This thread is going to follow my long travel build for my Teryx. I have few reasons for sharing this build. First while this type of fabrication in home garages is some what common for sand cars off road buggies desert trucks their doesn't seem to be much of it on the web for the UTV guys building their own suspension. Next I want to show that while it is possible for most people with some fabricating skills to build their own suspension it just may not be the way to go unless you have access to a fair amount of tools help etc.. And last but not least I want to show that it can be done on a small budget. My wife and I have been trying to start a family for a few years now and over the last 6 months have turned to the medical professionals for help. This type of help come with a huge price tag so my fun money is slim at best.

Comment all you would like. Good bad I don't care I just ask that we try to keep this thread in the general area of long travel.


Ok so tonight I started step #1 the jig. The jig is all that matters with this type of stuff. Good jig = good arms. My jig will be mostly built from 2" .120 wall square tube. My friend Andrew machined all the stuff I need to hold the ball joints and bushings in. He did a great job. Everything is super tight and will make for some super tight arms.

My jig will be adjustable. From stock all the way up to 8 over. I am however not making the wheelbase adjustable. I don't think I will be building many arms on this jig and I want to keep stock wheelbase so the extra work doesn't seem worth it.

This is a shot of one of the ball joint fixtures I will be using in the jig. They are two pieces the top bolting to the bottom to create a tight fit.



This is a shot of the two pieces apart. You can also see the holes drilled and taped in the tube below. This will also be part of my jig.



Rear bushing area.



Rear bushing apart.



This just shows the top arm will be using the same type of system.




So that's all for tonight. I hope to have some more updates by the end of the weekend.

Great idea for a thread Jake! There is a great amount of pride that comes with any garage-style build. Looking forward to watching your progress!

I will be watching this thread. I like the garage builds. Even the ones that are sitting there doing nothing (my build).

i built the a-arms on my rhino , just takes a little time

I will be tuning in on this thread to see what's all involved ! Also want to wish you luck on starting your family....it is a blessim that's for sure..enough of that let's see some more L.T pics lol

I will be following this to see how you do it. Maybe I will think about bulding for my Rhino. Keep up the good work.

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My firend andrew who did all my machine work, his dad did my 3.5" over arms for my Rhino. The guy he built the jig for has it for sale if anyones interested.

Looks good so far! Gonna have it done for the race in may?

I built my own LT kit a few years ago back when you had to spend $5000-$7000 for a good kit. plus I was able to build mine stronger then a lot of the kits out there.