Custom Pete

[TRUCKMAKER]

Nice start Travis, I like the spring hangers, are the spring leaves cut out of steer springs or did you form them?

[fhhhstix]

Originally Posted by Dreamweaver

Lookin good Travis

Originally Posted by dabears

im liking that suspension!!!

Originally Posted by dmess62

Now that's something completely different. I like it. Great start

Originally Posted by TRUCKMAKER

Nice start Travis, I like the spring hangers, are the spring leaves cut out of steer springs or did you form them?

Thanks guys for the comments.

The spring leaves are from a Juggernaut. I cut out the center pin and removed the other two leaves then drilled the hole out to 3mm. Since these leaves are longer than the semi leaves I used the center hole in the leaf as the rear axle mount hole and drilled the other closer to the eye of the leaf.

I decided the front suspension needed to be a little different to so I made the hangers for it as well. Being a Pete and needing to move the axle forward I put the spring mount hole in the front of the new brackets. I also made the bracket wide enough so I did not need the plastic spacers the stock suspension uses. I also bushed all of the holes with a brass bushing so I have a replaceable wear item instead of having to make new parts later. Well enough chit chat here are some pics.





















Thanks for looking.
Travis

[1985 kenworth]

nice work so far travis...must be cool to have your own machinery to build whatever you want...i gotta get me some of that