Lower Shock Guard Build Details

[bhmmapping]

I have had these listed for a while, with very little interest:

https://forum.ih8mud.com/merchandise-storefront/434037-80-series-rear-lower-shock-mount-guard.html

but recently have sold a few and actually had to weld a set together after work yesterday. I don't know how many more I will make so I thought I would post the build details here in case anyone wants to build some. It's not rocket science and could probably be done more efficiently.

start with a piece of two inch sch40 pipe, cut to length and cut a slice across the seam that goes to about a 2" tangent to the pipe:

make two lengthwise cuts going to the slice in the top of the guard:

for the center I prefer to use a drop from a holesaw, because it has the pilot hole perfectly in the center. you can see one sitting in the foremost guard in the above picture. I only had one drop and I lent my hole saw to a friend so I had to cut out a center for the second guard.

space the center up so the bottom lines up with the top of the front lip:

tack it in place and center it:

weld all the way around the outside:

with good penetration the weld should go through to the other side, I ran a quick bead around the inside to make it look a little cleaner:

repeat for the other side and drill out the center holes to 1/2", clean up with flap wheel and you are done:

 

[KonTiki]

Cool idea- I like these

 

[bhmmapping]

that's hot

 

[bhmmapping]

I bought a new 2-1/8 holesaw to cut some more centers but knew I had to slow the RPMs down on the drill press to keep from burning it up. I have a 5-speed drill press, intended primarily for woodworking, and the lowest speed was 620 RPMs. That is the correct speed for up to a 1/2 bit through steel, but the correct speed for a holesaw is much lower. So after pricing 16 speed metal working drill presses I started looking for a cheaper solution. I originally thought about adding an electronic speed controller, but that will not work with the AC motor. I finally settled on gearing down with a third set of pulleys, I was shooting for a 3.5:1 reduction, but ended up with 3:1 based on the pulleys I was able to find. Originally I bought the pulleys at tractor supply, but the smaller one(1.5") was too wide for the belt. I ended up ordering a correct smaller pulley from Mcmaster - should have gotten everything there in the first place. works great and was cheap:
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[ClankBang]

That is awsome..... I think you missed your calling by not becoming an M.E.

 

[pruboy]

A frequency drive is how to vary the speed on an AC motor. Honestly though it was probably more cost effective doing it the way you did it, plus you have the " wow" factor. Pretty cool !!

 

[Reinhardt Toyota]

Hey are u selling these? If so how much I think they would be a great addition to my new lift

 

[bhmmapping]

If you ever think about making something yourself, always look to see if it is available on mcmaster-carr first. Mcmaster item 92140A120 is an exact match for the centers I was making.

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[Bomar]

This is a great product my shocks thank you!

 

[bhmmapping]

This is a great product my shocks thank you!

Thanks!