The hobby my wife hates!

nckrsamford · 08-14-09, 12:55 PM

well, no more back end on the cruiser. cut it off with the plasma to back halve it in.

mookie · 08-14-09, 08:18 PM

are you doing rear steer? i think i would put the front axle in front of the engine that way you can still have a low stance, your tires are going to be huge so you can afford to have a really long wheelbase. i think i'm getting excited about this build

nckrsamford · 08-28-09, 07:29 PM

I finally finished backhalving my cruiser today and linking it up to the rockwell. It only took me 3 different configurations of link set ups to get it right. the hardest part was trying to get the links to converge in the middle of the axle without getting in the way of the drive line. I took some pics today so I will get them up in a day or two.

PKP80 · 08-31-09, 01:13 AM

PICS PICS PICS, can't wait to see them

nckrsamford · 08-31-09, 03:13 PM

i have alot more pics on my other camera but they wont load up. so i took these with another camera. this is of the vehicle in full compression, with a wheel base of 145 1/2". havent linked up the front yet, just mocked it up.

nckrsamford · 08-31-09, 03:17 PM

here are a couple more, and i know that my ram is broke on my rear axle, tried to put the pin through and the clevis ear broke off, hopefully tractor supply will take it back!

nckrsamford · 09-02-09, 07:22 AM

gonna clean up the front end today and hopefully mock up links.

mookie · 09-02-09, 07:39 AM

have you run the #'s on your link setup? it looks in the last pic like the upper and lower links converge at the frame? in other words the link brackets are on or very close to the same horizontal plane? i'm no expert but i think that might give you some pretty bad anti-squat problems

nckrsamford · 09-02-09, 09:40 AM

yup! i am gonna have about 1 deg. squat but my front end will be 3 inches lower than my rear, it will also have 2 less inches of travel in the front.

Mace · 09-15-09, 10:47 PM

You planning on those shocks doing anything in the rear??

Just like Mookie, I am curious about your suspension numbers. 1 deg squat????

notaf-ingjeep · 09-18-09, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Mace

You planning on those shocks doing anything in the rear??

Just like Mookie, I am curious about your suspension numbers. 1 deg squat????

I am also curious on the linkage. I am more concerned about some of the structure you've built. It looks like you chopped the frame and used the original rear piece to box it. I would be concerned about the strength, maybe fine, but wouldn't have been my choice. Most the bends look poor, they look like they are kinked. If left like that, it needs some serious gussets, I mean kinks are no good, neither are the butt welded angles I saw. It could fail, and collapse, in a roll over or from anything really. I might be wrong about kinks, thats what it looks like in the photos.

The shocks are definitely on steep compounded angles, you should be aware of a loss in efficiency. For every inch of actual travel, you will use less than an inch of the actual shock. Makes for big travel, but I can't say how well it will work. My set up is on a similar sort of angles, I took a risk, and am doing a little experimenting there. I've planned from the start to redo the mounting if it sucks. I was really wanting to save the tub on my cruiser and wanted to try it first before I cut out the floor. It seems to work, I got my ride height correct, but needs more testing. I am still optimistic, but it may get redone. In your case I would consider at least adding some additional points for mounting. No reason not too, you have any option you want.

BellyDoc · 09-18-09, 08:08 PM

I'm also really concerned about those shock mounts.

The angles are severe. Also, the tabs look tiny on the frame end. I can't see what you did on the axle.

The entire weight of the vehicle is carried on the coilover mounting tabs. Every time you take a hit to the suspension, you get the weight PLUS a shock load. Think about it.

Most people run their shock mounts off of the equivalent of your hip-height tube. Even if you have to bump-stop the center section down to keep it out of the chassis, you still might want some uptravel on the sides to accomodate twist.

As it is, your axle looks like it's at a good ride height and it's already maxed on up travel.

What size/wall thickness tube is that? I see the kinking too. It's the top tube bend where the angle drops to the rear. That looks like it was done with one of those Harbor Freight bottle jack benders.

Think about kinked tube as "already failing".

mookie · 09-24-09, 10:40 AM

any updates? don't get mad, nobody is flaming you....folks on here are just trying to help you and keep you from having to go back and re-do stuff later on...it's way easier to fix things now

and your build is potentially bad-fawking-ass, not many 40's out there with a big block and two steering rocks..... i want you to go out and make a bunch of jeeps look like the dogshit that they truly are

nckrsamford · 11-05-09, 10:04 PM

just got back from offshore, i have got to work on the cruiser a little. Its on its wheels. I will post some pics soon.