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| | | | Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 116 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 116 | Has anyone on here ever tried putting air bags under the back of the cab and is it worth it?
I used to work for a truck line as a mechanic and we started putting air bags under the cab and the drivers were always asking us when will you get to my truck, don’t see why it wouldn’t work for big bolts too.
1950 4400
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2024 Posts: 45 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2024 Posts: 45 | wouldn't you need to be able to Pivot the front somehow then? Fenders bolt directly into the cab not sure how all those other 4 ( i think) mounts would hold up if they were not able to pivot?
1965 Chevy C60 Grain Truck
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,777 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,777 | I believe it would require some major reengineering of the cab mount system to allow the front of the cab to pivot, while the fenders and hood remain stationary. Then a very small set of bags would have to be sourced to deal with the considerably lower weight of a stovebolt cab compared to a big rig. Steering, brake, clutch, and throttle linkage would also need to flex. I don't think the project would be easy, or inexpensive- - - - -probably possible, but definitely not practical!
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 601 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 601 | I think you'd have to keep the whole cab/hood/fenders assembly rigid with something like hinges at the front of it. Brake and clutch, if hydraulic on the firewall, would then just need appropriate flex hoses into the lines so the cab side could move relative to the frame side. Throttle linkage could be made cable. Steering linkage would need U joints like my C60 has, mine even has a slip joint in the steering shaft. So that would allow all those things to work. The biggest challenge would be to make the whole front clip an isolated assembly, you'd have to make their own little subframe I think.
I think it might be easier to just air bag the whole rig itself!
1965 C60 school bus | 1967 GMC 6500 school bus
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,987 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,987 | OR! just tough it out and enjoy the vintage ride, it ain't a Fruitliner or Petercar.
1957 Chevrolet 5700 LCF 283 SM420 2 speed rear, 1955 IH 300U T/A, 1978 Corvette 350 auto, 1978 Yamaha DT175, 1999 Harley Davidson Softail Fat Boy
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,777 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,777 | "You really can make a silk purse from a sow's ear- - - - -but it makes the pig look funny and it doesn't hear very well". People who want a Cadillac ride- - - - -should probably just go buy a Cadillac
LOL!
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 601 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 601 | Fruitliner, Petercar :-D This wouldn't be enough gain for me to justify the engineering and build time involved.. but hey it's not my rig and it's not my time. So, I say if it makes you happy, then go for it!
1965 C60 school bus | 1967 GMC 6500 school bus
| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,052 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,052 | If you want comfort, a much easier solution would be suspension seats. They make those with air bag suspension, commonly found in boats.
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