UPDATE ON THE B/D RAM ON 26'S

Anyone that knows anything about hydraulics knows when they hear the name Pat Burke it's the real deal. Pats the man when it comes to juice and he's right.. Hydraulics are alot more dependable. You can't just toss a bunch of crap together like you can air and make it work. I think that's the only reason people stopped using hydraulics. Too many thrown together setups caused too many fires and messes in peoples rides. With the ammount of pressure needed and lift needed juice is about his only option that I can see. I've had hydraulics on my 67 Caddy for 5 years now and the only thing I've ever had to do it change an accumulator because my boss decided to move my car for me and thought if you hold down the wrong switch it would lift...lol I've had several bag setups and been around several juice setups and when it comes to lift and pressure and the ammount of space required juice is king. I'm lookin forward to see the bump stops. That sounds pretty tough. Keep up the good work Pat..

And no that's not hate.. I love both on the right application.

Originally posted by Ben_shady



Anyone that knows anything about hydraulics knows when they hear the name Pat Burke it's the real deal. Pats the man when it comes to juice and he's right.. Hydraulics are alot more dependable. You can't just toss a bunch of crap together like you can air and make it work. I think that's the only reason people stopped using hydraulics. Too many thrown together setups caused too many fires and messes in peoples rides. With the ammount of pressure needed and lift needed juice is about his only option that I can see. I've had hydraulics on my 67 Caddy for 5 years now and the only thing I've ever had to do it change an accumulator because my boss decided to move my car for me and thought if you hold down the wrong switch it would lift...lol I've had several bag setups and been around several juice setups and when it comes to lift and pressure and the ammount of space required juice is king. I'm lookin forward to see the bump stops. That sounds pretty tough. Keep up the good work Pat..

And no that's not hate.. I love both on the right application.

very well put

Originally posted by PatFukenBurke



The completion date for the test drive is the 25th before SEMA and we're leaving in it to head out there on the 27th. I will post up pics of the progress on this thread.



This may have been covered already, but your leaving for SEMA on the 27th, but it doesnt start til the 4th. I just want to make sure you caught the whole SEMA pushed off a week trick they pulled this year.

http://www.semashow.com/main/main.aspx?ID=/content/SEMASHOWcom/HomePage

well dont stray pat away from leaving early for a show... your talking to a man that was late for every car show he ever went to, lol

I'm talking about something a little more specific. Like, a little more precise parts list.

Let's just say I am inquiring about the purchase of a 12v hydraulic management set up (without the suspension aspect because I can't say exactly what vehicle it will be on)...what parts would I need to buy, modify, make...for the most part it looks as if the management system can be assembled strictly from off the shelf parts. That's what I would like to buy. One time. I do not feel like experimenting with hydraulics which is why I'm asking Pat-the-expert.

Thanks.

depends on what you want the setup to do... your not giving us enough info here... if you dont know what vehicle your putting it on i cant tell you your best bet for equipment...

^^^^^ Ok I for one have always wanted to do Hydros but have been to scared to try them. I want to put them on a 89 s-10 blazer. and I need a everyday driverso what are my opptions? Is a street charger worth it? do I Run accumulators ad springs or just acc? Just information like that is what I need. Sorry to hijack the thread, I hope it turns out great for you pat!

street chargers are no good just another component to go bad... most of the vehicles we do have accumulators with the springs, you can do an outboard shock on an s10 like you would with an airbag, if you want to, I would get a good street kit from prohopper or cce... prohoppers motors last alot longer, but cces street kit have a pressure relief valve in them to keep from damaging them... the prohopper cylinders also have a better track record

keep workin man! looks good

All I'm asking about is the hydraulic management...I'm not needing to know what cylinders/springs/accumulators to use. Other than the pump head itself, what would be so vehicle specific about it?

Try to use this equation:

I want 2 12v pumps (and all associated parts like dumps & individual solenoids) that will run off of a secondary battery (still wired to the alternator) that will give me the capability to do FBSS.

I understand speed will be dramatically decreased because of the lower voltage. Speed is not what I am after. I like hydraulics and everything they add to the suspension. I just do not like how brutal a high voltage system is and would jump at the opportunity to run a 12v system so that I do not need to charge batteries...ever.

Sorry for the long sentences and the thread jack. Pat, I saw this Ram at ITB sitting over in the judging area for quite a while. I went over to check it out 3 or 4 times since we were parked so close. Definitely something I would enjoy seeing completed.

Thanks again.