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Mini Truckin General \ Frontier body dropped on 22'sFrontier body dropped on 22's
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jerid
+1y
Originally posted by bdroppeddak
Edited: 11/27/2007 4:50:14 PM by bdroppeddak
you either need a roll cage, roll bar, or some tube work to stiffen it up, art, art morrison, and autoweld all strongly encourage you to run a rollcage or roll bar with the 3x2 rails.... im sure that the companies manufacturing the rails know more about them than a SD.com sales rep....
no offense here bro, im sure art morrison would recommend you to build a roll cage to stiffen but i was saying that you dont have to. Rebuild crossmembers to tie the two together. Im sure everyone using 2X3 box tubing is making a rollcage for their truck aren't they? Yeah, we see that all the time dont we
Edited: 11/27/2007 4:50:14 PM by bdroppeddak
you either need a roll cage, roll bar, or some tube work to stiffen it up, art, art morrison, and autoweld all strongly encourage you to run a rollcage or roll bar with the 3x2 rails.... im sure that the companies manufacturing the rails know more about them than a SD.com sales rep....
no offense here bro, im sure art morrison would recommend you to build a roll cage to stiffen but i was saying that you dont have to. Rebuild crossmembers to tie the two together. Im sure everyone using 2X3 box tubing is making a rollcage for their truck aren't they? Yeah, we see that all the time dont we
AVTekk
+1y
Originally posted by bdroppeddak
Edited: 11/27/2007 4:50:14 PM by bdroppeddak
you either need a roll cage, roll bar, or some tube work to stiffen it up, art, art morrison, and autoweld all strongly encourage you to run a rollcage or roll bar with the 3x2 rails.... im sure that the companies manufacturing the rails know more about them than a SD.com sales rep....
Both of those companys sell frames for race cars, obviously race cars need a stout frame that doesnt flex when launched off the line. This is a different application here, he will be fine, a rollcase would make it badass though
Edited: 11/27/2007 4:50:14 PM by bdroppeddak
you either need a roll cage, roll bar, or some tube work to stiffen it up, art, art morrison, and autoweld all strongly encourage you to run a rollcage or roll bar with the 3x2 rails.... im sure that the companies manufacturing the rails know more about them than a SD.com sales rep....
Both of those companys sell frames for race cars, obviously race cars need a stout frame that doesnt flex when launched off the line. This is a different application here, he will be fine, a rollcase would make it badass though
bdroppeddak
+1y
Edited: 12/13/2007 5:00:24 AM by bdroppeddak
one of the main reasons is the .120 wall 3x2 doesnt offer the stiffness that 3/16 and 1/4 wall tubing does.... take a piece of each and put them on stands at the ends and bounce.... or how about torsional stiffness.... having the flat crossmembers doesnt do much for torsional stiffness.... that would be the twisting of the frame, which that 3x2 .120 could do alot easier with a simple ladder style frame.....
and just for the simple fact that 3/16 and 1/4 wall tubing looks better and is straighter.... i work with 10 ga tubing alot at work and alot of it has a slight bow, and can warp from welding easier, and alot of times it isnt squared (some of the sides can be bowed out, mainly the seam side)....
one of the main reasons is the .120 wall 3x2 doesnt offer the stiffness that 3/16 and 1/4 wall tubing does.... take a piece of each and put them on stands at the ends and bounce.... or how about torsional stiffness.... having the flat crossmembers doesnt do much for torsional stiffness.... that would be the twisting of the frame, which that 3x2 .120 could do alot easier with a simple ladder style frame.....
and just for the simple fact that 3/16 and 1/4 wall tubing looks better and is straighter.... i work with 10 ga tubing alot at work and alot of it has a slight bow, and can warp from welding easier, and alot of times it isnt squared (some of the sides can be bowed out, mainly the seam side)....
frontin on 20s
+1y
Edited: 12/21/2007 12:31:52 AM by frontin on 20s
Edited: 12/21/2007 12:30:10 AM by frontin on 20s
got pics of the back half
Edited: 12/21/2007 12:30:10 AM by frontin on 20s
got pics of the back half
draggincaddy
+1y
lookin good. i thought devin was doin that one.
one question ( im not hating or talkin shit), the pic of the 22 jacked up in the front. it doesnt look like the tire is level with the bottom of the truck? is it the angle of the pic or was the jack let down some? again im not hatin just curious
one question ( im not hating or talkin shit), the pic of the 22 jacked up in the front. it doesnt look like the tire is level with the bottom of the truck? is it the angle of the pic or was the jack let down some? again im not hatin just curious