Long Travel Prerrunner project.

[RaceRanger97]

Thanks to Kwad RCR I got 6" flared feenders! looks alot better and i dont have to worry about the tires hitting.

 

[RaceRanger97]

did a few things recently


moved the battery to the back for better weight distribution.

Ive been working on a rear bed cage to run some 14" shocks and new springs..ill have pics up soon.

 

[canyoncritter]

are those drop brackets I see?

and if you need a pitman arm still I have one, its a little beat up, but works fine.pm me if your interested.

 

[RaceRanger97]

are those drop brackets I see?

and if you need a pitman arm still I have one, its a little beat up, but works fine.pm me if your interested.

if you mean the beam drop brackets then ya...they are temperary till i finnish my other beams...it has a 4ich drop pitman arm on it now..thanks though

 

[marcehboy]

Hate to ask this but how much do you have into it?

 

[RaceRanger97]

Hate to ask this but how much do you have into it?

honestly im not even sure any more...probably like 5,000 in the main parts and tube work

 

[marcehboy]

Thats pretty good

 

[Mutant Pony]

The truck looks good! I sure would like to get a set of those shocks, A little much for me though.
One thing, I learned almost 30 years ago. Never, never weld vertically on a frame. You can get away with a stitch no more than 1/3 of the frame height. That includes seperate stitches in line. You will be extremly lucky if your frame doesn't break at the welds of the shock hoops! In the pic you didn't weld the bottom horizontal which would have been the most important weld if any at all. Welding horizontal on a frame will only make it stronger. Full length vertical is an absolute no-no!!!
The battery box is perfect! it looks like something I would do! I would put a cover on it though. One day on the dunes will have it filled with sand to the top and it looks like it would be pretty hard to empty.
I'm not trying to be a jerk, That is how I see it. I would be proud to own that truck.

 

[Dr.Unk]

In All My Life I Have Never Heard About Not Welding Horizontally On A Frame. Not To Be A Dick But I Dont Buy It.

 

[Dr.Unk]

My Mistake Vertically

 

[Mutant Pony]

Try it. Just don't drive it on a Highway!
When you weld steel it changes the temper of the steel next to the weld. I don't know the technical terms because I don't use them enough to remember them. What happens is that the frame breaks right next to the weld. There is ways to avoid this but, it requires putting the work into a furnace while you weld it then slowly cool it.

 

[Dr.Unk]

I Have Built Countless Amounts Cages & Shock Hoops Plated And Fully Welded To The Frame On Trucks That Get Punished Regularly. Never Had A Problem With Cracking.

 

[Mutant Pony]

Welding the tube directly to the frame would be fine. A circle is not a straight vertical line. I've personally seen frame failures from vertical welds.
Another thing that works is to turn the plate so that it is two diagonal lines.

 

[marcehboy]

wow ive never heard anything like that either i dont see how it could be true. Not doubting you just would like to see the scientific reasoning behind it

 

[AKBroncoII]

It tempers the steel at the heat affected zone causing it to become brittle. Being that the frame sees a lot of vertical stress, this causes problems. IMO, welding straight vertically is a big no no.