| 1 Ton Front End Measurement Needed [message #255894] |
Sat, 19 July 2014 18:40  |
djeffers
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Registered: June 2004
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I need a simple measurement off a 1 ton front end. A tape measure quality measurement will do.
Measure from the center of the driver's side A-arm front pivot out to the center of the tire with the tape perpendicular to the chassis.
A little eyeball calibration might be needed to get the tape perpendicular.
I have made some first approximation calculations for the relative loads our three different front ends input to the torsion bars: (1) OEM, (2) OEM + 2 inch wheel spacers and (3) the 1 ton front end with 3-1/2 inch spacers.
I measured our OEM front end with Alcoa wheels and Michelin tires and got ~16 inches.
The numbers I am using for the lever arms are: (1) 16 inches for OEM, (2) 18 inches for OEM +
2 inch spacers and (3) 19-1/2 inches for the 1 ton front end.
It is highly unlikely the 1 ton spacer mounting surface is the same distance from the a-arm pivot as OEM, so I would like a more accurate measurement.
All help and corrections appreciated.
Don & Susan Jeffers
78 Eleganza II
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