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02-10-2007, 03:09 AM
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I've always wondered this. What are these guys using for steering? Not the stock box I hope? Isn't it all hydraluc driven when their sitting up that big with those meats?
Thanks for the explanation D.Wiggs, I couldn't figure out why it kept taking me to the imageshack homepage.
Thanks for the explanation D.Wiggs, I couldn't figure out why it kept taking me to the imageshack homepage.
02-10-2007, 03:20 AM
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I've always wondered this. What are these guys using for steering? Not the stock box I hope? Isn't it all hydraluc driven when their sitting up that big with those meats?
Thanks for the explanation D.Wiggs, I couldn't figure out why it kept taking me to the imageshack homepage.
Thanks for the explanation D.Wiggs, I couldn't figure out why it kept taking me to the imageshack homepage.
hydraulic steering....
AND.......i liked it better with the smaller tires and alcoas....too much stuff now......
02-10-2007, 08:50 AM
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02-10-2007, 09:07 AM
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they have 6.72 gars a straight 6 4.0L could push those (granted not fast but it would) a stock cummins would have no problems w/ those, but like said earlier thats a nice truck for a show truck, part wise the guy did it right and that hydro steering is a little iffy for the road, you lose or get a hole in the hose your screwed
02-13-2007, 10:10 PM
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they have 6.72 gars a straight 6 4.0L could push those (granted not fast but it would) a stock cummins would have no problems w/ those, but like said earlier thats a nice truck for a show truck, part wise the guy did it right and that hydro steering is a little iffy for the road, you lose or get a hole in the hose your screwed
Actually it looks like "hydraulic assist" steering to me. I think the drag link from the pitman arm is visible in one of those pictures? So it's probably a little safer/more responsive than pure hydraulic steering....I think?
However, I do wonder what would happen if you lost a hose - if that piston goes dead for any reason, as stated above, I think you'd be screwed? I dont think the gearbox would be strong enough keep control of the steering, since it would be fighting the piston that doesn't want to move? Anyway, I guess my point is that I dont see how hydraulic assist steering is street legal (knowing pure hydraulic steering is NOT legal most places).
02-16-2007, 06:11 PM
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Wow!
I had no idea that those pics of my truck at Keldermans web site would generate so much discussion.
The truck is MY daily driver. Not a show truck. Not a Corporate sponsored truck. I wanted to see what kind of truck I could turn the Dodge into, and got a little carried away.
Just about everything on the truck has been modified to not only handle the tire and wheel combonation ( 20"x14" Stazworks two piece wheels w/ 52" Michelin ZXL's) but also the 2 1/2 ton Rockwell axles. Each tire and wheel combination weighs aprox. 500lbs.
The steering is hydraulic assist. Could never have made it work without help from Tom @ PSC.
The wheels have double internal beadlocks. Each Rockwell axle has a Detroit Locker in it to aid in the traction.
The list of engine mods. is a little too long to lay out here. At present time we are estimating 500 + horsepower and well over 1100 ft. lbs. torque. Sorry for the estimate, but it's too big to fit on the dyno anymore. The last mod for the engine, that I'm waiting on at this time is a set of twins from my friends @ B.D.Power along with their aftermarket intercooler.
Like I said, I drive this on the street. When I built it I took special pains to have it not exceed the maximum width to be street legal.
The truck has a registered GVW of 12,500 lbs. Anything in Nevada that exceeds 10,001 lbs., puts it in the commercial truck category, eliminating it from the standard lift laws that apply to most raised pick-ups. It still needs to be built safely.
Anyhow, it's kind of fun to pull up to a stop light next to a Ford or a Chevy and have them look over at the truck thinking that it cant be fast if it's that big, have the light turn green, put the pedal down, feel the Detroit Locker do it's thing and "SMOKE" a set of 52" Michelins. When I get to the next light, and they ask me "What's in that thing?", I just tell them that it's a six cylinder Cummins Diesel!
I had no idea that those pics of my truck at Keldermans web site would generate so much discussion.
The truck is MY daily driver. Not a show truck. Not a Corporate sponsored truck. I wanted to see what kind of truck I could turn the Dodge into, and got a little carried away.
Just about everything on the truck has been modified to not only handle the tire and wheel combonation ( 20"x14" Stazworks two piece wheels w/ 52" Michelin ZXL's) but also the 2 1/2 ton Rockwell axles. Each tire and wheel combination weighs aprox. 500lbs.
The steering is hydraulic assist. Could never have made it work without help from Tom @ PSC.
The wheels have double internal beadlocks. Each Rockwell axle has a Detroit Locker in it to aid in the traction.
The list of engine mods. is a little too long to lay out here. At present time we are estimating 500 + horsepower and well over 1100 ft. lbs. torque. Sorry for the estimate, but it's too big to fit on the dyno anymore. The last mod for the engine, that I'm waiting on at this time is a set of twins from my friends @ B.D.Power along with their aftermarket intercooler.
Like I said, I drive this on the street. When I built it I took special pains to have it not exceed the maximum width to be street legal.
The truck has a registered GVW of 12,500 lbs. Anything in Nevada that exceeds 10,001 lbs., puts it in the commercial truck category, eliminating it from the standard lift laws that apply to most raised pick-ups. It still needs to be built safely.
Anyhow, it's kind of fun to pull up to a stop light next to a Ford or a Chevy and have them look over at the truck thinking that it cant be fast if it's that big, have the light turn green, put the pedal down, feel the Detroit Locker do it's thing and "SMOKE" a set of 52" Michelins. When I get to the next light, and they ask me "What's in that thing?", I just tell them that it's a six cylinder Cummins Diesel!
02-17-2007, 12:43 AM
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i think the reason hydraulic assist steering remains legal is because you are still retaining the factory return-to-center feature of the steering box which is key......i think......
02-17-2007, 03:35 AM
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