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I have more fullsize projects than sense. Tend to prefer my trucks old and ugly compared to the pretty rigs posted up, less gets stolen. :) My half ton project has been going on for about three years, but I had to put it on hold for the last two while I finished my masters (I needed more truck...

I agree in part at least. In terms of real examples posted here that dispute these results, I don't know the examples you're referring to since I'm new here - however, did someone actually have a force measurement device hooked up during a failure? Otherwise, how do you separate anecdotal...

Gentlemen, the only problem I have with that is - can you quantify what works in reality? All factors of safety are based on an unreal number, since it is impossible to divorce real world engineering from assumptions about loading, boundary conditions, and even basic tenets of structural...

Exactly. I was planning to locate a 9K winch in the back, and the bumper is designed for a maximum triple line pull of 27K. The idea is I'll avoid tying the front whenever possible, and if I do have to double or triple lines and anchor the front, I can anchor on the same frame rail as the...

Dead topic, I know. However, just to add information - the receiver itself is generally the weak point in this system. I think FEA would be overkill - that's like trying to kill a fly with a 12ga shotgun full of birdshot. It doesn't seem like winkosmosis is asking for an answer to four...

Not a problem for the LSD at all. Ford has generally always used clutch-type limited slips. Without power applied from the driveshaft, the amount of resistance in the clutches will generally only be about 25-50 lb-ft (the preload value, which results from the preload spring inside the...