Related Suspension/Rear Axle Topics, Move in Here or Not?

[evlgt85]

This is sort of a grey area, but there are a lot of suspension and rear axle topics that are very much to do with brakes. Would you prefer moving most of the suspension and rear axle threads in this area, or where they are currently?

Some that are purely brake upgrade/repair related have and will be moved in here. There are others where it's not quite so cut and dry. Input is welcome.

[gdniel]

I would love to see all suspension related topics here as well, wheels and brakes are attached to the car through them, and as you said lots are related to one another.

[evlgt85]

Thanks for the response. I'm leaning towards throwing most of the suspension threads this way since they tend to lead into one another eventually.

[twister]

Skye, I would love to see 6 MONSTER tech threads/stickies...

1. Rear drum brakes
2. Rear disc brakes
3. Tires/wheels
4. Rear end ratios
5. Rear suspension modifications (I.E. control arms, Watts Linkage, torque arms...)
6. Springs and shocks

By making these stickies, it would limit the number of threads as well as dumb questions like "Are my 2.73:1 gears good for drag racing?" threads....

[evlgt85]

Well, whoever wants to write 'em up, they can have at it. :lol: We can host the images here so there's no worry about them disappearing as people's ISPs or photo storage accounts change or move.

But, I'm not doing any brake conversions or work any time soon, other folks are going to have to step up and offer their expertise.

In case anyone is reading this, if you can write coherent descriptions and instructions and are capable of taking good pictures of parts and processes, then we'd love to have tech contributions from you. :D

I'd be thrilled to see that sort of stuff, too. Unfortunately, we'll have to depend on the kindness and capabilities of others in the meantime, and there's also the wicked truth of how amazingly ignored stickies and announcements are.

I've asked for this sort of thing several times in the past and haven't gotten much response. Maybe times have changed and we'll get lucky.

[yodaddyz82gt]

guess you could call it basically this: susp and rear axle (non brake related)

[twister]

Skye, I say start the stickies, and let the people post!

[capriman86]

Or what about having 1 sticky at the top of each section (talking all sections) with links to important threads?
Label the links inside correctly so that they are found.....

Sections with 52 stickies at the top can be annoying if you don't use the "New Posts" button and go into each section one by one. Just thinking aloud.

[evlgt85]

Skye, I say start the stickies, and let the people post!

Haha, no one's keeping them from posting!

Two things have happened with such things, historically. One is, they'll be ignored. No one will reply and I look like a moron with an empty stuck thread at the top of the forum. Yes, it's happened. A LOT. The other happening is that the thread turns into a big mass of crap that isn't easy to wade through, and so people just give up on it. Instead of it being an informative, FAQ or How-To type thread, various people wander in and out with bad info, weird questions, and it becomes a condensed forum in one thread. Signal to noise ratio is bad and the thread is a wreck.

If someone can start it, keep it on track, put good pics and info in there, it'll get noticed and can be stickied. What I'd really prefer are some good how-tos with pictures and instructions that I can put on the main site, and we can point to it from the forums repeatedly. The main site is in desperate need of tech articles.

Anyway, back on track...

Suspension, in here or no? I'm thinking in here.

[Dean_T]

Suspension, wheels, and brakes. Goes together like peanut butter and jam. Like Harley and Davidson. Like Manny, Moe, and Jack or Moe, Larry, and Curly.

Dean T

[twister]

Shemp was a better actor than Curly

[evlgt85]

I dunno if I ever got sold on Shemp, really.

Oh, um, yeah, so I've started moving related suspension/rear threads in here. I'm going through and searching the M, M & M about it and bumping in the ones that seem to maek the most sense.

Suspension that has absolutely nothing to do with brakes, well, it can stay in the other forum for now, though it may wind up in here as time goes by. We'll wing it. :)