47-55.1 Cab mounts

[Chopped53]

I have an aftermarket chassis under my truck. Here's how they did the cab mounts front and back. Nice solid mounts. You could probably do something similar on a stock frame.

[hopalong]

Exactly what I was refering to doing

[fauXGT]

Originally Posted by Chopped53

I have an aftermarket chassis under my truck. Here's how they did the cab mounts front and back. Nice solid mounts. You could probably do something similar on a stock frame.

Looks like the rear cab bracket mounts are a bit high, like the shackle spacing has....and the front brackets taper down to accommodate for a thicker than .25" rubber bushing.

Sorry. Druelling a bit from that pick(Hi-po frame porn).

[leegreen]

That is a nice frame. I'm also curious what was provided for cab mounts? It appears they intended a much like stock chunk of rubber through bolted for all 5 mount points.

it is way better than stock AD, but that does not appear to be a terribly stiff frame. I'm no pro chassis builder but I'd rate it as not quite a stiffly built as a Silverado pickup and significantly less so than a Trailblazer. For handling it would benefit from another structural cross member and some diagonal bracing. Maybe an X frame if you can fit planned exhaust, tanks and spare around one

[Chopped53]

Originally Posted by leegreen

That is a nice frame. I'm also curious what was provided for cab mounts? It appears they intended a much like stock chunk of rubber through bolted for all 5 mount points.

I was really happy with the chassis. When I placed the cab on the frame, the bolts just dropped right into the new mounts and the brake pedal slid straight through the factory hole in the cab. It's a really well engineered piece of work! I used stock rubber bushings for the mounts.

The frame rails are 2" x 6" and the steel is .180" thick. It seems super stiff.