Please vote for me!! Top Truck 2010 #11

carwash · 05-12-2010, 09:59 AM

Some awesome sway bar install happened past couple nights, all Brad's brainchild. It looks like it was there since the thing was built... thanks man.

carwash · 05-12-2010, 10:15 AM

No need to cut the tires I don't think. They hook up pretty well. Will see i guess.

Finished up the rear steering carriage last night. I must say that I'm very happy with it. shouldn't go anywhere. the tube is .250 wall and the plate is .375. Beef.

Keyed the steering ram mounts, in case those bolts decide to loosen at all...

KargoMaster · 05-12-2010, 04:21 PM

Mickey Thompson sends out 46's to those on 1-tons, and 54's to the Rockwell guys... I don't care if you're a fan of MT, or Baja Claws or not... "free" tires to all the competitors for this event (even naming the 54's "Baja Claw TTC") put MT pretty high on my "That's Fu***n' Awesome" list...

The 54's were new last year with an improved tread over the few-year-old 46 design... Those guys running the 46's seem to be cutting, those running 54's... not so much.

I'm honored to be in the passenger seat (you better believe that I'll jump with one simple "out" from CW...)

Words cannot describe my excitement.

The new fab on the rear steer is sick. Pics just don't do it justice.

carwash · 05-12-2010, 04:43 PM

This tire in this size works. The 46 does not. It's not even really the same tire. If i had fears of it not performing, I wouldn't be running them, that's for sure. Now that I have been moving them around the shop for two weeks, they really aren't that big anymore to me. They feel like a 44 to me, i dunno.

We will do our best to keep you in the rig at all times Brad...

Thanks for the props on the rear axle steering fab, i'm beyond happy with it. It's one of my most favorite creations now.

WrenchMonkey · 05-12-2010, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by carwash

Finished up the rear steering carriage last night. I must say that I'm very happy with it. shouldn't go anywhere. the tube is .250 wall and the plate is .375. Beef.

Jay-sus. That axle looks like it weighs most of what my whole rig would...

That's a whole different class of "big dogs" that you're running with.

Pretty impressive, man.

Good luck with it!

Robert

carwash · 05-13-2010, 12:25 AM

that axle is probably 700 pounds or so... add 209# per tire and probably 50# per wheel, and i have about 2000 pounds unsprung weight at each end...

blazerbrad · 05-13-2010, 07:32 AM

Just try to make sure you have time to do some test runs and get some practice in, especially with the rear steer. I've watched every TTC on video there is and it's pretty obvious, at least to me, the guys who have a decent amount of seat time in the current setup on the rigs and those who don't.

carwash · 05-13-2010, 07:53 AM

Won't get much rear steer seat time... sucks but it is what it is. but it's not like I have to use it. Need to be careful with it... a guy rolled in the tank trap last year due to lack of recentering, etc.

nshefbuch · 05-13-2010, 09:27 AM

are you going to run limiting straps? and when do you leave?

05-12-2010, 10:15 AM	#2
carwash pimpin' IS easy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Union, KY Posts: 3,344 Images: 605	No need to cut the tires I don't think. They hook up pretty well. Will see i guess. Finished up the rear steering carriage last night. I must say that I'm very happy with it. shouldn't go anywhere. the tube is .250 wall and the plate is .375. Beef. Keyed the steering ram mounts, in case those bolts decide to loosen at all... __________________

05-12-2010, 04:21 PM	#3
KargoMaster Cleaning off the rust... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 1,009	Mickey Thompson sends out 46's to those on 1-tons, and 54's to the Rockwell guys... I don't care if you're a fan of MT, or Baja Claws or not... "free" tires to all the competitors for this event (even naming the 54's "Baja Claw TTC") put MT pretty high on my "That's Fu*n' Awesome" list... The 54's were new last year with an improved tread over the few-year-old 46 design... Those guys running the 46's seem to be cutting, those running 54's... not so much. I'm honored to be in the passenger seat (you better believe that I'll jump** with one simple "out" from CW...) Words cannot describe my excitement. The new fab on the rear steer is sick. Pics just don't do it justice. __________________ brad 5.0L \| 435 \| 203 \| 300 \| 4.10 \| 39.5 Buildup BACK underway...

05-12-2010, 04:43 PM	#4
carwash pimpin' IS easy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Union, KY Posts: 3,344 Images: 605	This tire in this size works. The 46 does not. It's not even really the same tire. If i had fears of it not performing, I wouldn't be running them, that's for sure. Now that I have been moving them around the shop for two weeks, they really aren't that big anymore to me. They feel like a 44 to me, i dunno. We will do our best to keep you in the rig at all times Brad... Thanks for the props on the rear axle steering fab, i'm beyond happy with it. It's one of my most favorite creations now. __________________

05-13-2010, 12:25 AM	#6
carwash pimpin' IS easy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Union, KY Posts: 3,344 Images: 605	that axle is probably 700 pounds or so... add 209# per tire and probably 50# per wheel, and i have about 2000 pounds unsprung weight at each end... __________________

05-13-2010, 07:53 AM	#8
carwash pimpin' IS easy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Union, KY Posts: 3,344 Images: 605	Won't get much rear steer seat time... sucks but it is what it is. but it's not like I have to use it. Need to be careful with it... a guy rolled in the tank trap last year due to lack of recentering, etc. __________________

05-12-2010, 09:59 AM	#1
carwash pimpin' IS easy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Union, KY Posts: 3,344 Images: 605	Some awesome sway bar install happened past couple nights, all Brad's brainchild. It looks like it was there since the thing was built... thanks man. __________________

05-13-2010, 07:32 AM	#7
blazerbrad - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 831 Images: 6	Just try to make sure you have time to do some test runs and get some practice in, especially with the rear steer. I've watched every TTC on video there is and it's pretty obvious, at least to me, the guys who have a decent amount of seat time in the current setup on the rigs and those who don't.

05-13-2010, 09:27 AM	#9
nshefbuch Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: piqua, ohio Posts: 76	are you going to run limiting straps? and when do you leave?