straight frame

[tmspike]

What size steel is everyone using for a straight frame? 2×3 3/16.  ?  Wanna stay light but dont wanna have problems.

[mudbillyredneck]

good question...

Although when I see a straight frame ...I generally see rockwells and tractor tires...and bigblocks ....under 100's of pounds of mud

so light kinnda goes out the window  ,

I'd say build a strong foundation and add NO2 if it's needs to be faster  

[tmspike]

Yea nothing beats horsepower. But thats another day.  Straight frame and 4 link is my project this winter.

[michigan maniac]

What about tube frame ?

[tmspike]

I would think tube would be lighter but i dont know the first thing about bending and building those.

[michigan maniac]

What do you plan on building?  4 link ? One tons, rockswells? Skipper or bogger?  Investing in a deccent tube bender would be a good investment, and fun to learn to do, its not terrible hard just gotta be patient and plan ahead so you don't wast material,  plus later on you could build a custom cage, and tube bumpers for other stuff ect...

[tmspike]

Prolly stay one tons for another year and def wanna do 4 link..  Running 44 boggers now and its more of a bogger then a skipper

[Bowtie972]

Mine is 2" x 4" x  1/4" wall for frame and DOM round tube  for subframe and 4 link bars

[tmspike]

Thanks for the input. Nice truck bowtie972

[Bowtie972]

Thanks