Idler Wheels

[kramerica72]

I'm putting new rails on my Attak (too many repairs) and will be adding an additional cross brace towards the rear. This would likely mean relocating my rear inner wheels to the outside of the rail (I have the pioneer drop down kit). Does anyone see any downside to not having inner rear wheels anymore?

 

[steiner]

Contact Travis at Barn of Parts. http://www.barnofparts.com/Rail-Savers.html
This kit will reinforce the rail and the cross shaft will help the torsional twist that cracks the rail.

Or you could build your own reinforcement plate and add a pipe to help strengthen this area
like I did here

 

[kramerica72]

That's what I'm looking at--was curious about the wheels, though-

 

[steiner]

That's what I'm looking at--was curious about the wheels, though-

I think having the wheels on the outside will bottom out on the upper rear pivot.
You could mock it up and then remove the shock to collapse the suspension to see what happens.

 

[kramerica72]

Thanks--will check it out. I wonder if there is an inner wheel set from another skid (that has the cross brace built in like the Pro-Action skids) that would bolt up to it. Might be a good compromise.

 

[hibshman25]

Just an FYI...The mono shock 2 skids actually have no wheels inside or out behind the rear arm in the skid. The rail saver kit relocates them to the outside. If you locate them as we instruct there is no interference during suspension collapse.