found these pics on another site. looks like a good idea if you could recreate it strong enough. it would also need some kind of sway bar to keep it from just flopping over on a serious sidehill or climbing a big rock. :beer:

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what i always would worry about is snagging the frame when it is twisted down. What i like also, is there is a guy on RCC.com that has a dodge 3/4 ton, that has swivel body mounts. onefor the front clip, 2 for the front of the cab, and 1 for the back of the cab. If you could have seen how much my old cab was ripped apart, it makes it too aparant that they are almost necessary. Oh well.. i am too lazy to do that mod :rolleyes:

hopefully my semi-exo cage will stiffen up the chassis. if not i'll just add more tubes:flipoff2:

i was thinking where the frame would be hanging down, just 45deg it from the swivel back. that way it would be angled back instead of sticking straight down into the ground. i'll never even try it but i thought it was cool.:cool:

There was a guy at Sierra Trek a few years ago (5?) that had a Chevy 1/2 ton that did that. It was a "Ramp-Champ" if you know what I mean. Don't know how he did it, but I saw him the next year with a jeep, so obviously he fawked his truck up and couldn't fix it. I personally would be a little scared about cutting my frame in half, and putting a swivel there. How strong would it be, anyways?

not very strong for what we do. if it was over-built it would hold up, but it would be kind of a waste of time since current suspensions would do about the same amount of articulation.

also seems like if you had a good healthy motor, the torque could twist the left front up

i agree. worked for what it was and that was about it.:D

not very strong for what we do. if it was over-built it would hold up, but it would be kind of a waste of time since current suspensions would do about the same amount of articulation.


I don´t think it´s comparable - In a conventional suspension that is fully articulated, the compressed side has all the ground pressure, while the extended side is just hanging. In a swivel setup, the weight distribution is close to 50% side to side. (yes, I know thread is nine years old):laughing: