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  1. Recovry4x4

    bobbed deuce with no modification to springs?

    Yes pretty much what he did. I will grab some pic in a little while if I can but dont think I can post them from this tablet. Sucks not havinga computer.
  2. Recovry4x4

    bobbed deuce with no modification to springs?

    City talk is not my primary language. Frame stress under a heavy load is all I can think of. The deuce frame is not designed for loads to be distributed across the span of its length. A stock deuce w/w is nears the front tire capacity empty. Any load between the front and rear axle all the...
  3. Recovry4x4

    bobbed deuce with no modification to springs?

    Exactly what I said. The trunion axle is where the springs pivot.
  4. Recovry4x4

    bobbed deuce with no modification to springs?

    You can certainly single out you axles and keep a full length bed. To keep your geometry correct you should place the axle exactly where the trunion axle is right now. This will require driveshaft mods. If you were to keep the fwd axle at its current locaion it would be tough to tow trailers...
  5. Recovry4x4

    bobbed deuce with no modification to springs?

    I hear ya. Look at the spring as a teeter totter. Like a real teeter totter, if one person jumps off, the other one slams to the ground. Same principle, just upside down.
  6. Recovry4x4

    bobbed deuce with no modification to springs?

    Let me add this. If you were to chain up the rear springs and remove the aft axle, you will drastically change the suspension geometry. To get an idea of how it will handle, jack up the aft axle and secure it with chains, remove the inner drive shaft and take a nice cruise. I will sure feel...
  7. Recovry4x4

    bobbed deuce with no modification to springs?

    Either look just a little closer or do it and report back. You may have overlooked something.
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