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05 Crew cab tipper changes.

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Re: 05 Crew cab tipper changes.

Postby winterheating » Thu Mar 17, 2011 4:08 pm

idea is now to upgrade to a 460, the mk7 axle weights are 1850 front axle and 3330 rear axle, so should be good to carry.

tahco fitted and get an o licience, also a good excuse for people not to be able to borrow it :wink:

extend chassis.

build full aluminium bed, mainly a the floor will be a type of box section to basically make most of the support so frame work is kept minimal.

i not sure wether to have the floor flat above chassis or have it raised at the front, would be handy to knoiw how much raising the front about 300-400mm would affect the handling with the load being that bit higher, and if it will put more weight over the rear than if it were flat and not sloping towards rear.

Also had a weird idea of fitting the winch under the bed with a pulley, at the floor, to keep it tidy, hide the winch, and give it more pulling power :?: :? :?: :idea:
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