My Ford lifting off. Who says 3/4 ton trucks dont fly

[1971ford]

Edit: just received a picture!


Carefully examine my 3/4 ton forged beam and see if you can see why the truck pulls to the right.





Yeah... 3/4 ton beams should be STRAIGHT in both directions, from the top and from the side.

[1971ford]

The beam should be the red line





Needless to say, the radius arm, and the i-beam, will be hanging from the garage wall as a trophy

[fordman]

bend it back.

[1971ford]

nahhhhhh

Stepping up to 1 ton. twice the size.

I've already got my 1 ton beams, stripped and painted, stripped down to the bare beam and spindle. We test fit the brake assembly together and after some headaches we found we can use...
-1 ton beams/spindles
-3/4 ton calipers (brand spankin new off the 3/4 ton stuff) and 3/4 ton backing plates
-3/4 ton races in the 1 ton discs with 1 ton bearings
I think that's how we did it.

I'll be bending them like the other set soon, and we are going to plate these down the beam. They will NEVER bend!

[averagef250]

Wouldn't it be easier and much stronger to build your own beams the way you want them from alloy steel?

[robroy]

Good afternoon Ryan,

Those are great photos--I like the way you drew the red line to illustrate the bend. That really did the trick.

That's also a great photo of your Bumpside lifting off! I have always felt, deep down, that 3/4 ton Bumpsides were meant primarily for aviation. Well done!!!

Robroy

[1971ford]

Dustin for many it would be easier but for me It would be easiest to bend the 1 ton beams. I already had them, and just need to spend a half our bending them, then some plating. If i built new beams I'd use heims and that starts adding up already for a budget build.

I have always felt, deep down, that 3/4 ton Bumpsides were meant primarily for aviation. Well done!!!

Robroy

[rjewkes]

I'm wondering if for racing you don't need a double shock set up in the front?