Alright, I'll throw this one out for the go-fast guys.
I will need to put a truss system on my fabricated 9" housings (Spidertrax) and I've already done quite a bit of searching for images and ideas.
There seem to be two camps when it comes to trusses; a traditional upper truss that runs from backing plate to backing plate, or a rear mounted (plate to plate) setup that basically runs across the back of the pumpkin.
The first one makes a lot of sense to me for a truck that is jumping (and landing) since it is resisting the downward forces trying to bend the tubes upwards. What I'm trying to understand is the reasoning for the trusses that run across the back of the axletubes and diff cover area??
I've seen some amazingly expensive axle setups with this arrangement. There are some TubeWorks 9" housings that come to mind. There's is actually a full-length backside brace with two smaller trusses that run from the top of the pumpkin partway down each axletube.
My temptation is to incorporate my link mounts into the truss system, and the rear-mounted truss may lend itself to this a bit more easily than the top-mounted one. At this point, I just don't understand enough about the merits of each style to decide which method will be strongest or most sensible. I'm not building a pre-runner per se, but with the amount of time I'm investing I just want to make sure I get the strongest possible part when I'm done.
Looking for discussion, or even just some really cool source photos of fabricated housings with well-executed truss systems.... so jump in if you've got something to share.
I will need to put a truss system on my fabricated 9" housings (Spidertrax) and I've already done quite a bit of searching for images and ideas.
There seem to be two camps when it comes to trusses; a traditional upper truss that runs from backing plate to backing plate, or a rear mounted (plate to plate) setup that basically runs across the back of the pumpkin.
The first one makes a lot of sense to me for a truck that is jumping (and landing) since it is resisting the downward forces trying to bend the tubes upwards. What I'm trying to understand is the reasoning for the trusses that run across the back of the axletubes and diff cover area??
I've seen some amazingly expensive axle setups with this arrangement. There are some TubeWorks 9" housings that come to mind. There's is actually a full-length backside brace with two smaller trusses that run from the top of the pumpkin partway down each axletube.
My temptation is to incorporate my link mounts into the truss system, and the rear-mounted truss may lend itself to this a bit more easily than the top-mounted one. At this point, I just don't understand enough about the merits of each style to decide which method will be strongest or most sensible. I'm not building a pre-runner per se, but with the amount of time I'm investing I just want to make sure I get the strongest possible part when I'm done.
Looking for discussion, or even just some really cool source photos of fabricated housings with well-executed truss systems.... so jump in if you've got something to share.
