Crawler/flexible rear suspension options....

[zachis4wheeling]

I have considered it, but if ya think about it, mounting them under the frame explo. style, will only give me around the same rear flex that a SOA explo. has...maybe a lil more since I'll be fullwidth. Plus, I'll still have shackles pokin out the backend ready to grab something or hang up on something....I'd like to try and avoid that if at all possible. IDK, I mean I know it could work that way, and since I will be runnin 44s, they wouldn't be as much of a departure angle killer as if the truck was on 31s, but it just seems like FWIW, you wouldn't get an awful lot of flex or lift the truck up enough on the ass end for the 44s to clear.

I'll be runnin the bed for a while, till I shorten the wheelbase and link it. Clearin the fenduhs will still be somewhat of a priority. I'm gonna cut em up and whatnot, but I still don't wana cut muh 44s to chit and ruin em......

 

[bobbywalter]

Originally Posted by wahlstrom1
Why not mount the 63's explorer style, under the frame?

-andrew

THATS GENIUS!!! I'm 1-2 weeks away from swapping in a explorer 8.8. Perhaps I should be aiming bigger.... (Or, perhaps I should just burn on some SOA perches, if it works, it works!)

Good thought Andrew. If you do inboard leafs you could get your hands on some make some shackles like LoneRanger has and then build yourself a trackbar and you would get good flex!

i would just weld up some cut 1/4 strap in under the rails, drill the bolt holes and call it done

what do you think i was talking about?

 

[bobbywalter]

I really been debating on throwin the axle as it is right now under the frontend. It's sportin a set of lifted 6" leaves from a f350 on it. Thinkin bout pullin em apart n trashin a couple leaves and puttin it back under there with 3 or 4 leaves, not 7 or 8 that are on it right now. Figure maybe it'll ride a little less like fawk if I do that. All I'd need to do is come up with some sort of front hanger and shackle setup to get the truck in the air, and figure out the steering.

What you running for yur steering? I have a 4" drp pitman arm on the Ranger now from the 6" susp. lift, along with the stock linkage that came off the F350s D60. Might be able to rig something up for turning it around the yard and whatnot.

I'd like to eventually end up with a hydro assist steering system and eventually have full drag&tierodless hydro. This way, all I'd have to worry about is hoses limiting how far I could move the axle ahead and not worry about the links for steering matchin up and whatnot. But thats on down the road.

Reason I say this is cuz' Im doin this all at the parents house. My Dad doesnt want me takin up garage space, so when I go back to Port Huron this weekend, I'll have the truck up on a 16' tandem axle flatbed on jakstands pullin the TTB off. This way, if I don't get the axle under there with the leafsprings I have so it is drivable at least temporarily.....I can still move it around the yard for the time being, which will most likely be the most likely thing that'll happen.

Should be interesting........

When I move back to Port Huron in a month tho, he told me he'd let me set it up in the barn for the winter and do it right then......he just needs it now, but is lettin me keep the Ranger on the trailer if need be for a month.

well if i take more then two minutes to respond it erases my shit...so call me dude..i could not be more pissed after all the time on the answers i tried to post.

313 402 5966.

 

[zachis4wheeling]

hahaha....that fawkin sucks.....that started happenin to me awhile back, so now, I always copy it so its saved if it boots me n erases muh shit....Ill give ya a call one of these days and chew year ear off with my questions...thanks

 

[patov6]

Go to the library, read up on the internet, and use the 4-link (or the 3-link) calculator programs available on Pirate. I've seen suspensions turn out fairly well that have had little or no thought put into them. Putting any thought at all into their design will greatly improve the results. I would have no hesitations about driving a rig like that on the road.

Research and proper planning/design will ultimately be your ticket to success.

Hi, I have a 3-link + panhard rear and the flex is great. Its a very good idea...

If you need pics, I can put them here.

regards

Pato

 

[metalmacguyver]

well if i take more then two minutes to respond it erases my shit...so call me dude..i could not be more pissed after all the time on the answers i tried to post.

313 402 5966.

I saved the number too. I am sure I will need to talk your ear off some time aswell.

 

[Toreadorranger]

flex is over rated. Check out WhiteRhinos build on pirate. he had inboarded chevy's and had tons of flex.\

 

[rickcdewitt]

use sway bars with removeable links if you want stability at times

 

[zachis4wheeling]

flex is over rated. Check out WhiteRhinos build on pirate. he had inboarded chevy's and had tons of flex.

Yea, been followin that one pretty religiously. His setup looks like it works out awesome on the trail. Only thing he said is his isn't too hot on the road.

What I need to do is just get started and get a move on with this fawker. I'll be home in 2 weeks for good where my trucks at and maybe then, I can get some more stuff done on the truck. I still have to swap the manual trans. assembly in on it, buildup the doubler, and all of the suspension stuff...

Zach

 

[CopyKat]

I saved the number too. I am sure I will need to talk your ear off some time aswell.

Me too. I give that number out to the Fat Chicks at the bar all the time.

 

[zachis4wheeling]

Me too. I give that number out to the Fat Chicks at the bar all the time.

haha.....that made me laugh.....I used to do that a lot with an asshole buddy of mine's #...back in the days when I was 19 & 20, goin across the border to Sarnia to get shibbyfaced.....lol....

So you still got the stended' cab Ranger Joel?

 

[CopyKat]

So you still got the stended' cab Ranger Joel?

Nope. But it will be gracing my shop for the second time since I sold it.

It's in a sad sad state right now. Needs some luvin is all. OK ALOT of livin'!