2x2 square trusses

Eric04 · Oct 30, 2014

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Doing one for a 14 and possibly the front 60

Lets see what you guys came up with.Its a straight forward deal and i have some ideas for mine

yankster · Oct 30, 2014

fordcontraption01 · Oct 30, 2014

yankster said:

looks great to me :dblthumb:

Fire Freak · Nov 1, 2014

Some I did

Eric04 · Nov 1, 2014

Fire Freak said:
Some I did

Your second one is what I had in mind

hjpcummins · Nov 2, 2014

Re: Re: 2x2 square trusses

kmcminn · Nov 2, 2014

yankster said:

Yankster, is tube tubing welded to the center section. I'm guess they are. Just been think about doing ones like yours instead of the Artec.

yankster · Nov 3, 2014

kmcminn said:
Yankster, is tube tubing welded to the center section. I'm guess they are. Just been think about doing ones like yours instead of the Artec.

No, not welded to the center section. Only welded to the tubes.

kmcminn · Nov 3, 2014

yankster said:
No, not welded to the center section. Only welded to the tubes.

So did you tie your dif cover to your trusses? I have seen rears tied to trusses but never front now that I think about it.

Rokcrler · Nov 3, 2014

Re: Re: 2x2 square trusses

One we did on Josh's blazer

cushmaneaglerider · Nov 5, 2014

Tied in to factory holes

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Big Block tube buggy · Nov 5, 2014

locktite??? :dunno:

sleepsontoilet · Nov 5, 2014

Any special rod or pre/post heating done to weld it to the housing?

ontherun · Nov 5, 2014

Heat up the cast and use nickle rod..

cushmaneaglerider · Nov 6, 2014

Big Block tube buggy said:
locktite???

I guess you could use Loctite, but those are welded. The housing is cast steel, not cast metal or cast iron like a black cooking pot. Just heat it up a little, do not get it red hot and weld it with a mig welder.

fordcontraption01 · Nov 6, 2014

X2 it works perfectly

bjeep · Nov 6, 2014

Brad's will work. But the ones not tied in to the center. What keeps the center from spinning on the tubes? :dunno:

sleepsontoilet · Nov 6, 2014

cushmaneaglerider said:
I guess you could use Loctite, but those are welded. The housing is cast steel, not cast metal or cast iron like a black cooking pot. Just heat it up a little, do not get it red hot and weld it with a mig welder.

Do you remember the thread and pitch of the bolts? I like that idea. I'm looking for something simple to mount links/steering on my Chevy and most trusses are $$$ and weigh a ton. I'm trying to keep the Zuk as light as possible.

cushmaneaglerider · Nov 6, 2014

sleepsontoilet said:
Do you remember the thread and pitch of the bolts? I like that idea. I'm looking for something simple to mount links/steering on my Chevy and most trusses are $$$ and weigh a ton. I'm trying to keep the Zuk as light as possible.

Sorry, I do not