Frame Stiffing to reduce Porpoising?
Got a question for you seasoned drivers with older rigs. I have a 1999 F350 Dually Quad Cab Long Bed. I've been driving it for thousands of miles and for the most part, it's been fine. However, while ...
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Well now that the weight issue is settled, and we have inspected the frame for signs of movement, I have thought of a way to see how much movement you are seeing.
Using strong tape, mount a pointer at front of bed, near cab. Then attach a scale, (Grid work best, to check motion in all directions) to back of cad. Then use a mounted camera like the You-tubers use to record as you drive. Then you could slow the video, watch pointer in relation to grid.
Now it would take somebody with more gee-I'm-a-tree than me to know how much frame is flexing.
Using strong tape, mount a pointer at front of bed, near cab. Then attach a scale, (Grid work best, to check motion in all directions) to back of cad. Then use a mounted camera like the You-tubers use to record as you drive. Then you could slow the video, watch pointer in relation to grid.
Now it would take somebody with more gee-I'm-a-tree than me to know how much frame is flexing.
