How Much Bounce From Your Cabover?
Hello, How much bounce, movement up & down from your Cabover, 1 inch- 2inch?, as you drive along? Does balance, centre of gravity have an effect? Weight in Cabover effect on movement? How ...
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mkirsch wrote:rooney77 wrote:
I'm trying to design something that would absorb some movement and sit between the cabover and the cab yet still allow my sunroof to open..
Don't waste your time.
Your cab doesn't have the structural rigidity to do much supporting. The sheet metal up there isn't much thicker than a beer can.
If you put something between the cabover and the cab roof, all you will end up with is severe body damage on the truck.
That's not completely accurate. The corners are strong as are the edges. It's the expanse across the middle that's weak. That's what the ridges are for. What I had thought about doing was having some c-channel that spanned all the way across the roof just behind the clearance lights and some sort of spongey material between that and a similar piece of c channel running across the underside of the cabover.
I'm drawing it up in Creo right now. Depending on the material it's a sound idea. But I've also had a member PM about a set of used struts that I'm waiting to get approval from the wife on. :D
