Szczerba's F350 Welder Rig

[WesTX]

Originally Posted by Szczerba

I have it setup to go either way right now, just need to make chassis link mounts and chassis bag mounts. Well, minus an axle panhard mount but that is easy peasy. If I can come up with a decent looking bag, I will go with leafs and helper bags and traction bars.

I did these with junk I had around the shop. Could us heat shrink around the springs or sumptin. I dunno, working it out in my brain atm.

Szczerba's Tow Rig

Find a way to use some of these and allow you to lower and lift the rear when you hook and unhook the trailer.

McMaster-Carr

Cant wait to see where you take this one.

Wes

[Derek Larsen]

A lightweight bicycle tube (19-25mm) would probably fit over your springs and be more flexible than HS.

Is that a Tamiya body?

[mr.rick]

could always cut the fingers off of black nitrile gloves. they are durable, don't dry out as fast as a latex glove would and the best part is you wouldn't have any glued seams to come apart.

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by Derek Larsen

A lightweight bicycle tube (19-25mm) would probably fit over your springs and be more flexible than HS.



Is that a Tamiya body?

Good idea on the tube. Yup on the tamiya.

Originally Posted by mr.rick

could always cut the fingers off of black nitrile gloves. they are durable, don't dry out as fast as a latex glove would and the best part is you wouldn't have any glued seams to come apart.

Another good idea. I used some 1.25" heat shrink but it doesnt look good. Thinking about it, The springs will be out of sight anyways, so I will probably just use cut down springs and call it good.

Quickly made the chassis link mounts. Going with dual links and coil springs front and back. Wont be visible anyways.
Got in some sweet adjustable builder links from a friend to try out. Pretty slick.

[XSRCdesign]

Uhm... That idea for the builder links is genius! Going to have to make some for myself!

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by XSRCdesign

Uhm... That idea for the builder links is genius! Going to have to make some for myself!

I dunno why I didn't think of making some years ago. Howard at Howler Customs whipped these up. Going to make rig setup alot easier to figure out links.

[Szczerba]

Hacking


Another cool building tool from a friend. Revo rod end holder I conjured up months ago.

[badBKO]

Originally Posted by Szczerba

Here ya go.

Yep, that's one I built! Sweet to see you end up with it.

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by badBKO

Yep, that's one I built! Sweet to see you end up with it.

Thanks. I am just making this chassis up as I go. Some folks on other sites have mentioned to do this or do that but I just do what I do. Just kinda going with half looks and half laziness to get the chassis built.

Up next, front coil spring mounts, then transmission/transfer case setup.

[chino63]

Builder links and rod end tool... Awesome ideas!

[WesTX]

Originally Posted by Szczerba

Hacking


Another cool building tool from a friend. Revo rod end holder I conjured up months ago.

You should sell the rod end tool via shapeways, I would buy one, that would make that job so much easier!

As always, killer work.

Wes

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by chino63

Builder links and rod end tool... Awesome ideas!

Howler Customs and RC Scaleworx, respectively.

Originally Posted by WesTX

You should sell the rod end tool via shapeways, I would buy one, that would make that job so much easier!

As always, killer work.

Wes

See above. Thanks

[Mike Flea]

Interesting suspension, looking forward to a running video, just curious.

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by Mike Flea

Interesting suspension, looking forward to a running video, just curious.

Interesting as, interesting as, interesting as.....?

[big bacon]

um its builder links right? so you know how long to make the real links right???? Poprivit and me think the idea is a stroke of geanus!!!

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by big bacon

um its builder links right? so you know how long to make the real links right???? Poprivit and me think the idea is a stroke of geanus!!!

Correct. Makes quick work of setting up the wheelbase on a rig.

[WesTX]

Originally Posted by Mike Flea

Interesting suspension, looking forward to a running video, just curious.

Exact same suspension setup as the front of dodge trucks from like 99-2012 or so. Also very similar to the Jeep TJ if I remember right.

Just 2 parallel sets of links then a panhard for side to side control.

Wes

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by WesTX

Exact same suspension setup as the front of dodge trucks from like 99-2012 or so. Also very similar to the Jeep TJ if I remember right.

Just 2 parallel sets of links then a panhard for side to side control.

Wes

I kinda mimicked 5 link aftermarket dually suspension setups and whatever was easiest to build.

Also note, these fat links are for mock up and are slightly limiting full bump. Also also, the rig is sitting at full bump so the links jammed up against the chassis makes it look funky too.

[Mike Flea]

Originally Posted by WesTX

Exact same suspension setup as the front of dodge trucks from like 99-2012 or so. Also very similar to the Jeep TJ if I remember right.

Just 2 parallel sets of links then a panhard for side to side control.

Wes

Really? I had a 2003 Dodge Ram quad cab 4x4, and the front suspension looked nothing like that.

[benoj]

Originally Posted by Mike Flea

Really? I had a 2003 Dodge Ram quad cab 4x4, and the front suspension looked nothing like that.

Was it a 1500? I believe in 02 the 1500s switched to independent front


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