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Bobbing
Post by tomcat on Sept 18, 2006, 11:22am
Im still unsure if i should cut up my M715 or not.
I like to have it a little bit shorter for offroad, on other hand i need the bed as long as possible and im not sure if i like the bobbed to the springs look.
So im thinking about a soft bobbing, to cut it halway between the bumper and springs. Anybody has a pic of a truck like this? I know i can do it in photoshop but a real pic from different angles would be still better.
Re: Bobbing
Post by elwenil on Sept 18, 2006, 12:52pm
In my opinion, bobbing is a drastic measure and only done to increase off road performance. As such I wouldn't half-azz it. I bobbed my '74 W100 and I love it. The feel is a little weird at first, especially when backing up and looking in your mirrors but it made a world of difference off road.
Re: Bobbing
Post by fisherman on Sept 18, 2006, 3:41pm
Are you really going to wheel it to where you'll hang up the azz end? If so a winch to drag you off is probably cheaper and easier. Just a thought.
Re: Bobbing
Post by tomcat on Sept 18, 2006, 6:10pm
My rear bumper on my FSJ Cherokee shows enough reasons to make the M715 shorter or higher. I like to keep it low for stability (no lift, just 38") so i will have to cut it (its hard to start with the first cut).
I was thinking about around 10 inches. I like to keep the optical balance where the front overhang is a little bit shorter then the rear.
Btw. I will put a winch on front and back. Will try to put the back winch between the frame rails, tucked under the truck. But still i prefer to drive out than to use the winch
Re: Bobbing
Post by luckypabst on Sept 18, 2006, 7:12pm
I knocked my taillights off several times, on the berm next to a graded dirt road. Anything more extreme and I woulda been stuck on the rear crossmember.
Here's -17", about as far as you can go before the shackle will hit the taillight outriggers:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...t/P1010128.jpg
It looks goofy as can be but the trucks are pretty homely on their own.
CHris
Re: Bobbing
Post by luckypabst on Sept 18, 2006, 7:13pm
Oh, the "soft bob" sounds like more trouble than it's worth. Either go for the gusto or don't, in my opinion.
Chris
Re: Bobbing
Post by tomcat on Sept 18, 2006, 7:30pm
I know, soft bob sounds a little bit g.y
Honestly if i can get a 45% approach angle on the rear its fine for most situations where i will go with the big truck. The work will not be the problem, i have to build a new rear crossmember for the winch anyway and im very fast with cutting. Unfortunately not that fast with welding.
Re: Bobbing
Post by luckypabst on Sept 18, 2006, 7:38pm
LOL - no comment for fear of infuriating the mods.
Obviously, larger tires will help a little bit and if you relocate the taillights, you'll be able to get that 45 degrees with quite a bit less shortening. But as it is, the bed just barely won't fit a sheet of plywood and that in itself deserves hacking off as much as you can manage.
One trick I did was to cut the bed floor at the full length, rather than at the point where I spliced the sides so I didn't have to make a weld across the width of the bed floor. That'll save you some time and headache.
Chris
Re: Bobbing
Post by robertcowan on Sept 18, 2006, 10:09pm
CHRIS, yours and mine are bobbed at exactly the same place. the more i see it the more i like it. got that beefy look to it especially with big tires. i,am gonna put hummers on mine .
bob
Re: Bobbing
Post by luckypabst on Sept 18, 2006, 10:22pm
Yea Bob, it's an acquired taste. I'd really like to take 17" from the front of the bed to even it out but I don't want to get into building a new gas tank and trying to juggle where to cut the frame without getting into the spring mounts or the area where the frame narrows up.
Chris
Re: Bobbing
Post by tomcat on Sept 19, 2006, 6:51am
Ok, ill print out the pics and stick it to my bathroom mirror. Maybe i get more used to the look when i see it every day while brushing my teeth
Re: Bobbing
Post by tomcat on Sept 23, 2006, 8:47am
Found a old pic of chads? truck on my harddrive. Seems to be older then the pic from the other bobbed thread here. Looks like its not so much bobbed like luckypapst truck. I dig the look! So thanks for the input, i will hack up my (poor) truck
Re: Bobbing
Post by robertcowan on Sept 23, 2006, 2:48pm
DO THE BED FLOOR LIKE LUCKYPABST SAID. IT WILL LOOK 100% BETTER THEN HAVING A SPLICE IN THE FLOOR.
Re: Bobbing
Post by tomcat on Sept 23, 2006, 3:26pm
Yes thanks for the info. I replaced 2/3 of my cj5 body a few years ago .. oh man i learned a lot