All Terrain Warriors campers

[justduck]

Peter, that's a nice simple solution.

Earl

 

[gait]

I'm in the process of copying Peter's elegant solution. Using a brake winch - looks like a hand ratchet winch but needs to be wound down as well as up and stays where it is when handle let go.

 

[whatcharterboat]

Can you tell us more about the spare mounts. Maybe some pics showing how they mount and where to get them?

Hi Earl,

They aren't actually something you buy off the shelf. With the exception of the gearboxes, we did all of the development / machining / fabrication of these wheel lifters in house. I was away when this pop top went out the door and so didn't get any detailed pics. We have a new NPS pop top Scout with the same lifters going out the door in a few weeks so I'll try to get a youtube clip happening to show how they operate.

The next pop top NPS Scout will use the bigger size Scout body, (same as the first NPS) but it will have the new parabolic spring packs front and rear, Roboshocks, really big side water / fuel tanks, HF comms and an even bigger air supply.

Possibly a hydraulic winch too.

John.

 

[alan]

Hi Fella's,
I just found a hydraulic truck spare wheel holder, it operates with a hand pump, lowers and lifts the wheel off the rear, I'll try and post a pic later today.

 

[alan]

Here's the pic of the carrier.

 

[whatcharterboat]

Here's the pic of the carrier.

Thanks Alan. Pretty nifty.

A shot of the latest coil conversion. Not quite done. Needs front shocks, guards and then out for some dialing in. It has to carry either 6 pallets of tomatoes or 2 quads and camping gear. ' Know what I'd rather be carrying.

 

[dzzz]

Here's the pic of the carrier.

Do you have a link?

 

[DzlToy]

that thing looks way too tall in the front? does it have or does one need that much wheel travel? The back looks about right, but the front, especially the cab height, appears to be all wrong.??

 

[whatcharterboat]

that thing looks way too tall in the front?

Maybe this is a better angle. The camera has a really wide lens. Remember it's a SWB too so they look a bit like there on steroids anyway. I think it looks really good up close. If it is too high after we test drive, we plan to drop in some shorter coils allround. That was what I meant by "dialing it in".

If the front was 2" lower the wheels would almost rub on those stock plastc fender parts, and they would for sure on a bump.

It will probably end up with flaired guards too. Like I said it's not finished. The guy wants plenty of articulation for 4wding so it's obviously a little higher than a standard touring / camper suspension setup. It'll be used mainly around his farm and then for weekend getaways with the quads and gear.

 

[whatcharterboat]

Hi Leon,

what is the highest clearance at the transfercase that you guys have yielded?

I haven't got that measurement for any of the FG's we did on those big XML's. I doubt we'll ever fit any more of those anyway now that the M608Z's are proving themselves here. On that SWB coil truck as it sits now we are looking at about 18.5". Found this pic to show that clearance is alot more important as you get longer in the wheelbase. This one is 3900 compared to your 2860mm wheelbase.

Are the front driveline u-joints stock? Looks like a pretty good angle.

The uni's are standard and the angle is slightly more than we've done before.

John

 

[whatcharterboat]

Went for a test drive last thing today with the boss. Very, very happy. It felt really confident doing some high speed forestry roads but we have to get up to the test track on the weekend for a proper offroad run. This truck has the new front 5 link coils but with the 4 trailing control arms attached to the front section of the chassis. This has eliminated some bump steer issues we got on the last couple of trucks with more conventional leading control arms mounted back near the transfer case.

The rear watts link is unchanged.

 

[PKDreamers]

Looks pretty cool guys, nice work

 

[outbackjack]

Coils look good

What sort of cost would it be for a dual cab 637 or 639? Front and rear?

 

[skysix]

This truck has the new front 5 link coils but with the 4 trailing control arms attached to the front section of the chassis. This has eliminated some bump steer issues we got on the last couple of trucks with more conventional leading control arms mounted back near the transfer case. The rear watts link is unchanged.

Not sure what a Watts link is..

Ever look at / try the suspension locating system used by the Bucher Duro?

 

[Lynn]

That's some crazy articulation!

One thing that strikes me is that the photos seem to show next to nearly no frame flex compared to other crossed-up Fuso photos I've seen...