Just a teaser, more to come...:evil:

http://jonfund.com/technical/roverportals/5.jpg

http://www.jonfund.com/technical/roverportals/10.jpg

http://www.jonfund.com/technical/roverportals/20.jpg

awesome! :smokin: nice looking work

fawker! LOL i am green with envy. been trying to get my hands on portals for two years now. trying to get them out of mayalasia but havent herd back from the guy .... where did you source yours?

Looking great so far. I would move the rear axle back as far as possible though...

I have a pretty full tech article with weblinks for more info etc. assembled and thought it would go up on my club's site this weekend but no luck. As soon as it's up, I will provide the link. Plenty of photos.

IsuzuRover - I understand the point you are making and in reality, the wheel isn't quite as far forward as it appears in the picture. In addition, the effect of the Revolvers is that when they open on articulation, the axle will move back, away from the center of the vehicle, so it should be okay.

I have a pretty full tech article with weblinks for more info etc. assembled and thought it would go up on my club's site this weekend but no luck. As soon as it's up, I will provide the link. Plenty of photos.

IsuzuRover - I understand the point you are making and in reality, the wheel isn't quite as far forward as it appears in the picture. In addition, the effect of the Revolvers is that when they open on articulation, the axle will move back, away from the center of the vehicle, so it should be okay.

I'm sure you will love it either way, and I wish I had those axles - but if it was me, I would increase the wheelbase - by increasing the height you are making the truck less stable on steep climbs (and I have seen an 88" with 32's roll backwards on a steep hill). If you don't want to cut the chassis spring mounts you could make off-centre spring pads.