Bed on air cans

Edited: 10/26/2008 7:42:25 PM by Lunchb0x23

I'm tilting my bed with air cans to show off the lever setup, these should be fine, right? They dont have to be nice, they just have to hold a bed up at 20-30mph

http://airbagit.com/product_info.php?cPath=96_97&products_id=3329

why would you wanna support Joe Morrow?

why would you drive around with the bed tilted at 20-30mph?

look on www.bimba.com they have anything you could imagine... cheap too
I think there 2" bore cylinder's start at like 25 bucks each

I saw a guy goin down the road with his bed tilted at about 45 and he hit a bump and the bed slid off to the driver side... It was pretty funny actually... I say go for it and give the people behind you a funny show like I had! LoL

i wouldnt even be going that fast, id just be cruising around downtown. with all the DOUCHEBAG cops in my town, i probably wouldn't roll with it tilted for long anyway, and the speed limit is 25 so... i just want to be able to lay it out at the light in front of the Sports Cafe where they have a huge outdoor section in front thats always packed in the summer.

i dont give a shit who i'm supporting when it comes to buying two cheap air cans, i just want my bed to tilt. all i wanted to know is if they would cut it, not if im stupid for wanting to do it. thanks tho.

Why not just use bags? Im thinkin it would be easier to fab up, plus they compress more and give more lift. Cylinders are just too big and seems like more work to make them fit under the bed.

Originally posted by Lunchb0x23



i dont give a shit who i'm supporting when it comes to buying two cheap air cans, i just want my bed to tilt. all i wanted to know is if they would cut it, not if im stupid for wanting to do it. thanks tho.

You will when the cans fail and your bed flys off of your truck on the freeway thinking like this is why Shaim is still around and why shops spend so much time fixing peoples mistakes.

I think this is the kind of mod that made mini truck'n what is is today.. every one is affraid to do anything that is differrent any more.. I say do what you like, just use a little noodle power and make it safe at the same time. maybe a limiting strap on each of the two front corners.. the only thing i dont like about it, is wouldnt the bed need to be kinda far away from the back of the cab to clear as it rotated up? how about 4 cylinders (or bags) raise the whole bed up (reverse BD??) have it on guides that it rode up and down on.. the guides could have "stops" at the end so as to not blow the bed off at free way speeds! hahahaaaaa maybe hood pins in the bed to keep it secure for day to day situations , then pull the pins and go cruise.. what ever happens- have fun! ENJOY!!!

Edited: 10/27/2008 4:02:32 AM by Lunchb0x23

im a pretty competent individual, i understand physics, and im betting that these cans that are designed to hold a car off the ground can hold up my bed if im rolling 20mph downtown. i plan to put a locking pin system on the bed to keep it down during daily driving, i understand that not mounting it or securing it would make it prone to catching the wind on the highway. I just wanted to know if these will suffice, or if somebody could provide me with a better alternative air can.

as far as the bed requiring spacing to clear the cab, that isnt the case. if you think of the pivot point as the origin of a circle, and the bottom edge closest to the cab (the extremity that would allegedly cause the collision) as a point on the circumference, the radius does not change during rotation. as long as the rear cab wall is perpendicular to it when the bed is down, it will clear.

unfadeble did you even read the beginning of this thread, or were you too busy sipping your haterade? im almost possitive i said 20-30 MAX. "tilting it on the freeway" was never part of the plan.