Diving in Head First!
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whatcharterboat
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Hi Yves,
We have tried lots of different urethane compunds but this is best......ATW Greaseable Front Shackle Kit.
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yabanja
Explorer
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I am still in the design phase of the camper and am considering building it so that it uses twist lock connectors for switching between a flatbed and the camper so I don't lose the utility of the vehicle. I stumbled upon these the other day and thought they were quite interesting. I gather these were designed for military shelters and command centers.
http://www.tandemloc.com/securing-height-extender-90401SA-CPA.asp#3
I am still in the design phase of the camper and am considering building it so that it uses twist lock connectors for switching between a flatbed and the camper so I don't lose the utility of the vehicle. I stumbled upon these the other day and thought they were quite interesting. I gather these were designed for military shelters and command centers.
http://www.tandemloc.com/securing-height-extender-90401SA-CPA.asp#3
SkiFreak
Crazy Person
I am thinking that a container, for which these devices are designed for, would be considerably heavier than your camper box.
It's basically just a square peg in a square hole. Do you really need the suspension aspect of these devices? I would have thought that would be covered in the mounting of the tray to the chassis.
It's basically just a square peg in a square hole. Do you really need the suspension aspect of these devices? I would have thought that would be covered in the mounting of the tray to the chassis.
I cant tell you what the axles weigh, but I can give you a way to get "pretty damn close" on the sprung versus unsprung weight if you have some time and a set of corner scales.
Weigh entire vehicle on corner scales and record all weights. Then raise the vehicle, preferably with a commercial lift or two large floor jacks could work also. Raise it up until the all four tires are just barely off the ground and set the vehicle on jack stands at that height. Now raise it up a bit more and put the corner scales under the tires, but dont raise the jack stands up any higher. When you set the vehicle back down on the jack stands, all of the sprung weight will be resting there and the unsprung weight will be "hanging" down onto the corner scales.
Of course is not as accurate and taking everything off and weighing it but with the total vehicle weight and the weight of only the tires touching the scales, you should have a pretty damn good idea of sprung versus unsprung weight.
Weigh entire vehicle on corner scales and record all weights. Then raise the vehicle, preferably with a commercial lift or two large floor jacks could work also. Raise it up until the all four tires are just barely off the ground and set the vehicle on jack stands at that height. Now raise it up a bit more and put the corner scales under the tires, but dont raise the jack stands up any higher. When you set the vehicle back down on the jack stands, all of the sprung weight will be resting there and the unsprung weight will be "hanging" down onto the corner scales.
Of course is not as accurate and taking everything off and weighing it but with the total vehicle weight and the weight of only the tires touching the scales, you should have a pretty damn good idea of sprung versus unsprung weight.
yabanja
Explorer
One step at a time.
I redid the rear suspension this weekend. Earlier I had just lifted the rear with blocks to match the front. I built some 8 leaf spring packs(instead of the original 6) and eliminated the overload springs. The difference was immense. I am very happy with the results. It has greatly improved ride and articulation.
The ride is nearly to the point that I would call it acceptable. The last thing to do is order custom shocks.(just have to do a little more math with motion ratios and suspension frequencies!)
I took the truck on a trial run to the mountains this weekend.
The gearing split between 4th and 5th is horrible on long steep climbs. I wish it were feasible to change to a six speed transmission.
I ran the tires a 25 psi and the ride was quite nice. It really floats over everything. The off road performance was very impressive. In 4 low the vehicle is pretty much unstoppable. The rear limited slip works very well. Washboard roads were very nice with very little vibration being transferred into the cab. This vehicle really encourages you to slow down and take the back roads which is exactly what I had in mind. The steering wheel jerks badly over large bumps so a steering damper will be the next item to install.
Here are a few photos!
I redid the rear suspension this weekend. Earlier I had just lifted the rear with blocks to match the front. I built some 8 leaf spring packs(instead of the original 6) and eliminated the overload springs. The difference was immense. I am very happy with the results. It has greatly improved ride and articulation.
The ride is nearly to the point that I would call it acceptable. The last thing to do is order custom shocks.(just have to do a little more math with motion ratios and suspension frequencies!)
I took the truck on a trial run to the mountains this weekend.
The gearing split between 4th and 5th is horrible on long steep climbs. I wish it were feasible to change to a six speed transmission.
I ran the tires a 25 psi and the ride was quite nice. It really floats over everything. The off road performance was very impressive. In 4 low the vehicle is pretty much unstoppable. The rear limited slip works very well. Washboard roads were very nice with very little vibration being transferred into the cab. This vehicle really encourages you to slow down and take the back roads which is exactly what I had in mind. The steering wheel jerks badly over large bumps so a steering damper will be the next item to install.
Here are a few photos!
yabanja
Explorer
Looking good! What is the point of the spring?
SkiFreak
Crazy Person
Mine is a return to centre steering stabilizer.
http://www.toughdog.com.au/?page_id=80
http://www.toughdog.com.au/?page_id=80
blackduck
Explorer
your a show off Owen :sombrero:
the spring makes it go faster
yabanja
Explorer
Pretty cool! I guess I will just have to settle for lowly Bilstein bling.....for now!
Allan