Daveinet wrote:
GENECOP wrote:
Daveinet wrote:
Don't know if it is an optical illusion, but the box looks twisted compared to the cab.
While there are some places it could go, I would fear it being too top heavy and prone to roll. Ends up being too much ground clearance.
No illusion part of the independent off road suspension, the best of the off road RV s have this type of Cab separation......all the weight is LOW, not easy to flip at all...
Ok, I'm sorry, I have to correct you on this one. Unimog is a solid portal axle, not independent suspension. The axles are raised up above wheel center line for greater ground clearance. That means the frame height is significantly higher, putting the engine higher, as well as the steel box. A quick search on Youtube shows a an empty bed bouncing around with no frame twist between the bed and the cab. Another video shows with a weighted bed and significant twist of the frame. Normally when you go off road, you want the articulation in the axles, not the frame.
Example...
Check out this video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f3CAnH7WIM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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