Ram dually vs Ford dually Frame Flex Comparison
Interesting vid. Should they be strong enough to bend, or is a rigid frame better? Frame Flex Vid
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Made my own on the K5...later they came out with a kit and still sell'm here:
coloradok5.bom, ORD Weld in Frame Repair Kit
It was make funny noises whenever turning going slow. More and more
so as it got worse. Found the steering box was cracking the frame
rail where it was mounted. Mine was better than the kit above. Made
it from 10Ga steel. Miss the sheetmetal and machine shop of that
startup was a partner in.
Think a lot depends on what you drive, where you drive, how you drive, etc
I move small boulders out'a the way with my tires. Back then and
still do today. Pure laziness...could/should get out and manhandle
them myself...
Plus if you have a big block, diesel, winch, over sized tires, etc...there is
more weight/stresses being transferred back up to the frame rail where the
steering box is mounted
memory lane....my K5...before converting to 14 bot and Dana60. While
on frames...a 1973 K5 had a bobbed 1/2 ton short bed frame. Shortening
anything and leaving the thickness/cross section will have it stiffer.
Plus they had special gusseting on the body down to the frame to
increase the box section even more. Oh yeah, also put in a 49 (IIRC)
gallon main tank along with the 1 ton axles
coloradok5.bom, ORD Weld in Frame Repair Kit
It was make funny noises whenever turning going slow. More and more
so as it got worse. Found the steering box was cracking the frame
rail where it was mounted. Mine was better than the kit above. Made
it from 10Ga steel. Miss the sheetmetal and machine shop of that
startup was a partner in.
Think a lot depends on what you drive, where you drive, how you drive, etc
I move small boulders out'a the way with my tires. Back then and
still do today. Pure laziness...could/should get out and manhandle
them myself...
Plus if you have a big block, diesel, winch, over sized tires, etc...there is
more weight/stresses being transferred back up to the frame rail where the
steering box is mounted
memory lane....my K5...before converting to 14 bot and Dana60. While
on frames...a 1973 K5 had a bobbed 1/2 ton short bed frame. Shortening
anything and leaving the thickness/cross section will have it stiffer.
Plus they had special gusseting on the body down to the frame to
increase the box section even more. Oh yeah, also put in a 49 (IIRC)
gallon main tank along with the 1 ton axles
