View Single Post
Old 12-09-2014, 07:27 PM   #7
mr48chev
Registered User
 
mr48chev's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Toppenish, WA
Posts: 15,823
Re: Airbags with a straight axle

Even with two leaves left and good bushings I would think that you will get more lateral motion than you want to deal with if you really drive the truck more than just posing around town.

With what I see in my mind that you are saying you want to do I'd just drop the I beam idea and go independent and be done with it. There are lots of proven and safe ways to do that so you can build a truck that will go as low as you want or even to low while being capable of being driven at any speed it has power to drive at with relative safety as far as the handling and predictability of what it is going to do when. 70+ on the freeway with a cobbled together airbagged I beam setup might be creating a situation where the truck wants to change lanes with a road surface change without giving notice that it is going to do it.
__________________
Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club.

My ongoing truck projects:
48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six.
71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant.
77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.
mr48chev is offline   Reply With Quote