comatosellama Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Do any of you guys know what size rectangle tubing/ c channel I should use to make a custom frame to but leaf sprung dana 44's under my brat? Was really hoping to make the frame smaller than normal trucks, I hate the look of like a 8 inch frame under the car. Any help would be awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstaru Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 If you have to ask, you probably shouldn't do it.lol It is less about the size, and more about your fab skills. And I can tell you that putting leaf sprung axles sin the front of a brat/EA81 is less than desirable because of the lift you have to have to make it look right. Otherwise you have to push the axle really far forward and it gets really odd really fast. Unless you have extensive fab time and or a myriad of fab tools, I would just put it on a frame. But actually channel and chop it to fit properly. Both are hard projects to do right. The only way I found after trying both of the aforementioned suggestions, was to link the axles. just saying. You have WAY more research to do if this is your main concern so far. cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comatosellama Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 If you have to ask, you probably shouldn't do it.lol It is less about the size, and more about your fab skills. And I can tell you that putting leaf sprung axles sin the front of a brat/EA81 is less than desirable because of the lift you have to have to make it look right. Otherwise you have to push the axle really far forward and it gets really odd really fast. Unless you have extensive fab time and or a myriad of fab tools, I would just put it on a frame. But actually channel and chop it to fit properly. Both are hard projects to do right. The only way I found after trying both of the aforementioned suggestions, was to link the axles. just saying. You have WAY more research to do if this is your main concern so far. cheers Would putting it on like an CJ7 frame or something really be worth it? My uncle is an engineer so he's a good reference. And my brat is a project where I can take "if you have to ask" to knowing how to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) I agree with monstaru just pit it on a cj or a Zuki frame........an older Toyota could work too. But if you are gonna go custom go with a 3 or 4 link... Easiest would be early v8 grand Cherokee axles mid 90's. They are Dana 44's with 4 link front and rear. Edited March 27, 2015 by Gloyale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstaru Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 a CJ frame is actually just about right as far fenderwell alignment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comatosellama Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 I agree with monstaru just pit it on a cj or a Zuki frame........an older Toyota could work too. But if you are gonna go custom go with a 3 or 4 link... Easiest would be early v8 grand Cherokee axles mid 90's. They are Dana 44's with 4 link front and rear. 4 link non triangulated front /3 in a weird way with a triangle w/ a pivot rear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comatosellama Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 a CJ frame is actually just about right as far fenderwell alignment. I have a gen 1 brat on one, looks decnt but frame is rusted to hell and so are the rear leafs. Was just hoping I could make it look a little better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 4 link non triangulated front /3 in a weird way with a triangle w/ a pivot rear We'll since you are so familiar you should have no problem figuring out what you want to do for a frame. For the record though. The rear is a triangulated 4 link. The upper pivots are close but separate. To look at a 3 link look at late model Isuzu trooper setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comatosellama Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 We'll since you are so familiar you should have no problem figuring out what you want to do for a frame. For the record though. The rear is a triangulated 4 link. The upper pivots are close but separate. To look at a 3 link look at late model Isuzu trooper setup. I just need to know what the tubing size should be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstaru Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 2x2 or 2x3 .120 wall will work just fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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