Time for Tons

[Harrison]

Got the other side fitted up and tacked on. Made sure everything fits behind the fenders. Started on the bracing. Still looking at options for engine bar.

[dubt]

Looks good.  I really like the fact your keeping it behind the fenders

[Harrison]

Done enough for upcoming trip. Basic, but a good starting point. Need to give some thought to how it will tie into the stiffener plates on the front. But for now, the front structure is at least protected if something happens. Hood closes with a little modification.

[SlvrJK]

Nice work dude

[Harrison]

People using recovery winches as suck down: do you ever find yourself in situations where you need to use your winch for recovery but need to keep the front sucked down? Considering something like this:



Other option I came up with was this. Pulley on front axle. Allows the recovery winch to stay as recovery but is generally kind of a claptrap:



Leaning towards first option.

[mr.mindless]

WTF is that rolling over on option 1?

option 2 is the way to go if you want to run a suckdown.

[Harrison]

WTF is that rolling over on option 1?

Piece of DOM. Seems like a good option to me if you're running rope and don't care about giving up the recovery winch during times you need the suckdown.

[M4wdFab]

once you have a suck down winch you will realize they are for the birds


so much hassel and after you break the cable 3 times you will give up

[mr.mindless]

Also when you need to recover and the winch line is all fucked and also buried inside itself from being slammed on while loose.

[Harrison]

Alrighty then. Looked, no room for either option at 4.5" lift anyway.

[M4wdFab]

http://www.dormanproducts.com/p-21294-h66718.aspx?make=Chevrolet&parttype=Brake%20Hose&origin=keyword 


http://www.dormanproducts.com/p-23350-h38347.aspx?make=Chevrolet&parttype=Brake%20Hose&origin=keyword 

[Harrison]

Spent tonight mocking up the ram mount. Really wanted to keep the tie rod over the knuckle which makes packaging hard at lower lift height. Contacts the oil pan about the same amount the trackbar does at full bump.

The ram breaking off the axle would be a nightmare. Looking for opinions on schrongness of this mount. Seems good to me tying into inner c and trackbar mount, and will of course have some added gussets where useful.

[Wingman]

Looks about as good as you'll get with space constraints.  Go with double thick clevis plates on each end?

[M4wdFab]

also consider those C's are cast and wont hold a mig weld much


how does the tie rod flop when cycled with load? not too bad?

[mr.mindless]

how does the tie rod flop when cycled with load? not too bad?

That was my second thought, right after "are you sure that isn't backwards?"

This is for full hydro, not assist. You don't want any slop in there. If there's any way you can get that ram acting on a steering arm, do it. Get a bling passenger knuckle, run the ram to a high steer arm, and hang a mount off the front of the axle where you have a TON of non-cast material to weld it to.