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03-16-2006, 08:23 PM
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Location: Cypress, TX
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Cantilever "front" suspension.
In the quest to be different, this guys has gotten really creative. Among the many modifications he has done to this radical Explorer is a custom built cantilever IFS that uses what appears to be dropped tubular I beams. The rest looks to be built from scratch.
It looks like it could be a mite wobbly to me, but I will give him a 100% for creativity points. The rest of the truck is pretty wild too... 
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03-16-2006, 08:23 PM
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Re: Cantilever "front" suspension.
2.....
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03-16-2006, 08:40 PM
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Location: Cleveland OH
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Re: Cantilever "front" suspension.
Is that different to be different
or different to be better? 
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03-16-2006, 09:13 PM
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Outlandish Trends - FL
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Orlando
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Re: Cantilever "front" suspension.
Looks like pretty extensive work just to fit the Aviator front clip.
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03-17-2006, 01:57 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Dyer, Indiana
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Re: Cantilever "front" suspension.
check out that roof
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03-17-2006, 02:15 PM
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Seņor Member
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Edge of the world
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Re: Cantilever "front" suspension.
I like the concept, but I'd imagine the amplification effect from the canti would make those little bumps on the highway pretty scary. I contemplated some years ago about a hydraulic xmember adjuster... so you could get a "solid" movement of the suspension without significantly* affecting geometry
*since the net effect would be to raise/lower the front significantly, KPI would be affected slightly as the vehicle arc'd along the rear axle axis.
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03-21-2006, 03:48 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: beaumont,tx
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Re: Cantilever "front" suspension.
the h2 that ekstensive built has a canit frt end i thought i took pic of it like 2 years ago and i guess they didnt get saved but that is different
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03-26-2006, 06:04 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: northridge
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Re: Cantilever "front" suspension.
would love to see it run and drive, but for the time being keep all welding products anf metal away from this guy
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