[Blown353]

Jeff, one thing that I see that concerns me is I don't see a really beefy crossmember under the engine to keep the frame rails from bending in under cornering loads and over sharp bumps. It looks to me like the front frame bending rigidity could be greatly improved by using a motor plate as a stressed member tied into the frame rails via additional brackets under the shock hoops and shear pins between the motor plate and brackets.

I am not asking this (or the following questions) to nitpick your product but I am asking as a potential customer (and an engineer) who doesn't like a "half-assed" product, if you'll pardon the term. I have a lot of faith since you were involved in the design but am not willing to dive in without more data.

Some other questions I have...

Front suspension numbers... can you post them? (FRCH, RC migration, camber gain in bump, etc.) I have another suspension setup planned for my stock frame using some Coleman bits and I'd like to make a baseline comparision to your offering. Based on rack, LCA, and steering arm positioning it looks like bump steer will be next to nothing on your frame. Also, what's the recommended wheel backspacing for say a 9.5" wide front wheel?

How's the angle-of-attack getting from the steering rack to a steering column in the factory position? Any oddball u-joint combinations or intermediate guides needed?

What were the reasons for keeping a C4L rear suspension setup... was this primarily chosen for packaging reasons to keep the stock floorpan intact? Any tunability provisions? And better yet... could you offer the setup with just the lower links in place so I could add a PHB/Watts and fab my own upper link provisions (sacrificing the center of the rear seat and floorpan of course) for a 3-link setup? Also, it looks to be real tight for over-the-axle exhaust with as far as the upper links are positioned on the rear end... how's the clearance?

The front swaybar links look like they may impede the wheels at full lock. How does the turning circle of your frame compared to a stock setup?

How is exhaust clearance with all the tubular crossmembers under the floorpan? Room for an X-pipe? What size pipes can be snaked between the frame and the floorpan?

How does the stock radiator support fit with the forward-most tube spanning the front frame rails? Are there provisions for the factory bumper brackets on the front frame rails?

I think that's it for now.

If you've covered all the bases I think it will sell very well especially at the price point it is being offered at.

Troy