Author Topic: new suspension (Read 15404 times)

Hyena · « **on:** Jun 10, 2004, 08:26:00 PM »

This is the suspension i will have in a couple weeks. Well the front i will have, i still not sure about the rear. I got board so i drew them up in like 20 minutes in photo editor.

Jimmyg · « **Reply #1 on:** Jun 11, 2004, 12:14:41 AM »

:yupyup:very cool drawings I must try that there photo editor out. Now can you make em move through the travel cycle

GRM · « **Reply #2 on:** Jun 11, 2004, 09:00:01 AM »

Front is gonna be tall.

Also make sure to brace the back of the ford hangers to the frame.

WHITE_TRASH · « **Reply #3 on:** Jun 11, 2004, 09:53:32 AM »

Yup the front will be super tall. Id leave the shackle in the frame and maybe use a 1" drop hanger instead of the 2". Id be willing to bet that youd feel better about the swap later on down the road.

84runner · « **Reply #4 on:** Jun 11, 2004, 10:19:27 AM »

Your rear drawing kind of looks like what this guy has

Hyena · « **Reply #5 on:** Jun 11, 2004, 08:32:47 PM »

I have a few friends who run the same front setup. I will run the shackles throught the frame right now since i don't have the money to buy new mounts. I have ford shock towers on the front right now but they are mounted to low. I need to cut them off and buy new ones to mount higher. Here is the drop crossmember i will be using. What i bought today: 2 peices of 2''x3''x30 1/2'' and 2 peices of 1/4''x 2"x6". I would have just bought a 2''x6''x30 1/2'' peice but they didn't have any. I started welding them together and them my welder ran outa wire. The middle line down the metal will most likely be arc welded.

Hyena · « **Reply #6 on:** Jun 11, 2004, 08:34:42 PM »

How do the welds look lol? The pictures kinda suck becasue i was in a hurry.

brainlessfool · « **Reply #7 on:** Jun 11, 2004, 08:43:24 PM »

much better looking welds. both heat and feed look about right. or alest "close enuff for goverment work"

I do have a ? on the back, while the "wrap bar" of that legth maybe fine on a buggy of less weight on a truck do you think that you may have any truble with it "unloading" on a hard stop? I mean that a buggy is not drivn at speed on the street and there for it's not of consern. butt in your truck with a lite load in the back as a dog runnes out in front of you at say 45?

yotaboy79 · « **Reply #8 on:** Jun 12, 2004, 02:18:05 PM »

you can say byby doggy

Bazzi · « **Reply #9 on:** Jun 12, 2004, 03:51:44 PM »

you should put some straps to shorten the travel of that suspencion.

Just to use on streets

I am shure you can think of a way to mix it so you can remove it when you get to the trail.

Hyena · « **Reply #10 on:** Jun 12, 2004, 09:44:05 PM »

I would make some straps for it on the road. But can it be any worse then my double shackle right now? The chevy shackle doesn't even open up when i brake hard and i have tested it out.

Here are the pics of my crossmember today. I finished welding the end caps on with a friends mig and grinded them flush. I only tacked the spring mounts on right now becasue i will arc weld them on probly tomarrow if i can get my friends uncles arc welder. All welds on it so far are mine. I don't know about the arc welder since i am ok at it, my friend it ok at it also so i don't know who will weld it.

Hyena · « **Reply #11 on:** Jun 12, 2004, 09:45:47 PM »

others

Hyena · « **Reply #12 on:** Jun 13, 2004, 08:17:40 PM »

I finished welding the whole thing together. I couldn't get the arc welder so i mig welded it with a friends mig again.

Hyena · « **Reply #13 on:** Jun 13, 2004, 08:19:49 PM »

sides

84runner · « **Reply #14 on:** Jun 13, 2004, 10:49:22 PM »

Lookin pretty good

I would turn up the heat a little bit , but I always like to run mine hot

and your center welds aren't porportioned

Hyena · « **Reply #15 on:** Jun 14, 2004, 08:25:36 PM »

It was a Miller 125 i believe and it was turned up almost full. They are pretty strong. I didn't measure the center welds but it shouldn't hurt anything. they won't be seen unless you are looking up from the axle.

84runner · « **Reply #16 on:** Jun 15, 2004, 02:43:48 PM »

WEll I'll keep my eye out when I see your truck on the trail

You can always turn the wire speed down a taste and weave your bead

yotaboy79 · « **Reply #17 on:** Jun 15, 2004, 06:21:58 PM »

lookin good $Beer Chug\'n$

brainlessfool · « **Reply #18 on:** Jun 15, 2004, 06:34:46 PM »

hey, heres a thought . how about useing a pair of hanger-like brakits on the frame just short of the povit point of the wrap bar and the springs. on the road you'd just run a pin thogh the holes and when you get to the trail just pull the pin. (pin like you'd use on a three point trator hitch)

Hyena · « **Reply #19 on:** Jun 15, 2004, 09:08:28 PM »

Thats a good idea also and i like your artist drawing.

brainlessfool · « **Reply #20 on:** Jun 15, 2004, 09:09:43 PM »

thanks

sould note that it would be kinda noisy. mite cut down the noise if you would be putting some rubber on the frame just above the end of the wrap bar, sould do that no matter how you limit the travel for on the road. $Beer Chug\'n$

brainlessfool · « **Reply #21 on:** Jun 15, 2004, 09:16:09 PM »

Hyena · « **Reply #22 on:** Jun 16, 2004, 09:25:43 PM »

Thats what i was going to do. Might use my stock bumpstop rubber cut down.

Bazzi · « **Reply #23 on:** Jun 17, 2004, 09:42:30 AM »

keep us posted off how it works after you are done with it. I can´t picture it in my head. so I must know.

Hyena · « **Reply #24 on:** Jun 17, 2004, 08:42:00 PM »

I will not put the bar on the rear suspension for a while. The front i will put on after i get my highsteer and steering box, so maybe 2 weeks for that.

Jared · « **Reply #25 on:** Jun 18, 2004, 01:33:17 PM »

i hope this helps out for you when you move your axle forward....

Jared · « **Reply #26 on:** Jun 18, 2004, 01:34:10 PM »

hope that gives you some ideas but i think i put this in the wrong thread....jared

yotaboy79 · « **Reply #27 on:** Jun 18, 2004, 01:50:15 PM »

jered is that your rig? looks pritty good $Beer Chug\'n$

Jared · « **Reply #28 on:** Jun 19, 2004, 10:01:36 AM »

nope its not my rig....it sucks cause thats a badass rig.... my rigs in readers rides....but now i have brandon's old half doors and i my sawzalls gettin ready to bust out of its case....

yotaboy79 · « **Reply #29 on:** Jun 19, 2004, 10:22:24 AM »

are you the one with the black 1st gen toy?

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