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Do-it-all rear suspension?
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One thing about the pics I posted. Those bags are from a cement mixer. Rated at some ridiculous number. Our local semi wrecking yard has em for 150 for the pair.
How much ya gonna build yourself having premade brackets is awesome but its cheaper ( inconsiderate of labor) to build em yourself.
How much ya gonna build yourself having premade brackets is awesome but its cheaper ( inconsiderate of labor) to build em yourself.
Oh, ok. I'll take a closer look. Thanks!
I guessed high on the brackets in case I needed the option to buy pre-made ones. More than likely, though, I'll make them myself. I have access to a plasma table so I could make some fairly easy. I would probably even make the truss, too.
Doing the brackets and truss myself would cut back the total by $250-300?
My brackets for my 4 link cost me right about $35
For a daily driver, occasional wheeler and tow-rig I'd run a shackle flip with a good traction bar and some cradle mounted air-bags. It's cheap, flexes well and when you need the stability and load carrying capacity the bags are there (but they aren't tied to the frame and axle so they don't limit your articulation).
I mounted the bags on my tow-rig this way and I'm very pleased with the outcome. They never touch while daily driving but with a load in the bed or with my trailer hooked up they drop down in the cradles and I can air them up to set ride-height.
Daystar sells some cradles to make it happen.
I mounted the bags on my tow-rig this way and I'm very pleased with the outcome. They never touch while daily driving but with a load in the bed or with my trailer hooked up they drop down in the cradles and I can air them up to set ride-height.
Daystar sells some cradles to make it happen.
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A 4 link with air bags would be great for the back in cheapness an simplicity. Radius arms in the front would be a good match as far as simplicity and ride quality go. I'll give you a piece of advice I lived and learned on after getting the exact same warning.
In the front, just buy a cheap set of Radflow or FOA coil overs. By the time you pay for brackets to fit coils, coils, shocks and package everything you will have less invested just running a cheap coil over.
But I digress, back to the rear suspension discussion. Obviously we all know leaf springs are hands down the do all easy suspension. My guess is like all projects you'll be hard pressed to get it done for your $700 number.
In the front, just buy a cheap set of Radflow or FOA coil overs. By the time you pay for brackets to fit coils, coils, shocks and package everything you will have less invested just running a cheap coil over.
But I digress, back to the rear suspension discussion. Obviously we all know leaf springs are hands down the do all easy suspension. My guess is like all projects you'll be hard pressed to get it done for your $700 number.
There's still a possibility that I'll do a set up similar to that.
That's funny that you mentioned radius arms. I was just doing some research on those last night. That's a good point about the cheap coilovers, hadn't thought about that.
The $700 was just for the springs themselves. A couple posts back I had figured up around $1250 to do the whole set up with custom leafs. But, you're right. I'm sure I'd go over that.
