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Old 11-12-2012, 03:39 PM   #1
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Frame boxing on a bagged 86 swb?

Should I just buy a kit made for off-road or are the focused on different stress pionts? Pictures would help too.
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Old 11-12-2012, 10:05 PM   #2
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Re: Frame boxing on a bagged 86 swb?

More details please. Are you doing a Cnotch, or?
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Old 11-12-2012, 10:10 PM   #3
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More details please. Are you doing a Cnotch, or?
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Old 11-13-2012, 01:01 AM   #4
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Re: Frame boxing on a bagged 86 swb?

I would box the rear half of the frame at least.
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Old 11-13-2012, 01:18 AM   #5
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Re: Frame boxing on a bagged 86 swb?

but I'm also curious about the bed touching the cab, and keeping the panels straight
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Old 11-13-2012, 01:40 AM   #6
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Re: Frame boxing on a bagged 86 swb?

i had and or worked on many sqaures and we dont box the frame. my current 84 cc dually is "boxed" only because i ran new 3x3 or 3x4 rails, (i dont remember what size now)
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Old 11-13-2012, 02:26 AM   #7
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i had and or worked on many sqaures and we dont box the frame. my current 84 cc dually is "boxed" only because i ran new 3x3 or 3x4 rails, (i dont remember what size now)
Bagged? Because I figured 1/2 will be pretty fast
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Old 11-13-2012, 02:46 AM   #8
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Re: Frame boxing on a bagged 86 swb?

your question was should you box the frame. i replied i have built/owned many squares that were all bagged and or bodied and never boxed any of their frames, except my current cc dually, which i ran new frame rails on.

1/2 line/valves will be "fast" whatever "fast" is to you. i run my dually at 200psi and it raises the front form ground to full up around .25 sec.
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Old 11-14-2012, 10:11 AM   #9
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Re: Frame boxing on a bagged 86 swb?

Thr questions where more about focus not if. And because this is a blanket forum about suspension, I was curious about you background.
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I was curious about you background.
been building bagged cars/trucks since before we were using airbags.

back in the old days we cranked the torsion bars and used air shocks.

what are you needing to know? got plenty of answers for ya..
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been building bagged cars/trucks since before we were using airbags.

back in the old days we cranked the torsion bars and used air shocks.

what are you needing to know? got plenty of answers for ya..
Well to make a long story short the biggest thing that I'm worried about is the frame flexing the truck bed to to cab
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