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Randy92782
1 ton status
1-tonmudder
1/2 ton status
The John boy and Billy big show-on the radio.
Randy92782
1 ton status
OHHHH DUH!! I just listened to that this morning hahahaThe John boy and Billy big show-on the radio.
I love the dumb crook news. Cracks me up
atho
1/2 ton status
RustBuket said:
Spoken like a true engineering student.
The "other side of the story" is the stubborn hillybilly frugality combined with having lots of scrap automobiles just laying around on your property. If someone is going to think double frames is an awesome idea, then they may have their own ideas on what a good weld is, how to set up gears, etc...not to mention it is this same mindset that thinks pressure treated lumber 4"x4"s makes good front lift blocks, rebar makes a good "custom" drag link, and that attaching anything that was formerly part of a wild animal's anatomy to a vehicle is a good decorative showpiece.
I just don't see what is so challenging to understand about swapping rear springs up front and using a shackle flip in the rear, then cutting sheet metal.
Also think about it this way: you go to look at a truck for sale. It has stacked frames. What do you do? Buy it? Unless it has a 1 ton drivetrain and is nearly free, I'm guessing you wouldn't.
Slapperbar
Retired Navy NDT Examiner
DingDingDing!!!!
1-tonmudder
1/2 ton status
I know where one is right now that has rotted away due to the fact that nobody will buy it because of the stacked frames.
Randy92782
1 ton status
atho said:
I don't get this part...care to elaborate??
blazin_blazer
1/2 ton status
hahaha
i've seen people do this....when they kill a buck they tan his scrot/ball sack and put it on 4x shift handle or on the trailer hitch ball! now that is redneck, dont think i would want to touch my 4x shifter w/ deers fuzzy on it!
i've seen people do this....when they kill a buck they tan his scrot/ball sack and put it on 4x shift handle or on the trailer hitch ball! now that is redneck, dont think i would want to touch my 4x shifter w/ deers fuzzy on it!
Randy92782
1 ton status
You ****in serious??? WOW!! I think of myself as countryfied but DAYUM!!
blazin_blazer
1/2 ton status
yea!!
seen quit a few people do it....sometimes when its on the hitch ball they don't even tan it...they cut the sac off and stretch it over the ball and let it dry and shrink fit the ball, has to stink there for awile, i'm sure...rotten smellin truck..eek
seen quit a few people do it....sometimes when its on the hitch ball they don't even tan it...they cut the sac off and stretch it over the ball and let it dry and shrink fit the ball, has to stink there for awile, i'm sure...rotten smellin truck..eek
jollygreengiant
Registered Member
why not just cut all your spring perchs and move em down then box the frame beef everything up then if you still wanted it higher move your body mounts up prob just about the same fab work!
either way i think it ill be belly up if you do anything too wild
either way i think it ill be belly up if you do anything too wild
Don't laugh, It is considered the coolest around here! I might have even had one that way myself. Makes the shifter knob nice & soft.
kitimatdude
1/2 ton status
why not just cut all your spring perchs and move em down then box the frame beef everything up then if you still wanted it higher move your body mounts up prob just about the same fab work!
either way i think it ill be belly up if you do anything too wild
that could work, but in my case it would mess up my driveline angles and raise my CG. and if you think its weak watch my videos... (in my sig)
RustBuket
1/2 ton status
You raise a good point. I'm going to stop defending this now. You're probably right that anyone that had the resources to do this properly...well probably just wouldn't do this in the first place.
raising the body mounts wouldn't mess with the driveline angles, and although it would raise the CG more than a standard BL, it wouldn't add weight while doing so...unlike stacked frames.
kitimatdude
1/2 ton status
But it would still be weaker than what I have.
There's a big difference between properly engineering something, and throwing so much material at it (and weight) until it's so massive that it won't break...
Actual *engineered* mounts could be as strong as you were willing to make them, using a fraction of the material of a second frame. If the weakness came from the frame itself, design (engineer) a new one out of some stout tubing and fab up the body mounts to suit your needs.
You know, you could've just used a whole medium duty truck instead of the front clip... It'd be strong too. Doesn't make it a good idea though. It'd weight 80 metric sh!t tons and sink as soon as it saw mud.
kitimatdude
1/2 ton status
Mine is heavy but rocks in the mud. At least compared to the people I play with. so in short it works great for people with a short budget that like to play hard. I'm sure nasa could develop something lighter and stronger, but not on my budget.
Mine is heavy but rocks in the mud. At least compared to the people I play with. so in short it works great for people with a short budget that like to play hard. I'm sure nasa could develop something lighter and stronger, but not on my budget.
It has nothing to do with budget and everything to do with not knowing how and/or not having the skills to build it stronger and lighter.
We've argued over this before and I stayed out of this post until know, but c'mon...
