chassis set up ??? mud truck weight distribution ??

do any of you guys got vids of your truck going threw that i could see?

critters what does your truck weigh?

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460bronco wrote:Personal experience is very valuable and theoretical things don't always work out!  haha

But seriously, why do we have 4-wheel drives if we are trying to figure out how to limit the amount of traction the front end has via decreasing weight on the tires?

P.s.----I have mine set-up to transfer weight....


----Why do truck pullers hang weight off the front?

Because the sled loads the rear and lifts the front, loading the front pinches the rear tires to the ground. And still allows the fronts to help.

IDT--- so you are saying the weights on the front not only put weight on the front tires, but also get some mechanical advantage over the rear tires by using the frame like a class 1 lever to multiply the force on the rear tires (the rear tires being the fulcrum).  Very interesting.  

If a sled puller wasn't limited by weight rules, would he want to hang even more weight on the front and ultimately have all 4 tires weighted the same when the sleds weight is on?

guys in here with mud trucks , what does your truck weigh?

1978 ford bronco, no top or tailgate. 4840 pounds

80 f150. Iron heads c6 208. 35" Boggers. Bench seat. No gutting at all. 3822. Will be a little lighter this year.

kjett what does your truck weigh?

28and change on the cuts. But there really isn't much left in the truck.

when adding weight where are you putting it? In the frame rails? over the rear axle ? all the way at the rear?

kjett wrote:Over the winter, my ranger will go away and I'll be coming back out with a much lighter f-150 that is more set up to handle mild hill and hole tracks as well as flat tracks. Long story short, back to the drawing board on setting up weight bias....

Karl what year F-150 are you going with?

racinghabbit wrote:when adding weight where are you putting it? In the frame rails?  over the rear axle ? all the way at the rear?

Wherever it needs it! You need to scale the truck to see.

68formalGT wrote:

kjett wrote:Over the winter, my ranger will go away and I'll be coming back out with a much lighter f-150 that is more set up to handle mild hill and hole tracks as well as flat tracks. Long story short, back to the drawing board on setting up weight bias....

Karl what year F-150 are you going with?

 
Mid 90's

Thanks Everyone!!!

Made some weights over the weekend.....They weigh between 69 and 88 labs...

Yes them Ford Powered weights will make it faster

after a ton of work... the best i can get my ranger chassis 58% front and 42% rear... front left 1215 lbs , front right 1258 lbs, rear left 888 lbs, rear right 847 lbs, left weight 2104 , right weighs 2104.. so i am perfect 50% left and right...i did start out at 67 % front and 33% rear in the begining...

Any other idea's??