Rear bump and shock mounts...
Ok, carrying on!
The rear bump mounts were a little less constrained...at full articulation there is room for the pinch bolts. However the distance from the axle to the frame at full bump is quite small. I ended up doing a more standard double pinch bolt for the bump mount, and then incorporated it into the coil over mount.
Bump stop mounts are a bit of a compromise...depending on the application, you'd typically want to be in line with the shock if possible to protect the shock. I'm set up at both ends so the bumps go solid with 1/4" showing on the shock shafts (I'll add back in a bump rubber there as well). In articulation, I can bottom the shock long before the air bump is fully compressed. This is generally ok since you won't normally be hitting full articulated travel at speed, but it is a compromise. The goal is to avoid putting full bottoming force into the shock mount...otherwise the design needs to adjust for that. (Yes, I'm talking to all of you with ORI's
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Pic's shown...original solidworks model, machining the bump cans, bosses welded on cans, can mount added to rear shock mount assembly, everything tacked up, fully welded rear shock & bump mount, tacked back in, and the full assembly.
Same as the front, still need to install the bump targets. Both front and rear towers will get tied together at the top...somehow. Haven't sorted that out yet. Feeling pretty good about the progress!
