Belly Height

Bunk1 · May 15, 2008

WHITE TRASH said:
Awww shiat, I guess noone can go wheeling anymore. Your rigs just don't work, I know its a fact cause Darius said so.. :kissmyass:

No doubt. He knows whats up since he wheels soooooo much

dirk · May 15, 2008

20" belly
74" top of cage
105" wb
53" chassis width
78" outside of tires
40" creepys

:beer:

WHITE TRASH1 · May 15, 2008

Bunk said:
No doubt. He knows whats up since he wheels soooooo much

Yup I sure wish I got to wheel half as much as him! :fawkdancesmiley:

03 CON · May 15, 2008

WHITE TRASH said:
Yup I sure wish I got to wheel half as much as him! :fawkdancesmiley:

OK come on guys be nice, his belly is 19" off the ground
(if he is standing on a tall stool):fawkdancesmiley:

TigTorch · May 15, 2008

17" to the skid and she hangs up on every %@!*%*'ING thing that comes along.

Working on a smooth 20" at this time. Will be better in a couple of weeks.

darius · May 15, 2008

WHITE TRASH said:
Awww shiat, I guess noone can go wheeling anymore. Your rigs just don't work, I know its a fact cause Darius said so.. :kissmyass:

well thats the first step in the right direction:flipoff:

crash2 · May 15, 2008

mark said:
Is that something you would recommend?? Sounds like it could be handy once you know how to work it. Or does the same phenomenon cause issues in other situations?

Mine has been that way for years--works great

As for belly clearance---IMO how the belly is built is more important than how high it is--to a point of course..

WHITE TRASH1 · May 15, 2008

darius said:
well thats the first step in the right direction:flipoff:

Hey shut up kid, aren't you late for your cub scouts meeting or something? :fawkdancesmiley:

Yup, I'm with crash here.... having a SMOOTH bully is more important than exactly how high or low it is. Like that stock yota crossmember, that fawker hangs down about 8" under the frame! Yea that was a SWEET design... Talk about a trail hanger...

Grama · May 15, 2008

18 inchs of belly, 60 to the top of cage, 60 front, 70 rear, front tires full of water

Side hilling master

rooinater · May 15, 2008

WHITE TRASH said:
Awww shiat, I guess noone can go wheeling anymore. Your rigs just don't work, I know its a fact cause Darius said so.. :kissmyass:

:haha: :haha: :haha: :haha:

Binder · May 15, 2008

When I think of belly clearance I think of CoG more than I think clearance. CoG being more important than flat belly or just about anything else.:;

crash2 · May 15, 2008

Binder said:
When I think of belly clearance I think of CoG more than I think clearance. CoG being more important than flat belly or just about anything else.:;

This is true also--but there is even a point to where too low of a COG will hurt you--aka belly clearance...

mark · May 17, 2008

Binder said:
When I think of belly clearance I think of CoG more than I think clearance. CoG being more important than flat belly or just about anything else.:;

I can totally agree with this. This as been more of a quest to get a general idea of what "belly" clearance folks are running and how its working out for them. My plan is to keep a nice, high but flat belly, yet still keep the overall COG low while retaining the looks of the original vehicle. Probably won't be buggy low, I still want to retain a mostly up-right seating position, but not full height. This may involve a little bit of sectioning or channeling the body to get what I'm after

. But first I need to lay the ground work.

crash said:
This is true also--but there is even a point to where too low of a COG will hurt you--aka belly clearance...

I can buy that. Isn't that what water in the tires is for

:redneck:

Here's what I've got so far, I don't know how long this is going to take me, but its farther than I've gotten over the past 4-5 years of 'talking' about it and parts whoring. I'm probably going to call this the "stop talking about it and just build something already" Build :flipoff:

Frame set at 20" +/-

Slide in an axle at "ride height":

Little more dinking around to see how things fit. Front axle is 5" forward of "stock" and pretty close to right under the highest kick-up of the frame. Engine will be going back both for weight distribution and to clearance the axle. I might even pull what will be left of the body forward to get the proportions right. We'll see when I get to that stage.

Right now I'm waiting for some brackets and start laying out links and drive train.
________
HEADSHOPS

KarlVP · May 17, 2008

98 TJ.

17 inches to the center of the belly pan. Running 25 inch tires on 3 inches of lift.

TreeClimber · May 18, 2008

KarlVP said:
98 TJ.

17 inches to the center of the belly pan. Running 25 inch tires on 3 inches of lift.

Them are some big meats you got there Karla... You buy them at Les Schwabbies?

KarlVP · May 19, 2008

No bullshit. Not a typo. 25 inch tires. Here's proof.

rooinater · May 19, 2008

KarlVP said:
No bullshit. Not a typo. 25 inch tires. Here's proof.

now that's funny :haha: :haha: :haha: it's on little roller skate wheels... :haha: :haha: :haha:

Not Jobless · May 19, 2008

KarlVP said:
No bullshit. Not a typo. 25 inch tires. Here's proof.

How many times do you have post up that stupid ****ing picture on the internet?

Take your barbie jeep with street slicks back to the mall where you belong :haha: :haha: :fawkdancesmiley: