The Patrol - Phase II

[AggieTJ2007]

but what if he wants to go fast?

[DRAGOONRANCH]

but what if he wants to get stupid?

and we all know how Scott likes to get stupid!

[davido]

Especially when he has a bulletproof rearend.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Especially when he has a bulletproof rearend.

Nice!!!

[tigweld]

unless he swapped that tired four popper there probably isn't any "fast" in that rigs future even then airshocks and air bumps seem kinda redundant they do the same thing.

[8Runner]

I bottom mine out on the bumpstops every once in a while, and it really hurts the airshocks supposedly if you bottom them out...I say bumpstops are worth it.

[redcagepatrol]

I'm going to run some poly bumps for full straight compression. There really wasn't a way to get the bumps to work for flex and a "jump" type of situation. I just tacked them in place tonight, now to tie the rest of the tube to them.

FYI:
at full compression (straight up) the distance to my frame tube was 12" at X location on the axle.
at full flex, the distance was 16" - a 4" difference! and it was at X-2" on the axle...

SO... I decided that if I put the bumps at 16" to stop the axle during flex, I would be limited in full uptravel and ended up putting the bumps at 12"

And while I dream of going fast - it will be a few years before I spend that kind of money...

[tigweld]

I bottom mine out on the bumpstops every once in a while, and it really hurts the airshocks supposedly if you bottom them out...I say bumpstops are worth it.

add more oil if you are bottoming the shock out and don't want to raise the ride height

[DRAGOONRANCH]

I'm going to run some poly bumps for full straight compression. There really wasn't a way to get the bumps to work for flex and a "jump" type of situation. I just tacked them in place tonight, now to tie the rest of the tube to them.

FYI:
at full compression (straight up) the distance to my frame tube was 12" at X location on the axle.
at full flex, the distance was 16" - a 4" difference! and it was at X-2" on the axle...

SO... I decided that if I put the bumps at 16" to stop the axle during flex, I would be limited in full uptravel and ended up putting the bumps at 12"

And while I dream of going fast - it will be a few years before I spend that kind of money...

The large 'gap' between the new tubing and the axle was why I asked. Can't wait to see more pictures.

[redcagepatrol]

The large 'gap' between the new tubing and the axle was why I asked. Can't wait to see more pictures.

How is this

[redcagepatrol]

and I tacked a frame together for the gas tank last night on the garage floor, proceeded to weld it up and then welded it to the chassis. I then tried to put the tank in and it's a little "off" and won't let the tank to slide all the way in...

I might be able to grind a little to fix that - or get the slege out - that might work also.

[redcagepatrol]

the rear area is just big enough for a licence plate, I plan on oval lights on the curved corners.
Also - I plan on making a built in toolbox for recovery gear behind the rear axle below the floor level, should be cool!

[redcagepatrol]

also - not sure if I should ask this on here or not but:
Is more bracing needed on my axle end upper link mounts? I thought about adding a crossbrace between the outer "tab" with the holes in it and the inner one but don't really see too much side to side forced on it that the bolt can't handle?

thoughts?

[DRAGOONRANCH]

How is this

Hell yeah, super clean and functional as usual! I wouldn't expect any less.

also - not sure if I should ask this on here or not but:
Is more bracing needed on my axle end upper link mounts? I thought about adding a crossbrace between the outer "tab" with the holes in it and the inner one but don't really see too much side to side forced on it that the bolt can't handle?

thoughts?

Those brackets are pretty tall and only have the small difference in angle for sideways/lateral support. I would think just putting a filler plate inbetween the the front of the two innertabs would help a bunch.

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[redcagepatrol]

I would think just putting a filler plate inbetween the the front of the two innertabs would help a bunch.

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I have that already, just never get a pic from the front side to show it.