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Not a great location if that tire ever kicks up something big or blows out, also don’t think bolting the air dryer to the frame and the bed is going work out well...
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I'm not worried about it. If I was to concern myself with the all the possibles of what MIGHT happen, I wouldn't be able to leave the house. What's the problem with bolting to the bed & frame?Not a great location if that tire ever kicks up something big or blows out, also don’t think bolting the air dryer to the frame and the bed is going work out well...
I seem to remember Garrett doing this on his YouTube channel, I think he did his on the inside of the frame under the bed if memory serves correctly.I'm not worried about it. If I was to concern myself with the all the possibles of what MIGHT happen, I wouldn't be able to leave the house. What's the problem with bolting to the bed & frame?
Not a great location if that tire ever kicks up something big or blows out, also don’t think bolting the air dryer to the frame and the bed is going work out well...
The frames of these trucks are designed to twist/flex on uneven terrain. The beds are therefore hard-mounted using the rear anchor points and the front anchor points have LONG spring mount bolts assemblies. HOWEVER... It looks like your front mounts have already been altered to be hard-mounted also using standard bolts and not the 10-12" long suckers with the springs on the bottom!!What's the problem with bolting to the bed & frame?
I think I see the springs on the mounts at the very left edge of the 2nd picture.It looks like your front mounts have already been altered to be hard-mounted also using standard bolts and not the 10-12" long suckers with the springs on the bottom!!
I seem to remember Garrett doing this on his YouTube channel, I think he did his on the inside of the frame under the bed if memory serves correctly.
Nothing's ever simple.
They are there.I think I see the springs on the mounts at the very left edge of the 2nd picture.
Reminds me of the Jethro Tull song "Nothing is Easy".Nothing's ever simple.
that there be funnyMy brother in law could qualify as a "alcohol evaporator".
SHAZAM ! I DO see the spring mounts now! I'm viewing the pics on a larger screen and I now see that they are indeed present.I think I see the springs on the mounts at the very left edge of the 2nd picture.
There are some videos out there on YouTube showing the amount of flex and twisting you can expect.They are there.
So the spring assemblies are still present, forward of the middle axle, forward of the rigid splash guard. That connection point to the right of where the dryer is, is that supposed to be a spring assembly as well, are all the connection points to the bed supposed to be spring assemblies? I notice that the spring assembly is made to have 2 bolts with springs, side-by-side. That connection point to the right of the dryer is clearly designed for one bolt. Was that a modification at sometime in the past? It doesn't seem like something a private owner would do.
Hmm...actually, looking at other pics, it looks like that non-spring bolt is close if not right on where the cross member is. So, I assume the application is that the ends of the frame rails (towards the cab) are designed to flex but once you get to the cross members the flex area stops? The dryer is pretty close to this cross member. It looks like the dryer mount isn't one piece. The upper mount just stabilizes the canister which is also attached to the bottom, so it doesn't look like it needs to be secured too tightly - maybe a flexible band will do the trick. Or I could put some slots where the bolts are so they can move.
I don't expect to face anything like what's in the vid except maybe in an emergency situation, and if I lose the dryer because of this, I won't mind. I'm not building a rock crawler.There are some videos out there on YouTube showing the amount of flex and twisting you can expect.
Whoa, flashback!!Reminds me of the Jethro Tull song "Nothing is Easy".
I'm behind then.
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