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Originally Posted by Stephen Watson
Check our photobucket for this truck here:
http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/OR...?sort=3&page=1
I have more pics to throw in there, maybe today. The rear triangulates upper and lower (a little). The exhaust is a pain to work around the frame side of the uppers but having them on the outside of the frame makes it pretty sensitive to roll center height and the double triangulated system works well pretty much no matter what. and gives a LOT of real estate to mount the coil over shock or even a straight coil spring if you want. And since the lowers attach to the frame rails it's way easier to build. If they have to converge to the center of the truck you have to have a super beefy crossmember that is tough to build in. Attaching to the frame is a natural easy to deal with strong point. |
Thanks for the link. Engine sounds great and I love the way you frenched the mounts into the frame! really cool! I assume I will have to have the upper links in the fron bent like yours to clear the frame and tires when locked all the way. I would love to see more pictures on the suspension setup.
Did you move the steering box forward because you wanted to extend the wheelbase/move the front axle forward? Or was it that you needed to clear the now driver side diff?
The rear setup looks great too. I´m affraid on mine, being a long bed, the rear 4-link bars would either have to be extremely long or the mounts would have to move way down below the frame. Need to get the front in first though...