well i guess this is pretty ballsy of me, seeing as how i have no major fab experience, or a place to put a truck like this, but if you know me, then you get that i can think better than i can fab being as i have no "real" tools. i know there are people on here trying to make large offroad trucks, not just one ton 44 rigs, and i guess kirby count's. i wasn't an active member for the exodus but i stopped by and lurked here and there and have no memories due to booze. i assume the guys i used to read from are probably on pirate or the like, but i would like to see something different than 1 tons. i know there were rock builds before, so post some tech if anyone newer has some:drunk:

 

Read the tech thread....

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...ch-thread.html .. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...-and-ugly.html .. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...ld-thread.html

****in newbs I swear.. :flipoff:

 

FAIL!!!! this is my new approach to fte, people say there is no tech, so i am trying to get some back on here.

 

Yeah, but did you read them...

 

not recently, why? probably says go to pirate, right

 

Nick, (quadzjr) posted a lot of info about them...

 

truff, is the links thread in there?
I know i started a thread about links and he gave alot of info on them too.

 

Hey Dan, with no expensive tools you could run a leaf sprung rig like the old 6x6's. Just take the hangers and springs lol. They're about the same width as a chevy/ford leaf....




Except there are 50 springs in a pack!

 

^^^ or he could take 45 leaves out the pack.


Assuming, of course, you are correct, however highly unlikely, and there are actually 50 leaves in the pack.

Not sure on the leaf thickness but at 1/4" each that spring pack would be almost 13" tall. Im going to go with....probably not but possible I guess.

 

Okay, fifty leafs maaaaaaay have been a teeeny bit exaggerated. But there are a lot!

I could count when I get home today. Probably at least 10.

 

Idk I'll have to look..

 

i used to read quads build thread way back when i just lurked around fte on occasion. i've read a lot in mags and online about rocks, but not as much about portals, planetaries, and some of the other hd stuff i've seen shoved under trucks. just thought i'd start a thread and see if anyone on here has anything like that, or are planning on building something with any of these axles in the near future. i know kirby is using rocks, but wanted to see if there are others

 

Have you read the portals thread?? Its got a bunch of info about them along w/ links....

 

not yet, i'll probably read a lot of those old threads tonight when it gets slow, but i would also like to hear from current people on here that are going those routes

 

I want portals on my bronco one day, but damn there spendy.....

If your reading old threads read the Minion ones also... (and yes theres like 20 of the *******s..) There is tech mixed in w/ all the BSing....