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<blockquote data-quote="blacksheep10" data-source="post: 174973" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>did you mock it all up around an engine/tranny/tcase/front axle? I'm a firm believer in this instead of just "start bending". It will be a simple math problem, how far is the bottom of that front rail above the bottom of the skid plate rail? That is the most the front can stuff.</p><p>Then take half the axle tube (2") and half the tire, (26ish with squish) and find the difference. That is 28", and lets say the front rail is 10" above the bottom, meaning max possible stuff makes an 18" belly at full bump. </p><p>On 44's, a 12" belly at full bump is pretty good, and you have 5" more tire, so 17" is the min I would shoot for at full stuff. It looks like the nose is long enough to support the engine being back enough and the front axle forward enough to stuff that rock in front of the engine and have driveshaft angle by the block to take it. Probably need a 2 piece unless you shift your engine a bit. Be careful doing this, as you don't want to eat up brake and orbital mounting room, as well as tango'ing the with exhaust. Plan all of those things at once, instead of making exhaust an afterthought, or brake masters an afterthought. It gets tight quick unless you have a 56" plus chassis at the cowl.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blacksheep10, post: 174973, member: 13"] did you mock it all up around an engine/tranny/tcase/front axle? I'm a firm believer in this instead of just "start bending". It will be a simple math problem, how far is the bottom of that front rail above the bottom of the skid plate rail? That is the most the front can stuff. Then take half the axle tube (2") and half the tire, (26ish with squish) and find the difference. That is 28", and lets say the front rail is 10" above the bottom, meaning max possible stuff makes an 18" belly at full bump. On 44's, a 12" belly at full bump is pretty good, and you have 5" more tire, so 17" is the min I would shoot for at full stuff. It looks like the nose is long enough to support the engine being back enough and the front axle forward enough to stuff that rock in front of the engine and have driveshaft angle by the block to take it. Probably need a 2 piece unless you shift your engine a bit. Be careful doing this, as you don't want to eat up brake and orbital mounting room, as well as tango'ing the with exhaust. Plan all of those things at once, instead of making exhaust an afterthought, or brake masters an afterthought. It gets tight quick unless you have a 56" plus chassis at the cowl. [/QUOTE]
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