Full air ride crew cab

[unclemikey]

OH, This is going be very very nice!

 

[treeguy]

Clinton, I have a couple of questions for you.

What happens to the drive shaft lengths when the axles are moved like you said in the front? With the move forward and drive flexing is there enough spline to make this up?

The pics. of the front show the four link susp. with a stabilizer crossbar, would a four link having Frame to Axle at the Wheel and Frame to Axle at the Differential work? I have seen it like that on monster trucks, then you can eliminate the stabilizer crossbar.

What type of material are you using for these arms is it box or solid, and what dimintions, just curious?

How much bed length are you left with after extending the cab?

Instead of adding a donor body tub to the back how hard would it be to extend the existing tub under supports to just extend the floor, add a back and sheets to connect the back upright to the rear door frames? All virgin fab. and frame reinforced of course (no doors but fixed windows)

That is a sweet looking set up and like everyone else, I'm drooling. Keep up the amazing work!

 

[Karl kostman]

Veru interesting and darned nice looking work! I am envious of your imagination, what I mean is some people on this site come up some of the greatest ideas for their trucks I am at times amazed, I think I was born with a fraction on the imagination some of you guys posess, Keep the pics coming I think its going to be beautiful when completed!
KK

 

[ApopkaFL]

Let me ask why not bag the cab as well, Then you can be a fully air ride truck.

 

[ccequipment]

Clinton, I have a couple of questions for you.

What happens to the drive shaft lengths when the axles are moved like you said in the front? With the move forward and drive flexing is there enough spline to make this up?

The pics. of the front show the four link susp. with a stabilizer crossbar, would a four link having Frame to Axle at the Wheel and Frame to Axle at the Differential work? I have seen it like that on monster trucks, then you can eliminate the stabilizer crossbar.

What type of material are you using for these arms is it box or solid, and what dimintions, just curious?

How much bed length are you left with after extending the cab?

Instead of adding a donor body tub to the back how hard would it be to extend the existing tub under supports to just extend the floor, add a back and sheets to connect the back upright to the rear door frames? All virgin fab. and frame reinforced of course (no doors but fixed windows)

That is a sweet looking set up and like everyone else, I'm drooling. Keep up the amazing work!

Well the front shaft was going to be just about to short at full droop, so I went ahead and moved the axle forward and i will make a new shaft. The rear shafts are about 8' long, I have to put a carrier bearing in them.

There is not enough room in the front four a 4 link like you showed, the oil pan and front drive shaft limit what you can do very easy. In the rear that is what I done, its simple and easy.

I will get some pics today

 

[ccequipment]

With lift and 53's, you'll definetly want some steps. (awesome build by the way)

I made some out of 1" 316-series stainless tube. They have since been painted OD with grip tape on the bottom hoop.

I was thinking about some chain with welded links across the bottom, this way they don't get bent, they just fold up if you are offf road. I can drop the air off it lowering it down 5" so that will help to.

 

[cjtroutt]

Clinton keep up the good work.
I took my XM381A2 for the first ride 3 Days ago on are off road test track and what a Nice ride it was.
Next step is to extend the cab 12 Inches for more room.
and build the Bed for it.

 

[ccequipment]

I not building a race car or extreme off road machine, trucks like this normally stay on the road with a little offroading.

 

[wtwhitelaw]

When I win the lottery you are one of the first 10 phone calls I make. I have gained so much info from yours as well as others builds on here. Like was said before the amount of imagination and ingenuity on this site is just amazing. My dream truck is somewhere along the lines of EL Dioblo, Hot Rod Duece, and the amazingness (is that a word?) of your builds. Keep your fingers crossed for my good luck so that I may be able to proudly be called one of your customers.


Wayne

 

[ccequipment]

A little more progress

 

[Billy Bobbed]

Is it hard to weld the two hard tops together without warping the top.Or is the top thick enough to handle the heat.

 

[ccequipment]

You have to move around and weld in about 1" lenghts. I used a brand new hardtop, but I found it was a little thinner than the old ones I have been chopping, but it was nice to have something straight to work with

 

[off_sho_cajun]

This may be a dumb question but i just would like to know before i get myself in trouble. Here in Louisiana we have
a law about how high your headlights can be when a vehicle is lifted. Is there like a grandfather clause that is allowing us to lift these trucks and weasel around it? I picture when i get my deuce of lifting it and riding 53's but i want it to be street legal. Anybody can explain? By the way ccequipment.... AWESOME BUILD!! cant wait to see the final product

 

[ranchand]

When the pull you over you just dump the air bags getting you back to legal.

 

[off_sho_cajun]

HAhAha! I wish. Are you guys just keeping these vehicles primarily offroad to where it dosent matter, or are they street legal for say daily use when they are that high?

just curious

 

[AGE|kshaufl]

I am not sure about the lights. I am originally from Pennsylvania and it was the bumper height that they were concerned with. They didn't want you crushing smaller vehicles with our lifted pickups.

Can't wait to see the finished product. Looks like it is going well.

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

Wonderful build and thanks for posting this thread for all of us to drool over.

Keep up the good work and keep the pics flowing.

Carry on, Soldier

 

[goldwing2000]

When you make these double-huge hard tops, are they still removable or do you make them permanantly attached?

 

[hughscpa]

Excellent work Clinton, your ability to transform these beasts into sweet looking machines unbelievable. On the headlight height issue I know that one of the deuces I got had the headlights in the bottom position instead of on top. The blackout light and the horn were on top. Don't know if this helps but there is a difference.

 

[ccequipment]

everystate has diffrent laws, I like to ask for forgiveness

yes the top is removable, It unbolts at the bottom