Bumper bracket fabrication

[rckjeep]

Ok, I can only take so much. Teenager!!?

You know whats funny is that so many people on here think a lifted body automatically equates to high COG. I'm assuming thats what you think too. Do you know how much a lexan body weighs?

And how the hell does a low body get you better crawling ability.

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Again, I'm really not trying to dick. Let me ask you do try something. put your truck on a sheet of plywood or something similar. Then if you have an angle finder place that on the plywood. Then pick up one end of the plywood on either side of the truck and lean the truck over till it rolls and measure the angle. Then remove the body and do it again. Tell us what you find out.

I have a local spot that I test all my rigs at. It has great climbs and sidehilling spots to test out stability. I've taken a rig with the body up high and tried a line and lowered the body and trimmed the fenders and tried it again. Guess what it didn't make it till I lowered the body. You'll be amazed how things change. Of course if you aren't after performance then built it anyway you like.

bunch of asshats.

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I read countless threads about people asking for ways of fabricating brackets and all that comes back is, "figure it out yourself". Well thats what I"M DOING!!

AGAIN STATED, I'm still trying to get a look at what I want. Obviously the brackets are standing out too much.

And what look is that? Monster truck, mud truck, trail rig, what?

1) You gotta be able to take some ribbing around here to survive.

Yes you do, it's all in good fun though.

 

[CrawlinClodKiller]

I couldn't help it.

http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&tbs=isch:1&sa=1&q=ridiculous+lifted+truck&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=

 

[matrix243]

Again, I'm really not trying to dick. Let me ask you do try something. put your truck on a sheet of plywood or something similar. Then if you have an angle finder place that on the plywood. Then pick up one end of the plywood on either side of the truck and lean the truck over till it rolls and measure the angle. Then remove the body and do it again. Tell us what you find out.

I have a local spot that I test all my rigs at. It has great climbs and sidehilling spots to test out stability. I've taken a rig with the body up high and tried a line and lowered the body and trimmed the fenders and tried it again. Guess what it didn't make it till I lowered the body. You'll be amazed how things change. Of course if you aren't after performance then built it anyway you like.



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And what look is that? Monster truck, mud truck, trail rig, what?



Yes you do, it's all in good fun though.

I'll check the angle with the body on and off.

Looking more for a mud truck, but I'm not replicating a specific truck like most on here are.

 

[Tedro]

I had mine connected to the front cross memberd and used two L-brackets for the rear bumper. I had Ax-10 shocks and 2.2 Flat Irons, much smaller than those.

I have a slide show of it here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kar6-wYuuns , hope this helps.

 

[canadianbacon]

Ok, I can only take so much. Teenager!!?

You know whats funny is that so many people on here think a lifted body automatically equates to high COG. I'm assuming thats what you think too. Do you know how much a lexan body weighs?

And how the hell does a low body get you better crawling ability.

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When I was using my lexan Silverado, with paint it weigh close to half a pound or so. Might not sound like much, but when it's put that high up, your COG gets raised up as well. There's a reason you don't see the huge mud trucks in Florida rock crawling... If you want it to be a mud truck it'll work fine the way it is, but it's not going to be any good on the rocks.

 

[matrix243]

I had mine connected to the front cross memberd and used two L-brackets for the rear bumper. I had Ax-10 shocks and 2.2 Flat Irons, much smaller than those.

I have a slide show of it here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kar6-wYuuns , hope this helps.

Nice man. That's exactly what I'm going for but with 2.2's. I'll check the vid out when I get home. The suspension lift looks so much better then the body. Looks like thats the next project.

edit: just noticed they are 2.2's.

 

[matrix243]

When I was using my lexan Silverado, with paint it weigh close to half a pound or so. Might not sound like much, but when it's put that high up, your COG gets raised up as well. There's a reason you don't see the huge mud trucks in Florida rock crawling... If you want it to be a mud truck it'll work fine the way it is, but it's not going to be any good on the rocks.

Also, it you add bumpers,winch,wheelwells, that could add up. Suspension lift would even be worse.

 

[neillarson]

Lift it up, fat women can't jump that high.

 

[turbom3]

the best way i found to make bumpers and such is using 3/16" brake line that is not coated and silver solder and a small butaine torch and i run 2.2's and i love em the solder is forney self fluxing solder PN#38116 and i get from a local auto parts store along with the brake line

 

[matrix243]

When I was using my lexan Silverado, with paint it weigh close to half a pound or so. Might not sound like much, but when it's put that high up, your COG gets raised up as well. There's a reason you don't see the huge mud trucks in Florida rock crawling... If you want it to be a mud truck it'll work fine the way it is, but it's not going to be any good on the rocks.

I just checked, 49deg vs 46deg. Which is 3mm height difference from a total of 230mm vertical. Not much.

 

[matrix243]

the best way i found to make bumpers and such is using 3/16" brake line that is not coated and silver solder and a small butaine torch and i run 2.2's and i love em the solder is forney self fluxing solder PN#38116 and i get from a local auto parts store along with the brake line

I thought about getting into that.

 

[towjockeyrc10]

tires

matrix just wanted to point out when you said that is what i am going for except with 2.2s. that black ford is running 2.2s. those are 2.2 flat irons.

 

[matrix243]

I added the edit after.

 

[rngrchad]

People on here don't even believe in 2.2's as scale. Well, that would be true if all 1:1 trucks had no oversized aftermarket tires.

IF your going for the "scale" look that's not it. But, man, relax, run what you like, and enjoy it. Don't let us get under your skin. Hell....truth be known the only reason I'm even into RC is because I can't get laid. Be thankful that your not in my shoes.:lmao:

 

[JJR]

IF your going for the "scale" look that's not it. But, man, relax, run what you like, and enjoy it. Don't let us get under your skin. Hell....truth be known the only reason I'm even into RC is because I can't get laid. Be thankful that your not in my shoes.:lmao:

Now that's funny :lmao:

 

[jaydubya2003]

The bottom line is you can't post up a thread saying here's my work check it out and not be able to take the feedback. If you're going for a certain look that isn't very standard...then make that known so guys aren't trying to give you pointers on a style that you might not be going for. And as for your 2.2 isn't scale comment...if you keep track of some of the full on custom tuber builds a few of them are running 2.2's and it fits the "scale" look and criteria. It's all about the proportion. Do you see any fullsize trucks riding on 44 inch or bigger tires hittin the trails with a full body (not many) and if you do they typically are sittin on the smallest lift possible with the largest amount of trimming and cutting possible in the fender area...lol...basically opposite of what you've got goin on.

As to the work at hand...you're gonna have to figure out a different mounting system. Something a bit more “sturdy” if you are actually wanting you use (and inherently abuse) your truck. A few good whacks and the “back strap” that you're using for your supports is gonna bend and snap.

 

[clayton78]

I run 2.2 on my scalers and they look scale. Get rid of the 20" body lift (thats not scale) and do some trimming on your wheel wells then it will look alot more scale. and yes the with your body up that high it will effect your side hilling and vert climbing.

 

[DadCanyoufix?]

I know this thread is pretty old(came across it on a google search), but if you still want to try to mate that body to 2.2s I have an idea that could help. Lower the body on the frame, take your drive shafts off and start adding suspension lift(longer links, shocks and something to lower your shock point to get the height your looking for. Here comes the fun part, take your tranny off the mount and attach drive shafts. Hold the tranny in a place where binding is not an issue, take some measurements and start building a cage/mounting system to attach to stock frame. Basically create a sub frame just for tranny and motor. Your cog will be a little high still but there are always little things you can do to help as long as your motor, tranny and battery are at or around the stock height.