I got my shuttle rig almost done and ready for the summer. It has a front 1.5" spacer, 1.5" add a leaf in the rear and BFG AT 33s. Topper and spray in bedliner next and maybe 35s. It will hold 8 bikes with no shuttle scratches via a bed rack and a T2. Post some pics of your shuttle rigs.
Shuttle rigs
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do you have picts of the bed?Kanter said:
Great Mileage 
really???
When I get a truck, I'm planning on a '91 chevy K1500 with 33's, rancho 4" lift for the front and 4" Deaver leaves in the back.
really???When I get a truck, I'm planning on a '91 chevy K1500 with 33's, rancho 4" lift for the front and 4" Deaver leaves in the back.
:hot: No scratches either eh?bikenweed said:This works pretty well, and gets great mileage. It also strikes fear in the hearts of women and children.
i think this thread is an excuse to post a picture of your truck
Oh, yeah..they make those high mileage hybrids, so those must be too..duh!
I usualy ride to the top, thats how burly meat eating men do it. But when I run the secret spot we just found in O.C. we use my budy's old Ranger with a bike rack instead of the bed, sorry no pics of it.
Here's minePlease show me a pic of the General Lee with a Sportwerks rack attatched. That would be pure hotness.General Lee said:
Wish I had a pic of our other buddy's pre runner. Words do not do his earlier truck justice, only video, pics, or sitting shotgun as he pins sketchy 15mph fire roads at 60+mph, sliding more than driving straight, can possibly express how crazy it is. Might get some pics this summer.
mtnbrider said:Great Mileage
When I get a truck, I'm planning on a '91 chevy K1500 with 33's, rancho 4" lift for the front and 4" Deaver leaves in the back.
Please don't buy a 1/2 ton if you plan on putting oversized rubber on it.
I had a 1 ton with 34s and it still went through front end parts at an alarming rate.
Buy a truck with burly parts if your going to go with burly tires. And if you go chevy, go old solid axle chevy.
Here in Spain we do way too much of this nonsense:
2-bike racks with 3 or 4 DH bikes tossed on. Include drunken Spanish driver and you have an adventure combined with a headache, all in one. Advil not included, nor their beautiful little sisters. Damn.
2-bike racks with 3 or 4 DH bikes tossed on. Include drunken Spanish driver and you have an adventure combined with a headache, all in one. Advil not included, nor their beautiful little sisters. Damn.
bikenweed said:
I would go solid axle, but then those are only carberated. I don't want gas mileage to be horrible. I was thinking about a solid axle cconversion, but even to do them yourself it's expensive.I have heard of lots of people using 33's w/o problems. 33's are only about 2"- 4" bigger than stock, right?buildyourown said:
So you were going through A-arms, knuckles, links, etc.?
Is that what the marzocchi truck in NWD5 is? That thing is a beast.
I'd like to have that truck. However, I think it cost more than my house. Last time I heard, the guys building them up like that were charging $150k'ish and had a line of people waiting to buy them.lonewolfe said:
The GMC Kodiak trucks have been popping up all over here too. Most are 2WD and guys are using them to tow big race trailers. It makes more sense if your pulling a 15,000 pound trail. Heck, my 3000 pound trailer is a handful in the mountains behind my F150SC.
Those airbags in the second pic are ginormous.
If you're getting a Chevy truck with oversized tires and a lift you obviously don't care about gas mileage. If you'd rather not be raped at the pump maybe a Toyota truck like Bikenweed's, or maybe not a truck at all. A normal car (Honda Civic?) would get 30+ mpg and could carry at least 4 bikes on the roof.mtnbrider said:
nuff said
5 guys, 5 bikes, 2door honda civic
Well, I am going to be taking it in the dirt. I don't think it's so bad to care somewhat gas mileage in a truck.black noise said:
i never thought it could be done, i have been proven wrong. i hope the guys sitting in the back aren't very big.wannabeabonedoc said:
nuff said
5 guys, 5 bikes, 2door honda civic
Is that a Suzuki Samurai in the background? I always thought one of those would make a great shuttle rig. Very fuel efficient, 4 wheel drive, 4 passenger and you could put one of those sportworks racks on the back that hold 4 downhill rigs. I know they are not fast on the road but they are incredible climbers believe it or not. And, they are cheap!!!wannabeabonedoc said:
nuff said
5 guys, 5 bikes, 2door honda civic
Nice rig. I see you have chevys in the rear, anymore specs? I've got a SAS '91 toyota 4 runner, dual ultimate, AP 5" F and R, 5.29's, etc.bikenweed said:This works pretty well, and gets great mileage. It also strikes fear in the hearts of women and children.
mine, now has the rack removed just ski racks and a sports works rear rack on it. 3.4l of supercharged goodness
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When I bought the truck it needed balljoints and rod ends all around. I did everything and replaced the tie rod and drag link with custom bars that would take bigger and cheaper chevy 1 ton rod ends.mtnbrider said:
I sold the truck 10k miles later and the steering was getting sloppy again.
I still wouldn't put big rubber on a 1/2 ton. 1/2 tons have tiny brakes (especially older chevys) and the bigger rotors on a 1 ton are welcome.
I would think you only need a solid axle if you are wheeling? If its just a truck with lift and tires, no real wheeling (95% of lifted trucks) you should be fine.
My '98 3/4 ton with the ifs seemed to work just fine as shuttle truck, especially when coupled with a 15 bike trailer. We were using my '86 with 33x9.50 pizza slicers today, but 7 dudes and bikes was about all the 1/2 ton could handle. With the 9.50s I'm not too worried about front end parts, not enough contact area I would think?
My '98 3/4 ton with the ifs seemed to work just fine as shuttle truck, especially when coupled with a 15 bike trailer. We were using my '86 with 33x9.50 pizza slicers today, but 7 dudes and bikes was about all the 1/2 ton could handle. With the 9.50s I'm not too worried about front end parts, not enough contact area I would think?
^ That is such a cool shuttle truck/trailer you have! Your '86 is nice too; I like that body style.