bump stop at all, so if I want to go anywhere with the kids in the back I have to wind the hilo's up an inch. till I fix it that is


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