Bobbed Deuce project pics

[Bad-Karma]

I'll try posting pics again.

 

[Bad-Karma]

Not sure what i'm doing wrong,followed the instructions from the FAQ but can't seem to get this right. Sorry about that.

 

[Polverone]

Your pictures may be too high a resolution - read too large. Check to see if they are sized at 640X480 pixels (or less).

 

[M1075]

Or, email them to me and I will get them posted.

 

[Bad-Karma]

Maybe this works.

 

[Bad-Karma]

needed to resize the pics!

 

[lovebloodhounds]

nice truck and i like the trailer with shelter

 

[m.walker]

cool man !!

 

[M1075]

Hey, that looks good.

 

[BThrasher]

Very Nice!
Did you use m-105 trailer springs on the rear? I tried a set but the truck sat down and the front was higher than the back. Did you use any blocks to raise it up?

 

[N1265]

Nice job on the duece.


Hi ben !

 

[Bad-Karma]

BThrasher-yes m-105 springs and mounts-had the same problem,back end low,never been a big fan of using blocks to lift any vehicle.I broke down the spring packs and added more leaves to adjust the height up about two inches. Then use new center bolt and start putting it all back together(kind of a pain in the a**)I'll try to find a pic of the springs.

 

[Armada]

Nice Work! Looks great! Is it more responsive now, since shedding a few pounds and only powering one rear axle?

 

[sermis]

Any pic's of the build process? I think I am going to bob mine.
Did you lengthen the driveshaft or cut the bed down?

 

[spicergear]

I don't get it...the deuce I bobbed and the guy just finally came and got had the rear up about an inch or two even with the M105 trailer bed on it. Huh...that's odd-

Sermis, I would guess that he positioned the axle to fit the bed comfortably then had the driveshaft made to length. You don't want to start cutting beds and if you use the stock shaft the bed (from what I've seen) is too far back and leave a bit of a gap behind the cab. There ARE, however, different lenght stock shafts between cargo and tractor...thought I think you'll still be making them to length.

 

[sermis]

OK, I have not swapped beds over to see where it would fit. I haven’t even measured yet. Just trying to get an idea before I get started. I know you said you cut the driveshaft to fit. Someone else also talked about cutting the M35 bed down to fit but that seams like a lot of work.
How do they drive when bobbed? Better, worse, rougher, smoother???
Did the military even have a bobbed version they used?

 

[spicergear]

Okay...I was thinking about this today and gotta bring it up again. Someone's gotta tell me how it's possible that the rear of the truck is lower than the front when swapping in front suspension?!

-Same size tires will mean same height to the top of the axle tube. (or possible the front tube a hint lower due to the tires squatting from the front's weight)

-Straight frame rail with no bends.

-MUCH, much less weight on the swapped in front springs in the rear (only supporting some frame and maybe a 105 bed) when compared to the front with front sheet metal, hulking bumper, engine...etc.

--So I gotta know HOW, seriously, front spring swaps are ending up lower? Mine sure didn't. Same mounting hardware and a spring with more arch due to a much lighter load above it.

 

[sermis]

Reading the post they are using 105 springs and hangers, not front.

Are all 105 trailer beds the same length?

 

[BThrasher]

Thanks for the info Bad-Karma. Looks like you used 2 sets of 105s and made one heavy set.

 

[spicergear]

Well right there it is. Here's some pics I had taken a while back. This will show you the difference between the two and why their not the same height.

Side view front spring set up, then rear view front spring set up, then rear view trailer set up.