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Mazda Projects \ B2200 Rebuilt top to bottom and going low!B2200 Rebuilt top to bottom and going low!
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mazdaman82
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wow there seems to be a HUGE cut in your arm there man, may want to get that looked at...lol j/k
downtimejamieaus
+1y
hey mate you dont need a xmember for them front bar mounts( xmembers are a really good way of gusseting and keeping flex out of the chassie),
you will need a solid gusset or two heading toward the front of the truck to stop flex/breakage.
because as you accelerate your diff is pushing forward more than you really know.
alot of people over ear do a peice of 40x40 box about 300mm long (metric sizes bro) at a 90degree to the chassie and mount the link off that with a triangular gusset top and bottom(running 300mm toward the front of the chassie). that usually seem to do a good strong job and is really cheap.
if you want to gusset even further you can weld a large fishplate to your chassie to weld all of this to.
and what gusseting are you using on your top bag plates in the rear man?
i seen something simillar to what you have bend to a 45 angle over here in aus.
it didnt cause any damage or any injuries but its still unsafe not to have enough gusseting.
and you can never have enough gusseting.
not trying to be negative, just tryin to help a brother!
sorry for the long one lol.
you will need a solid gusset or two heading toward the front of the truck to stop flex/breakage.
because as you accelerate your diff is pushing forward more than you really know.
alot of people over ear do a peice of 40x40 box about 300mm long (metric sizes bro) at a 90degree to the chassie and mount the link off that with a triangular gusset top and bottom(running 300mm toward the front of the chassie). that usually seem to do a good strong job and is really cheap.
if you want to gusset even further you can weld a large fishplate to your chassie to weld all of this to.
and what gusseting are you using on your top bag plates in the rear man?
i seen something simillar to what you have bend to a 45 angle over here in aus.
it didnt cause any damage or any injuries but its still unsafe not to have enough gusseting.
and you can never have enough gusseting.
not trying to be negative, just tryin to help a brother!
sorry for the long one lol.
itslikewhooa
+1y
naw man i appreciate the concern.... I deff. plan on gusseting the shit out of the front link bar mounts... ive never really liked the look of a cross member, so i was intending on gusseting it the best i could to not need on.... as for the top bag mounts... i didn't plan on doing a gusset... honestly didn't think somting like that would bend... but ill have to look in to it and possibly do some for that too...thanks for the heads up.
itslikewhooa
+1y
got everything trimmed up and ready for this sat. to mock up the front bags... couple pics of the frame laid out... I don't think it can go much lower
mazdadropped
+1y
does your LCA hit the ground when aired out ?? mine does and im pretty sure it shouldnt
itslikewhooa
+1y
yeah mine did... i cut the back corner off the lca and plan on reinforcing what i cut off... but by trimming the corner off i got the frame down about 3/4 if and inch more in the front....
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skrapinsask
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the longer ends of mine do where the torsion bars would normally mount to. but i just cut the corner off so they didnt get in the way
the longer ends of mine do where the torsion bars would normally mount to. but i just cut the corner off so they didnt get in the way