1995zj
I'm addicted
- Location
- Herriman, UT
Hey all, so after much thought I have decided to build myself a tube chassis and use my current ZJ (build thread here) as a donor rig for the buggy. The ZJ is just too heavy and in order to get it anywhere near where I would like, it would take a shit-ton of work...not that a buggy won't, if anything it'll be more work/time, but I think I'll be happier with the end result.
I'm planning to build this to Ultra4 specs, just in case I ever get the urge to try my luck and race in one...however, it'll mostly be a trail-rig so I will build it to serve that purpose foremost.
Specs that I'm shooting for:
4-seater
~109" WB
39" Krawler Reds
ORI struts
Swap in current full-hydro setup
Swap in current D60 setup
Possibly use the current 9" w/ a new housing...or just build a 14B
Power train is still undetermined, thinking 6.0 though.
I should be starting on this by the end of the month. My plan is to have the chassis done this winter, then collect needed parts next summer and swap everything next winter...
Here is the design I've come up with for it. The gray tubing is 2" .120 DOM, orange is 1.5" .120 DOM, the blue is 2" .188 Square, and black is 2" .250 Square (subframe). There will be gussets in corners that need it, and some of the tubing that isn't structural may change slightly but the bare-bones of the chassis will resemble this. According to Bend-Tech, this is a total of 211' of 2" DOM, 35' of 1.5" DOM and 34' of square for the subframe. Total weight is 675 lbs.
I'm open to any comments as this is my first full tube chassis design and build and I'm sure there is some criticism that I have not yet thought of.
Tyler
I'm planning to build this to Ultra4 specs, just in case I ever get the urge to try my luck and race in one...however, it'll mostly be a trail-rig so I will build it to serve that purpose foremost.
Specs that I'm shooting for:
4-seater
~109" WB
39" Krawler Reds
ORI struts
Swap in current full-hydro setup
Swap in current D60 setup
Possibly use the current 9" w/ a new housing...or just build a 14B
Power train is still undetermined, thinking 6.0 though.
I should be starting on this by the end of the month. My plan is to have the chassis done this winter, then collect needed parts next summer and swap everything next winter...
Here is the design I've come up with for it. The gray tubing is 2" .120 DOM, orange is 1.5" .120 DOM, the blue is 2" .188 Square, and black is 2" .250 Square (subframe). There will be gussets in corners that need it, and some of the tubing that isn't structural may change slightly but the bare-bones of the chassis will resemble this. According to Bend-Tech, this is a total of 211' of 2" DOM, 35' of 1.5" DOM and 34' of square for the subframe. Total weight is 675 lbs.
I'm open to any comments as this is my first full tube chassis design and build and I'm sure there is some criticism that I have not yet thought of.
Tyler
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