2000 silverado rclb to rcsb drag truck low budget conversion
04-25-2012, 11:35 AM
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Since i dont see a welder in any of the pictures. I bet that 2 bar setup is either gonna shear the bolt it is riding on or break the bar were you drilled it. You should have a sleeve welded in the hole in the bar so all that force is not riding/pivoting on the 1/8 inch contact area where the bolt touches the bar.
04-25-2012, 11:44 AM
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Make sure you test drive it before you race it. Preferably at 2:30 in the morning... in Pennsylvania... racing a Porsche 911... drunk...
Too soon?! R.I.P. Dunn
Too soon?! R.I.P. Dunn
04-25-2012, 12:04 PM
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That bar is 3/8" thick cold rolled round edge oval tube
36" is good for around 6,000 lbs lateral force
the pivot point will be getting a piece of angle iron to attach it further to the frame then a seam weld.
If it breaks it wasn't meant to be and I won't be too concerned with it.
36" is good for around 6,000 lbs lateral force
the pivot point will be getting a piece of angle iron to attach it further to the frame then a seam weld.
If it breaks it wasn't meant to be and I won't be too concerned with it.
04-25-2012, 12:53 PM
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The 9/16" bolt isn't what I would be first concerned with... its the front spring mount, and the manner its fixed to the frame. It needs a lot of support being so far from the frame. And it looks like its held in place with 3, 3/8" bolts... You can run all the engineering numbers you want, but it doesn't look safe to me. In the picture, you can see where you cut the spring mount from its original location and from the factory it is much more supported than you have it in its new location.
Not trying to bash you dude, I appreciate going fast on a budget... but safely.
Not trying to bash you dude, I appreciate going fast on a budget... but safely.
04-25-2012, 03:28 PM
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That bar is 3/8" thick cold rolled round edge oval tube
36" is good for around 6,000 lbs lateral force
the pivot point will be getting a piece of angle iron to attach it further to the frame then a seam weld.
If it breaks it wasn't meant to be and I won't be too concerned with it.
36" is good for around 6,000 lbs lateral force
the pivot point will be getting a piece of angle iron to attach it further to the frame then a seam weld.
If it breaks it wasn't meant to be and I won't be too concerned with it.
04-25-2012, 03:54 PM
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The 9/16" bolt isn't what I would be first concerned with... its the front spring mount, and the manner its fixed to the frame. It needs a lot of support being so far from the frame. And it looks like its held in place with 3, 3/8" bolts... You can run all the engineering numbers you want, but it doesn't look safe to me. In the picture, you can see where you cut the spring mount from its original location and from the factory it is much more supported than you have it in its new location.
Not trying to bash you dude, I appreciate going fast on a budget... but safely.
Not trying to bash you dude, I appreciate going fast on a budget... but safely.
