Drop Brackets ??

[stein700sx]

I just 136'd my 02 Viper ER. Adjusted the susp as per Hartman rec. Pulled the front limiters to expose 30mm of thread and set the transfer rods to the first ring.The rear of the skid is still off the ground. Thinkin I need drop brackets.So would I want, 1" or 2" drop brackets? The rear of the track is about 1" or so off the floor.

 

[Viper_Dave]

When I did mine I added spacers to the bottom of the transfer rods. Loosen the bolt where the bottom spacer is installed and see if this lets the rear of the skid down. Sounds wacky, but it was the only way I could get mine to sit flat, even with my 280 lb body on the seat LOL.

 

[stein700sx]

When I did mine I added spacers to the bottom of the transfer rods. Loosen the bolt where the bottom spacer is installed and see if this lets the rear of the skid down. Sounds wacky, but it was the only way I could get mine to sit flat, even with my 280 lb body on the seat LOL.

Would that have the same effect as lengthening the transfer rods?

 

[Viper_Dave]

It lengthens the overall dimension while keeping your gap measurement the same. I know, it sounds goofy. I even went so far as to remove all my preload in my shock. Does your transfer rod gap change when you sit on the sled? Mine didn't. Made it look like I had WAY to much preload on my rear shock. This spacer allows the rear of the skid to relax and sit flat on the gound. There wasn't enough adjustment in my stock Viper rods to duplicate what the spacers did.

 

[stein700sx]

The gap does change when I sit on it. I guess the shims lenghten the rods allowing the backend to sit down without changing the gaps?

 

[ottawaair]

if you go with drop brackets, the minimum drop you can get is a little over 2 inches, the rear bolt is too close to the foot rail has to drop below it, i went 2 1/4" drop & made my own, if you buy them they are 2 1/2 or 3 1/2" drop. I completely disconnected my trans rods & it made no change in the way the skid sat in the rear- up of the floor, sits flat now though.