If you built a buggy......What size tube would you use?

Full tube chasis.....1.75" or 2"??

1" for shock hoops and such?

Originally posted by RudeZuk
If you built a buggy......What size tube would you use?

Full tube chasis.....1.75" or 2"??

1" for shock hoops and such?

I think it would be a mixture for me. I'd personally go no bigger than 1.75"

I am using 1 5/8, with 1" for odds and ends. My existing cage is 1.5".

i like 2" for the frame and cage. with a little 1.5" for some of the little stuff.

1.75 x .120 HREW ;)

but that's just a guess :D


EDIT: shane shoot me a message on yahoo in teh morn toy4x4guy :flipoff2:

Originally posted by poppycock
i like 2" for the frame and cage. with a little 1.5" for some of the little stuff.
Ditto

Originally posted by DSI
1.75 x .120 HREW ;)

but that's just a guess :D





This is what i have been leaning towards.

If your going to use HREW I would use 2"x.120 wall for the frame, and the main structure on the cage. But to do some of the little hoops and stuff I used a mix of 1.5", 1.75", and 1".

Well Shane after everybody else’s comment and I thought about for a sec. You should base your tube on what you’re going to do. i.e. How heavy are you going? If lightweight is a goal 1.75" will be lighter than 2". But if you’re going to run heavy you'll need the 2" for safety:D

Originally posted by Bill4rest
Well Shane after everybody else’s comment and I thought about for a sec. You should base your tube on what you’re going to do. i.e. How heavy are you going? If lightweight is a goal 1.75" will be lighter than 2". But if you’re going to run heavy you'll need the 2" for safety:D

I will be lighter than what i am now...but im still kind of heavy with the d44's......I figure that with 1.75" I could shave ~500 lbs off of the rig?

Im pretty damn close to 3k right now!

Originally posted by RudeZuk


I will be lighter than what i am now...but im still kind of heavy with the d44's......I figure that with 1.75" I could shave ~500 lbs off of the rig?

Im pretty damn close to 3k right now!

no way it'll save anywhere near that. i know 2" .120 weighs around 2# a ft. my whole chasis only weighs about 650#.

Originally posted by RudeZuk


I will be lighter than what i am now...but im still kind of heavy with the d44's......I figure that with 1.75" I could shave ~500 lbs off of the rig?

Im pretty damn close to 3k right now!

Kinda sounds steep, Ask your metal guy what they weigh a foot. I'm kinda a weight Nazi though I look at stuff in the single didits... I know I'm a retard:p

Originally posted by Bill4rest


......... Ask your metal guy what they weigh a foot. .......

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Originally posted by DemoMike


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Dude:Thumbsup:

since i did the clicking already maybe i can save someone the time....

2" .120 = 2.409 lb/ft
1.75" .120 = 2.089 lb/ft
1.5" .120 = 1.769 lb/ft

But im also taking into effect that i have 1/4 wall 2x6 bumpers front and rear...and the rear has a tire swing with cas can rack and high lift mount!..........And im shedding body and tub

then you will definatly drop some big weight. the body and frame were much heavier than i thought they would be. all my cage work probably weighs about the same as the body and frame it replaced and i've got like 240' of 2" .120 in it.

Originally posted by poppycock
then you will definatly drop some big weight. the body and frame were much heavier than i thought they would be. all my cage work probably weighs about the same as the body and frame it replaced and i've got like 240' of 2" .120 in it.

Thats quite a bit more tube than i thought i would be using.....I figured about 125-150'.......

it was actually 210' 2" and 10' 1.5". i thought i would only need about 150' when i started but.... :D

Originally posted by poppycock
it was actually 210' 2" and 10' 1.5". i thought i would only need about 150' when i started but.... :D

Well thanks for the heads up!!!

im still debating weather to use 1.75 tube or 2".....:confused:

This may sound dumb, but what I did was bought a small stick of 1.75" and 2", after just looking at this and that, made me get the 1.75" die for the bender 1st

Originally posted by Bill4rest
This may sound dumb, but what I did was bought a small stick of 1.75" and 2", after just looking at this and that, made me get the 1.75" die for the bender 1st

That is my problem now....Going to buy dies for the bender.....

I currently have a 1.75" .120 wall cage right now......And it has been through 8 rollovers! A few of those were very hard roll overs!!! And that cage has held up quite well!!

I think the weight difference from 1.75 to the 2" would allow me to support the frame in a couple spots and be stronger??

2" is good stuff, think I had the hardest roll of my life the other night and my cage/buggy is still in one piece. The only damage was the front end and my hand.

Originally posted by fatkid
2" is good stuff, think I had the hardest roll of my life the other night and my cage/buggy is still in one piece. The only damage was the front end and my hand.

well it's good to knwo you're alright Phatty!

now where's the pic's jackass!

ON TOPIC: i'll post a few pic's of what a 1.75 .120 HREW chassis looks like cut into little pieces for the recycler's in a day or two... :(

I should have some pics tomorrow, the Zuk is fawking hammered looking!!!

What did you just say dave??????

Originally posted by nuttzack
What did you just say dave??????


scrappin the buggy out, fuckin bad idea all around, and a MAJOR waste of money and effort... but on the flip side i think fattkid just scored his motor :flipoff2:

Originally posted by DSI



scrappin the buggy out, fuckin bad idea all around, and a MAJOR waste of money and effort... but on the flip side i think fattkid just scored his motor :flipoff2:

The row boat didnt work out huh??

Yahoo me today!

Originally posted by RudeZuk


The row boat didnt work out huh??

Yahoo me today!


row boat was coming along fine till no work was done and hte bender had to be returned... so here i sit on a 700 dollar motor, 150 dollar tranny, 400 in tube, 600 in link bars 250 in axles and some other misc expenses and no way to finish it...

Originally posted by DSI



row boat was coming along fine till no work was done and hte bender had to be returned... so here i sit on a 700 dollar motor, 150 dollar tranny, 400 in tube, 600 in link bars 250 in axles and some other misc expenses and no way to finish it...

Sounds like you're already pretty invested, how much does a bender cost?

I just happen to be in possesion of a bender and various tools to do some work, however we only dream of bending tube.

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