double ended ram mount

[userbmx1315]

could ya'll post up some pics of your double ended ram? i have a chevy 60 i'm tryin to fix the steering on.

 

[MarsFab]

Here are a couple I've built.

 

[userbmx1315]

Whats tje rule on mounting it. When steering is turned to lock the "tie rods" have to be parallel with the ram?

 

[MarsFab]

That's how I try to set all the ones I build. When the tires are turned front tire impacts have the most leverage on the steering components. If the tie rod and shaft of the cylinder are not in line at that point you run a greater risk of bending the cylinder shaft. Keep in mind this mainly pertains to a double ended set up.

 

[userbmx1315]

if i were to use tube. what size would be best, my driving "style" is 'make it or break it'. not like im trying to break it, just happens hahaha

 

[MarsFab]

At minimum I'd use 1.5" .250 DOM for the tie rod and the mount

 

[userbmx1315]

I didnt specify but i was referring to the mount. Thanks. Now i just got to find a way to bend it. Doubt my protools manual will do it.

 

[MarsFab]

A manual pro tools will bend 1.5 .250 wall. you'll just need a little A@# behind it lol. My buddy did all the mounts on his rockwells with a pro-tools 105 manual. If you can't do It I can just give me dimensions and I'll knock out.

 

[CTRaceWorx]

You can run .120 depending on how much of it you use. The JK we race has 2 pieces of 1.5 .120 wall that go from from knuckle to knuckle, it's tied in in several places along the axle tube and it will never have a problem. .250 wall would be standard on a single tube application but other than that your dragging around extra weight. BTF and Artec make ram mounts that you can check out from a production standpoint. I'll see if I can dig one up from the JK and others we've done.

 

[userbmx1315]

the one that artec sell if NICE but expensive. like most, i build on a budget. haha i have a bender, torch, and pretty much most of what a small fab guy would need, except the fab design haha thanks guys.
i'll see what i can order thru work. 8 ft stick should be enough.

 

[MarsFab]

If your budget is super tight I have a connection for some scrap 1.5 .250 wall tube. It's a little rusty but it's only like .25 a pound.
I'll check and see if there's any left tomorrow.

 

[userbmx1315]

that would be great. i can get new tube thru work and they'll take it out of my check little at a time. (tool bill)

 

[MarsFab]

I'll see what I can do.

 

[snappy]

Chris is the magic man when it comes to hooking up on drops, I scored about $900 in sheet alum for just over $100 not long ago.....

 

[CTRaceWorx]

.120 is great if you want it to look like a piece of hammered play-doh when it tags a few rocks.

Absolutely untrue, it's all on the way it's built. But if everyone had the same views everyone's rig would look the same and that's no fun.

 

[Paul]

Here are a couple I've built.
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The axle in the second picture looks familiar............

 

[rockmafia]

.120 is great if you want it to look like a piece of hammered play-doh when it tags a few rocks.

I agree. Ram it into a rock and it's gonna dent.

 

[91oneton]

This is one that we installed some 2" tube into the truss and then the mount is attached using 1.75 that slides into the truss for easy removal to access the diff.

Here is another Scott built for his cj on tons... this is still plenty high but allows the rigs with frames or clearance issues to sit much lower..

 

[91oneton]

ol'jeeps sez...use .083 and dont hit stuff!

 

[tw89yj]

I think Alex is talking about .120 for the tie rods, not the actual mount.

 

[snappy]

ol'jeeps sez...use .083 and dont hit stuff!

This method only works if you flip the rig over every ride for further inspection!!!

 

[91oneton]

he he he!

 

[userbmx1315]

Sounds like ole jeeps driving style. Like 20 rol overs under his belt.

 

[ol'Jeeps]

a hood should always sacrifice itself to protect a steering mount...