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Discussion in 'Long Travel Suspension' started by linked2002, Aug 19, 2011.

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  1. Feb 1, 2012 at 1:08 PM
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    i think you should call around, maybe brandon from avid, and see if he can get you a deal on steel since he buys ALOT
     
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  2. Feb 1, 2012 at 1:13 PM
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    x2 that HREW price seams high but the DOM is pretty good for a small amount how much are you buying?
     
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  3. Feb 1, 2012 at 1:21 PM
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    Probably about 40 ft. Id rather buy 2 full sticks and have extra then buy partials and run out
     
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  4. Feb 1, 2012 at 1:56 PM
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    Last time I bought DOM it was over 5 bucks a foot

    Only metal shop in town but at least they have good scrap
     
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  5. Feb 1, 2012 at 2:08 PM
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    yeah i just got qoutes on the same stuff jd... and hrew was within 1$ a ft.

    i know some guys will put in an order together to get pricing down..takes a bit to organize that though...
     
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  6. Feb 1, 2012 at 2:16 PM
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    Yeah I think the DOM is worth the extra $1 a foot. I thought HREW would be a lot less than that
     
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  7. Feb 1, 2012 at 2:18 PM
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    Good price on DOM!
    The HREW is definitely pretty high though. I'd go DOM for sure for that little bit of difference.
     
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  8. Feb 1, 2012 at 3:44 PM
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    That's a clean looking piece of work.
     
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  9. Feb 1, 2012 at 3:46 PM
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    Yeah man do the DOM that's a damn good price for 40ft. It is USA DOM right?
     
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  10. Feb 1, 2012 at 6:23 PM
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    Pretty big, Im planning to make a rear bumper, its pretty complicated. Might just be better off making it out of individual pieces and just welding it all up. Trying to make it as strong as possible though.
     
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  11. Feb 1, 2012 at 6:25 PM
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    You could have a shop do the bends for you, shouldn't cost too much.
     
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  12. Feb 1, 2012 at 6:25 PM
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    I called about it awhile back when people were talking about chinese vs usa steel and they said the origin was one of the states back east, maybe Michigan? I assume that would mean usa steel? It is this place here so its not a little mom and pop shop

    http://www.industrialmetalsupply.com/
     
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  13. Feb 1, 2012 at 6:27 PM
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    Yeah but i'm kinda just winging it, I hate to have them bend all of it and the thing not fit right. I really need to make a sort of blueprint of it.
     
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  14. Feb 1, 2012 at 6:29 PM
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    Oh yeah for sure. This bumper is designed in a way that you can't start off with a piece of 2x4" square tube or something?
     
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  15. Feb 1, 2012 at 6:34 PM
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    No but that would probably be a whole lot easier. I was going to make it shape something like this all the way around. ghetto design :eek:

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  16. Feb 1, 2012 at 6:36 PM
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    Oh ok, yeah if you're careful you could cut the individual pieces. When I built a steel diamond plate toolbox for our trailer I had the plate cut at the steel place so that the edges would be perfectly square. They just needed a hand drawn blue print of each piece. Came out perfect and was pretty cheap.
     
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  17. Feb 1, 2012 at 6:41 PM
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    I might just make something like in post #28, it looks fairly simple to build. I do believe its a CBI. I want it to be a high clearance but want it to look nice also, not like I just welded 3 pieces of square toob together and slapped it on the truck.
     
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  18. Feb 1, 2012 at 6:44 PM
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    Love that guy's truck.

    If I ever build a rear bumper it's gonna look something like box rocket's. Love the simple clean look.
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    You can buy rectangle tube too. What dimensions are you thinking? Go to the link I posted above and they have a thing where you can at least see all the available sizes of rectangle, there is alot

    screw it lol, this place http://www.industrialmetalsupply.com/
     
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  20. Feb 1, 2012 at 6:47 PM
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    His is nice, I just want a little more protection under/sides.
     
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