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MT71c-10 · 11-28-2008, 12:50 PM

Hey Twisted Minis, good to see you over here on this board! I've admired your stuff on hotrodders for a while. Good stuff!

I'm no fabricator by means but I have owned fords with the I-beams and stock they were like riding a pogo stick. To me the i-beam set up seems like a ton of fab is needed, and heavy, I think I'd go with control arms. Id also think that if you did take an awkward landing, chances are one side would be taco'd with the control arms, where as the I-beam it could take the whole kit and kabootle out. Basically, repair would be easier. If you are a sand dunner, I'd want as much ground clearance in the front of that thing as possible. Any thing that digs into the sand would endo that thing faster than you could say "boy howdy, hold my beer and watch this".IMO

11-28-2008, 12:50 PM	#10
MT71c-10 Too many toys,not enough money Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bozeman,MT Posts: 237	Re: 72 c10 prerunner ideas... Hey Twisted Minis, good to see you over here on this board! I've admired your stuff on hotrodders for a while. Good stuff! I'm no fabricator by means but I have owned fords with the I-beams and stock they were like riding a pogo stick. To me the i-beam set up seems like a ton of fab is needed, and heavy, I think I'd go with control arms. Id also think that if you did take an awkward landing, chances are one side would be taco'd with the control arms, where as the I-beam it could take the whole kit and kabootle out. Basically, repair would be easier. If you are a sand dunner, I'd want as much ground clearance in the front of that thing as possible. Any thing that digs into the sand would endo that thing faster than you could say "boy howdy, hold my beer and watch this".IMO Last edited by MT71c-10; 11-28-2008 at 12:57 PM.