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What size tubing for axle trusses
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<blockquote data-quote="Lil ugly" data-source="post: 291023" data-attributes="member: 3188"><p>I have built several tube style trusses using 1.5 x .120 wall DOM. I use two bars that are spanned by 3/16 plate and attach the link mounts to the plate. They have held up well and look ok. they are not sexy like WOD or M&M offroad trusses but they have some nice lines. I have also built a couple out of the rectangular tubing as well. They tend to be a little more difficult IMO. You really dont have much choice but to use it narrow side up unless you do a fair amount of cutting and bending at the location where the truss meets the axles tubes. It takes alot of time to cut and grind it to fit right and then it is difficult to weld the underside of the square tube to the axle unless you leave a bunch of room between the bottom of the truss and the diff. You also have to work at making your angle cuts just right so you are not trying to fill a huge gap with your welding. (Not that I have not done it but it is not the right way). Next one I am building is going to something out of 3/16 plate bent and welded together to form a box truss.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil ugly, post: 291023, member: 3188"] I have built several tube style trusses using 1.5 x .120 wall DOM. I use two bars that are spanned by 3/16 plate and attach the link mounts to the plate. They have held up well and look ok. they are not sexy like WOD or M&M offroad trusses but they have some nice lines. I have also built a couple out of the rectangular tubing as well. They tend to be a little more difficult IMO. You really dont have much choice but to use it narrow side up unless you do a fair amount of cutting and bending at the location where the truss meets the axles tubes. It takes alot of time to cut and grind it to fit right and then it is difficult to weld the underside of the square tube to the axle unless you leave a bunch of room between the bottom of the truss and the diff. You also have to work at making your angle cuts just right so you are not trying to fill a huge gap with your welding. (Not that I have not done it but it is not the right way). Next one I am building is going to something out of 3/16 plate bent and welded together to form a box truss. [/QUOTE]
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