So your thinking of fabricating something for your Revolt or Riot?
Choose your material carefully.

You've heard never use welded tubing for safety cages, frames, etc.
I bought some tubing this weekend and look what I discovered. Cracked welds.


This is 2"x2"x.250"

Check out the Photos.



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Good catch on the cracked welds on the tubing. My buddies and I have been working almost every day on our used revolts we got from ZMR in Phoenix. While measuring the suspension, camber, toe in etc. I found that the distance from the front spindle to the rear radius rod the right side was almost one inch longer than the left. I adjusted the heim joint on the front of the trailing arm to get them close. I am wondering if anyone else has noticed this. Also do you know the correct toe in for the rear? I set the front at 0, but the rear is toed out about one inch. I measured the distance between the rear wheels at the front of the tire and rear of the tire to get this. How would I adjust this. I tried screwing out the rear radius rods, but it did not seem to help. Any suggestions you might have would be great.
Thanks,
Scott

Good catch and advise!! I myself always recommend erring on the side of skepticism, especially when your life may be on the line!!

Sorry Bearfoot, I guess I sort of hijacked your thread. I am new to this forum stuff and after looking at my reply I realized it should be in it's own thread.

Scott

No problem.
They are sending out some replacement tubing tomorrow. I'm going to clean and check it first thing.

I'm building a tubing bender and it has a 10 ton ram on it. Not to safe with cracked tube!!



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Which tubing bender are you building????.... Im building one also..... but mine has a 8 ton ram..

Here's a link to their web page.


Tube_Bender



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Its the exact same one that Im building, but I belive the plans indicate to use an 8 ton ram....

are you making your set of dies or are you purchasing them?

Your right, it is a 8 ton ram.
I going to buy dies. I don't have a mill to make them on.



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