[flash]

you know things are getting stiff when you see stuff like this (though you can't really see it in this shot, the left rear wheel is also off the ground) - the only things touching the ground are the right rear wheel and the single jackstand under the frame



i guess all the bracing is working - lol - so much for those who said the cab could never be stiff



   

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[flash]

and then there is the "real world" scenario - yes, that is daylight you see under that tire



lol - "something in the air tonight - i can feel it - i can feel it"



   



   

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[ds968]

Aw come on, tell the truth - you had Chris Angel or David Blaine over at the house and they left your car

levitated like that..

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[badberry68]

Wow...she said

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[gryphon]

What flash isn't telling us is that his cab sits on the RF and LR wheels when it is NOT on a jack stand. Must be a trick supension. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/laugh.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />



Tom

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[ether_joe]

Flash any idea where you are at weight-wise right now? And any further lightening to do or have you reached an effective weight v. cost v. convenience limit?

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[flash]

lol - it's the "tip-toe" suspension - the car is afraid of water, so i have it set up to only have 2 diagonally opposed weheels on the ground at any one time



sean - i haven't weighed the car yet, and that is on the agenda, but i should be right about 3k - not much more i can do without either giving up creature comforts or changing body panels - there might be 20 or 30 lbs hiding in there, but that's about it

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[rhudeboye]

Now try not to panic, but you actually got dirt on your tire. Right there on the left front wheel.



How could you be so careless?

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[flash]

lol - yeah - i was pretty pissed - gardener blew a clod into the garage and when i rolled it over to the big space, i ran over it and got it on my tire



oh well, i wanted new tires anyway



honey...................

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[Cloud9...68]

This is interesting. I'll have to try lifting my coupe the same way, and then again after I get my lower suspension brace, which is on order, installed. Can you tell me, as close as possible, where you have the jack stand placed, and what, if anything (like a block of wood) you have between the jack stand and the car? If you have something between the stand and the car, could you tell me its dimensions? And finally, what is the height of the stand? I'd like to replicate your situation as closely as possible.



Given that your cab has your rollbar/chassis brace, it was probably pretty stiff, maybe close to as stiff as a coupe, even before you installed the lower suspension brace (which I assume is in place when you took the pictures). This gives me hope that the lower suspension brace will add a noticeable amount of stiffness to my coupe.



In any event, I look forward to receiving it, even if I won't notice an immediate difference. I just think it's a good thing to support your and Pete's efforts to improve our cars as much as possible. Thanks for all the hard work.

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[flash]

i put it under the frame at the front of the car - no wood - i'll have to measure it to tell you how high it was, but i'd guess about 14"

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[Cloud9...68]

[quote name='flash' post='36287' date='Jun 1 2007, 07:00 PM']i put it under the frame at the front of the car - no wood - i'll have to measure it to tell you how high it was, but i'd guess about 14"[/quote]



Thanks, but could you tell me how far in front of, say, the front of the door? Just want to make sure I make an accurate comparison. So, of course, I'll also need to know the air temperature, relative humidity, air pressure in all four tires, transaxle oil temperature, power steering fluid viscosity, the pH of the coolant, and the serial number of the jackstand <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/biggrin.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> .



Seriously, I'm really interested if I see a similar change when I install the lower suspension brace in my coupe. I'll post before and after pictures.



By the way, aren't you concerned about putting your car on a jackstand without a good sized block of wood to distribute the load? I always put a 2 x 4 that's at least a foot and a half long between my jackstand and the car. I place the jackstand under those rails are maybe a couple of inches wide, protrude a couple of inches below the bottom of the car, and run vertically the length of the floorboard. Thanks.

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[flash]

no - in fact, blocks of wood are generally dangerous



i put it under the frame, at the very front - i use saddle jackstands, so it makes a nice cupping on the frame



i'll have the car back up on stands this week, so i'll snap a shot

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[94SilverCab]

Wow! Can't wait to get the strut brace and under brace...even the wife showed new enthusism when I mentioned added stiffness.



Jay

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[Cloud9...68]

[quote name='94SilverCab' post='36316' date='Jun 2 2007, 08:24 AM']Wow! Can't wait to get the strut brace and under brace...even the wife showed new enthusism when I mentioned added stiffness.



Jay[/quote]



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[Cloud9...68]

One thing I've always noticed is that when the car is jacked up on one side, the doors are hard to open and close because of the chassis flex. Flash, have you noticed any difference in this since you've had the lower suspension brace? I'll be checking it when I get mine. Thanks.

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