Recent content by the_fablab_

with horsepowers and wheel travel I would shoot for 70-50 range IMO. Also where's your instance center with a lower link mounted that high of the frame?

Look at your X axis you have on your drawing, see how the long beam tie rod end is short of the x and your short beam tie rod is dead on the money, that would only work if you didn't have steering arms to take into consideration

I think you are still missing my first point which was your passenger tie rod/ driver side mounted swinger is in the wrong spot because you aren't accounting for the knuckle/steering arm/ackerman like you did for the other side. The driver side tie rod will end up being under the frame roughly...

What you have drawn for the long beam should get you close enough you can start cutting stuff out to cycle, but I think you are forgetting about the steering knuckle on your short beam side. Also if you can with your packaging, try modeling it where the short beam swinger right up against the...

I am referring too the steering swinger that's mounted on the driver side frame rail. You know the one that steers the short beam that pivots like a foot on the inside of the frame.

Your driver side swinger is in a completely different area code from where it should be FYI, but I like that you can do 3D scans now. I'll have to keep that in mind.

I would do supports to the bottom of the wheel openings. Other than that no additional supports are needed.

There is no way the truck will need a 400lb main rate, use the loaner springs to figure out your corner weights Mike, crank them down until your desired ride height is achieved, then measure the spring to see how much it compressed.

😘 Can't wait to se what you come up with.

Yeah what the heck do I know.

More logic. Brian doesn’t like logic

Right.......

The delusions of grandeur happing in this thread right now are next level. I love it!

Center mounting your truck isn't that much more work huh? How long were the upper arms on the old setup? Why not just build some frame rails back and build some slightly longer upper arms, and an upright, lower arm and swing steering to go with it? That way you can run your old cooling setup...

Agree! Not without breaking his budget on big boy parts like a motor, drivetrain, shocks.