98+ control arm CAD Technical Drawings

[closetheboarders]

Im going into my senior year for Mechanical Engineering. I am looking to lift my truck. I love the dixon lift but im looking to design something myself for a senior project. Plus the schools going to pay for it. So i was wondering if anyone had CAD drawings of the 98+ front suspension. I know i can get field measurements but it would save me some time. I do plan on doing Structural Analysis on everything and promise to share my build with everyone. Thanks for the help.

thanks

stan

 

[JohnnyU]

What software are you using?

 

[DieselSmoke]

Structural Analysis is best on Solidworks or Catia so one of those i hope

 

[closetheboarders]

Well the licenses the school has right now is Pro engineer, AutoCAD, and ANSYS.
I hate to use Pro E I swear it was built by mac guys. But were working on a solidworks sponsorship for the BAJA TEAM. Anyway im probably going to do the analysis in ansys for now. Like i said its a senior project just trying to get resources now.

 

[JohnnyU]

I use Pro/E, it's nice software but has its limitations. For a quick and dirty analysis, Mechanica is fine, but most of what we do is more indepth. I like ANSYS....

I do not care much for CosmoWorks.

 

[hunt-n-fish]

I've never used ANSYS.

IMHO on the design, Catia/Solidworks is the best for 3-D. AutoCAD is great for 2-D prior to 2002 and I don't have much use for Pro-E.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I've never used ANSYS.

IMHO on the design, Catia/Solidworks is the best for 3-D. AutoCAD is great for 2-D prior to 2002 and I don't have much use for Pro-E.

I have only played with solidworks, we didn't cover it in school. Inventor is fun. I also used it for a year in the real world before I changed jobs, I enjoyed it.

3D Autocad is a joke, but for 2D it is pretty good. I use AutoCAD 2006 everyday only for 2D stuff.

 

[hunt-n-fish]

I have only played with solidworks, we didn't cover it in school. Inventor is fun. I also used it for a year in the real world before I changed jobs, I enjoyed it.

3D Autocad is a joke, but for 2D it is pretty good. I use AutoCAD 2006 everyday only for 2D stuff.

The shop I'm at now uses KeyCreator/CadKey. It's okay I just wish I could have AutoCad again.

Sorry for the closetheboarders, would like to see what you come up with.