just finished, criticism please...

the problem with mounting the compressors upside down is the heat cant rise off the heatsink on the head. sideways or up is fine. all these burnt compressors are normally always caused by user error, or the rare failure of a specific part.

One of my repair job's had a compressor mounted sideway's.I took it apart and the piston sleeve looked like an egg..

Originally posted by maddawg



that was the one thing i did'nt like about terry's set up (krz) it had a bushing there but it pivoted on the threads,i never understood why a johnny or a heim was'nt used there.

anyway, killer frameing on the bed,i hope you don't have to re-work anything with the air shocks so that you can keep moveing forward.

Mines got a bushing right there to and it pivots on the threads....never had a problem with it.

good work man i would prob. use just a normal bear claw with a release cabel or a popper to simplify things


and i have a viar 450 mounted sidways and it fills to 200 psi all day for going on 2.5 years

Originally posted by TiMe_1



Originally posted by maddawg



that was the one thing i did'nt like about terry's set up (krz) it had a bushing there but it pivoted on the threads,i never understood why a johnny or a heim was'nt used there.

anyway, killer frameing on the bed,i hope you don't have to re-work anything with the air shocks so that you can keep moveing forward.

Mines got a bushing right there to and it pivots on the threads....never had a problem with it.



and you probably never will have a problem with it.

i still don't like the idea...but i do like your truck.

I too have wondered for years why people in central cali have always used bushings in my eyes they would get eaten and torn up since that pivot alone is handinling your side to side movement on the axle but they insist it works If u were to have a jam nut there then i guess it would be all on ur bushings which i suggest u do before u strip out your threads..i dont think u will have a problem at all with the air shocks lifting the bed back in the day i remember people used to run air shocks on the front of there minitrucks to raise and low..a bed wont be a problem at all..i live the alluminum cell i would have personally gone with bent tubes on your bag crossmembers rather than being miter cut and welded.

2 lookd killer bro!

well, finally seen it with the bed on. It takes 90 psi to lift it up, which is alot less then I figured it would take. The bedfloor is temporarily raised. And With the truck fully laid out and the bed tilted, the roll pan sits about a 1/4 inch off the ground. So i guess I can pat myself on the back. Still gotta finish up some sheet metal work on that bed tho.