There wasn’t much I could do as far as four link geometry. I wanted the bars to be close to level at ride height. I made the link bars have the same amount of separation at the frame as the axle. The upper bars are as close together as they can be at the axle. They are directly below the frame rails at the chassis side. As far as anti-dive and anti-squat. It is impossible to achieve good numbers when your instant center is 9 feet off the ground. Unless I had a rear mounted engine and a longer wheelbase.
I have no idea. The subframe attaches to everything so you have to have nearly all the parts to lay it out. You basically built the truck at that point. I could see a shop charging several thousand to do a frame like this
@@rowdyridesbryanacres3106 that’s what I figured it’s always more cost effective to diy. I have a 89 f350 with a BBF me and my son are gonna build but I’m debating on weather I should go big first time around or start with springs 2.5 ton and boggers. Btw major props on the build and engineering I had just as much fun as your kid on the hydraulic step lol
@@josephlenzsch3628 Thank you. Yeah my son loves this truck. You can’t go wrong with 2.5 ton’s and some 14.9s or 16.9s. I would have built a truck that size but I stumbled across deals and ended up with all this. But for the same money 5 ton’s are much stronger and are more abundant in my area. You could do basically the same build with 5 tons with smaller tires and always go bigger. 🤷♂️
@@rowdyridesbryanacres3106 very true I believe in your area these types of trucks alone are more common here in south jersey there’s only one place that Iv seen them and that’s in tabernacle nj or at hill and hole events. Plus living in nj cost of living here is insane. Me and my two kids live with my parents $100k a year and my margin for disposal is still slim. Whats the going rate for top loaders and tractor tires out your way?
@@josephlenzsch3628 oh man, yeah well like anything I think it’s who you know. 5 ton virgin steer axles go for between $1200 and $1500. I lucked up and found 3 of them for $2100. It’s pretty common around here to get a steer and a rear for around $1800. Good used tires are hard to find. I’m on some Facebook forums for tires and mega trucks. They have things listed for sale all the time but they sell fast. I bought two of my 28L Firestone’s locally for $750 and the other 2 shipped down from I believe Indiana for $1400, off facebook. I’ll probably do a video eventually talking about what everything cost and where it came from. 14.9s, 16.9s, 18.4s R2 are all good size tires for 2.5 tons or a smaller 5 ton rig, You can often find a set of them on rims for $2500 give or take. The thing is you have to be ready to jump when you see a good deal.
