Speedwagon Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 After looking at an EA82 at the junkyard today, it got me thinking of the Brat's rear suspension. From what I've gathered from searching threads, the EA82 is wider and would require a fair amount of work to fit it into the rear of the Brat. What I'm wondering, is if there would be an advantage to doing custom coilovers in the rear of the Brat, and remove the torsion bars. Would anything be gained by doing such a thing, for offroading? More flex or anything? Obviously, it would need to be properly sized for the application. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Most people that have gone to coil-over's on the EA81's later regretted it. The torsion bar is nearly a perfect match to the EA81. And there are lots of easy options for rancho shocks and such. The coil-over's are a huge pain in the neck and they have limited travel. The torsion bar is less limited as you can put longer travel shocks on it and it will just work. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedwagon Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 Most people that have gone to coil-over's on the EA81's later regretted it. The torsion bar is nearly a perfect match to the EA81. And there are lots of easy options for rancho shocks and such. The coil-over's are a huge pain in the neck and they have limited travel. The torsion bar is less limited as you can put longer travel shocks on it and it will just work. GD So the only way to get good travel, would be aftermarket big money coilovers? Like the kind they put on buggies? I'll check out the Ranchos for now though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 And probably you would need longer trailing arms as well. So the EA82 stuff might not really help you much. Besides that, if you are going for BIG travel, then you have some BIG money that's going to come up with some sort of long-travel axle for us right? What most folks have found is that the stock torsion bar is easily capable of WAY more travel than the axles are anyway....... GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgyver331 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 what to do when the rear torsion is all rotted out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstaru Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 the axle will stop travel, the rear trailing arm will go as far as you let it, and the shock will be your limiter. do whatever you want with it.you need better axles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 what to do when the rear torsion is all rotted out? Start your own thread gravedigger. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 What most folks have found is that the stock torsion bar is easily capable of WAY more travel than the axles are anyway....... GD +1 for that. And Monsaru........the axles only limit travel until they break:mad: If you lift an EA81, and do nothing to control/limit the travel that the stock suspension can produce you will break or at least hyper-extend rear axles everytime you have a wheel stuffed up in there and gas it. Coilovers would limit the up travel, but perhaps too much. I have a 6 inch lift. My plan is to just weld a 3 or 4 inch block onto the factory bump spots on the control arm. That should limit my uptravel simply by restoring the function of the factory rubber stops mounted to the body. Down travel is limited by the shocks I am running. Stock 95(ish) chevy S-10 rears. Now nitrogen charged gas long travel shocks................ EA82 coilovers have been done......but I just don't see what's gained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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